Senior Risk Analyst

Exceptional opportunity for a qualified finance professional to join a top asset management team as their Senior Risk Analyst. The ideal candidate will either have current enterprise-wide risk management experience within asset management or broader financial services along with at 8 - 10 years' experience. Role reports to their Head of Risk and offers great future career development.

Responsibilities:

- Assist with risk processes (reporting & optimization, assessment, management, identification) for the business including IT risk analysis, identify and assess risk to IT applications
- Identify solutions to reduce risks and address control
- Understand risks and issues the business may face and put controls in place
- Make practical recommendations to improve system control and procedures
- Review risk incidents include root cause analysis, rectification assessment, suggest and test design suitability of improvements
- Manage risk assessments,
- Educate staff on risk awareness
- Advise on risk management practices and concerns
- Stay on top of worldwide best practice and regulations
- Liaise with Internal Audit and Compliance Functions, provide assurance assessment of risk management

Requirements:

- Must have Honours degree in Commerce, Information Systems, or Risk Management or CA(SA) or have a similar qualification
- Have 8-10 years enterprise-wide risk management experience or strong internal audit at a Asset Manager or Financial Services provider
- Strong analytical, investigative problem solving and assessment skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective negotiation and influencing skills.
- Effective report-writing and presentation skills
- Attention to detail, adaptable and resilient

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