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Specialist Risk

Absa Group Limited (Absa) Gauteng 5 months ago
Full-time
Finance and Accounting

Job Description

Key deliverables will be to:

Coordinate key activities to sustain as Satisfactory Control Environment. This involves coordinating activities of Principal Risk and related Sub Risks subject matter experts to keep the risk profile within acceptable thresholds.

Managing the critical process refresh exercise, driving issues management and risk event management.

Conducting Root Cause Analysis and Lessons learnt for material risk events/issues and monitor business remediation.

Risk Reporting: Identify, assess and Report key risks arising from significant events, investigations, audit and control issues

Running appropriate risk governance forum and report appropriately on risk outcomes as may be necessary.

Building and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, which includes the first line of defense (1LOD) colleagues in business, Principal and Sub risk SME's, second line of risk partners in the Risk and Compliance functions and internal audit and other assurance providers.

Developing and monitoring KRI's to ensure monitoring of the key risks facing the business where these need to be supplemented.

Drive adherence to applicable Policies, Procedures and Regulations.

Drive any risk deliverables that may be required to demonstrate that the business is embedding ORRMF, Conduct Risk and Fin Crime Risks and any elements from the Enterprise Risk Management Framework that impact this function.

Promote risk and control awareness and work with stakeholders to develop and embed the understanding of the importance of risk and mitigation plan

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Internal Audit, Risk Management (Required)

Experience

3-5 years' experience in an Operational Risk Environment.

Knowledge and Skills

Analytic, report writing, risk & control assessment, stakeholder management, assurance

Technical Competencies:

Keen eye for detail

Deciding and initiating action

Learning and researching

Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking

Relating and networking

Adapting and responding to change

Persuading and influencing

Be able to prioritize and work under pressure

Apply analytical and critical thinking

Assertiveness

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: February 21, 2026