Consultant Governance and Control, Risk Specialist

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

To ensure that all Relationship Banking business activities and duties within a designated portfolio are carried out in full compliance with: regulatory requirements, Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and applicable internal Absa Policies and Policy Standards as First Line of Defence (1LOD). This includes:

- Identification and assessment of business risk/s within the portfolio and ensure that risk control processes are adhered to, to maintain an acceptable risk profile.
- Coordinate the implementation, execution and embedment of end-to-end Operational Risk and Compliance Policy Requirements in the portfolio
- Ensuring the business units are in line with the ERMF and the Operational Risk Framework.
- Perform monthly loss event reconciliations and related attestations to ensure that all (above threshold) risk events and losses have been captured on the Operational Risk system. Ensure Risk events capturing and management is in full alignment with the Risk Events Standard in terms of timelines, escalation processes and quality of capture and classification on the ORMS system.
- Leverage internal central engagement channels/resources, as appropriate, to support the maintenance of a healthy risk profile in the portfolio.
- Act as the first-line specialist in the business unit / product / function for the Operational Risk framework element (e.g.: Risk Events), including the ownership of related initiatives and plans.
- Leverage the 2LOD and central team, reporting team and Group where necessary.
- Be able to integrate risk frameworks, standards, regulations and plans into business unit strategic plans etc
- Be the point of entry for risk related matters in the business and managing assurance partners.
- Direct / influence the combined assurance plan for the business to cover CPA’s Major change and material issue remediation at a minimum.
- Where necessary define and track appropriate Key Risk Indicators to help track material risks or key controls that impact the business portfolio.

Accountability: Risk Reporting
- Prepare appropriate current and forecast Operational Risk profile reporting for the business unit/product as agreed to ensure that leadership are kept abreast of risk status, emerging risks and progress of agreed initiatives.
- Validate data and information in relevant reports provided by data sources to ensure accurate and consistent reporting of key risk metrics.
- Prepare Risk reports and align as best as possible with oversight functions and ensure they are reported in Risk committee
- Prepare the consolidated risk pack taking inputs from all role players in first line and second line of defence.
- Ensure the Risk forum is appropriately governed with appropriate terms of reference (TOR’s) and packs are circulated within timeframes agreed by the business in the TOR’s.

**Job Description**:
Operational Risk Management Framework Implementation, Execution and Embedment and other relevant ERMF risk types
- To take responsibility for the first line of defence for the business unit. Ensure risk Frameworks are implemented and embedded. Ensure the portfolio has the necessary frameworks, processes, initiatives and mitigation plans in place to maintain a sound Risk profile, including:

- Assess, and report on forward-looking exposure to Operational Risk (Consider all framework elements, strategic planning, business expansions/contractions and other major change programmes, including new products).
- Plan and coordinate with the leadership team to drive the execution of Operational Risk deliverables and plans for the portfolio, ensuring that these are aligned to the central Operational Risk calendar and timelines.
- To evaluate key risk metrics, indicators and trends for the portfolio to ensure business maintains an acceptable risk profile which is in line with ERMF
- Assess the relevance and performance of the Operational Risk and other indicators and thresholds for the portfolio
- Coordinate and conduct the assessment of Sub Risk Types affecting the business and include available CR SMEs to ensure appropriate assessments are conducted for the business unit. Where necessary leverage of existing RB processes to assess the relevant risk types.
- Report key drivers of risk for the ratings of major risk types, CE and MCA assessments.
- Compile the Risk profile of the business unit with business unit leadership, including emerging risks, to ensure ‘no surprises’. (Do not duplicate oversight conducted by other second line of defence functions).
- Partner with the second line (2LOD) of defence team to align on issue/action documentation, tracking,

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