Risk and Audit Manager

1 week ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Health

**Function**:Risk Management

**Date**:19 Dec 2024
- Discovery - Health

**Risk and Audit Manager**

**About Discovery**
- Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

**About the Risk & Audit**
- The team comprises of two portfolios that integrate at key points and are needed to support and leverage of each other to add value to the Health business.

**Key purpose**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**:

- Understand all key deliverables required across the Risk and Audit portfolio in line with the defined strategy for the year, risk frameworks, audit standards, DLP rules, and GRM deadlines.
- Review all key deliverables prior to HoD review and sign-off in line with the defined mandate for the function.
- Highlight and raise red flags to the HoD in line with the defined risk appetite for key items within Health.
- Attend meetings with the team to drive and steer conversations that align with the relevant risk methodology, DLP rules, and audit standards in place.
- Assist the HoD with any key ad hoc tasks to support the function as required.
- Foster and build positive relationships with Health stakeholders by displaying excellence in the delivery of work efforts.
- Perform key analytics for the function to highlight key areas of focus for risk and audit deep dives within Health.
- Monitor and report all material risks and risk information is reported to the relevant Excos/Committees/Management forums/ stakeholders.
- Create risk reports and ensure consistent delivery of the risk reporting requirements
- Draft risk report for the Risk Exco, facilitate and manage the process of reviewing the risk information with relevant stakeholders such as the CEO of the Business and 2nd line risk management function
- Embedding and implementation of the ERM Policies, Frameworks, Standards and Guidelines into the business and ensuring that requirements are met.
- Ensure risk and controls assessments are performed on risks identified / reported
- Ensure follow ups with management/relevant stakeholders where required, such as open action plans, breached KRIs, risk incidents, risks are performed, and risks are reassessed where required
- Develop, monitor and report on key risk indicators on a regular basis.
- Ensure that risk events are reported on and provide a detailed analysis of the event including the qualitative and quantitative impact.
- Manage and maintain the risk profiles of the Discovery Health businesses to ensure the information on the profiles are up-to-date, relevant and an accurate representation of the business environment. This includes that management and maintenance of the risk information on the risk management system
- Providing technical risk management support in business meetings, and risk reviews.
- Promote a strong risk management culture within the business through engagement, challenge of risk information.
- Supporting and guiding staff.

**Personal Attributes and Skills**
- Communication Skills (written and verbal)
- Relationship building
- Flexible and adaptable
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- Deadline driven
- Team player

**Education and Experience**

**Education**
- Essential
- Advantageous
- Postgraduate risk qualification

**Work Experience**
- 5 - 10 years’ work experience of similar tasks/ similar environment as Discovery Health
- Experience of leading teams of professional staff.
- Relevant legislative knowledge, i.e., Medical Schemes Act, PoPI, etc.
- Understanding of the Discovery Health business
- Working with administrative tasks across numerous stakeholders and concurrent activities
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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