Risk Analyst

An opportunity has arisen for the employment of a risk analyst with a focus on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) within a leading South African asset manager. The position reports to the Risk Manager. This position would suit someone with a very good academic record, who can work autonomously, is adaptable and who can work to high standards and across multiple disciplines. She or he will thrive in a challenging, pressured environment with exposure at all levels of the organisation.

1) Facilitate the identification, assessment and monitoring of key risks and assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of key controls per functional area within the company.
2) Facilitate the identification, assessment, and monitoring of emerging risks.
3) Ensure regular engagement and challenge of risks affecting our business from third-party service providers and vendors.
4) Assist in the design of scenarios which could have a material financial and reputational impact on the business, in order to determine capital adequacy requirements.
5) Analysis and reporting of Key Risk Indicators (KRI’s) that are outside of risk appetite.
6) Assist with the implementation of company specific risk reports (Unit Trusts, Life and Namibia).
7) Assist in the process of capturing, assessing, monitoring, reporting, and escalating (where necessary) operational risk events across the company.
8) Facilitate the annual assessment of User Defined Applications (UDA’s) across the business in terms of the company policy.
9) Ensure that any changes / additional requirements to the company’s Operational Risk Standards are rolled out and facilitated across the business.
10) Work closely with the Control Assurance and Compliance departments as part of the combined assurance model.

**Basic job requirements**
1) Tertiary qualification in commerce / risk management e.g. BCom
2) A minimum of three years working experience in ERM / internal or external audit
3) Experience working on MetricStream / OpenPages would be an advantage