Analyst Risk and Internal Controls

The holder of the role will be responsible for ensuring that the organization’s processes have effective, efficient, and compliant controls that safeguard assets, reduce operational risk, and support good governance.

Reporting to: Manager – Enterprise Risk

Division – Risk & Compliance

• Control design and evaluation to include assessing business processes, evaluating the design and adequacy of internal controls and supporting the business with improvements. 
• Control testing and monitoring to ensure operational efficiency.
• Risk assessment and analysis to identify emerging risks, asses their impact and, supporting the business with development of risk registers. 
• Providing assurance on adherence to internal policies, procedures and governance frameworks. 
• Streamlining processes while maintaining strong controls for efficiency. 
• Periodic reporting to respective stakeholders
• Collaboration with key stakeholders under the combined assurance framework. 
• Promoting a strong internal control culture across the organization

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, Information technology/ Systems, Computer science, or related risk management fields.
• Relevant professional qualifications in risk management, compliance, finance (ACCA, CPA), or information security are advantageous.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in the financial Services or technology industry.
• Previous experience in implementing risk management, internal controls, or compliance frameworks.
• Previous experience in usage of data analysis tools SQL, Python, ACL and Power BI.
• Good knowledge of enterprise risk management, compliance, internal controls frameworks 
• High integrity and confidentiality.
• Critical thinking and analytical rigor.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Ability to handle pressure situations during fraud crises.
• Decisive problem solver, best practice creator