Treasury Control and Governance Specialist - Sandton at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• This role ensures that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and Internal Absa Policies and Standards.

Job Description

• The Group Treasury Front Office Risk and Control Specialist will partner with the First Line functional risk business area and other key stakeholders across the three lines of defence to design, develop, implement, and maintain an efficient and effective control environment.
• Performing duties of a First Line of Defense team which include:
• Evaluate the control Environment by understanding end to end processes; identifying inherent process risks; establishing Risk tolerance for process risks and identifying where controls are required
• Assess and review the controls to ensure they are appropriately designed, implemented and weaknesses are identified and remediated
• Evaluate and evidence the extent to which internal controls are operating effectively; ensure that risk is being effectively managed and that there’s compliance with laws and regulations including the Firm’s policy and procedures
• Defining, maintaining, advising, and updating Policies and Standards for our as and where appropriate,
• Understanding the Operational Risk Framework, Policies and Standards and how to pivot these impacting elements across through our functional risk and execution business,
• Partner with business in completing the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) in line with Enterprise Risk Management Framework (EMRF) and the Operational Risk Methodology,
• Raise issues and actions and remediate control gaps and weaknesses,
• Evaluate the Management Control Assessment (MCA) on a quarterly basis.
• Collation of Quarterly Reporting Packs for Conduct Risk
• Collation and Update of Monthly and Quarterly Operational Risk Reporting
• Management and Oversight of the Data Management Capability Estate for Group Treasury - Ensuring the timeliness, validity, quality, and accuracy of the data flow impacting downstream to other infrastructure areas and upstream to functional areas are fit for purpose
• Drive Limitations Management across functional risk, finance, and technology partners
• KRI Controls – standardizing operational KRIs across the execution teams and reporting to senior management
• Business Resilience Management and Oversight to key scenarios with annual plan testing compliance
• Provide coordination and governance reporting support for the Treasury risk and control related committees

Accountability: Risk and Control Environment

• Understands and complies with all applicable governance, compliance and risk policies and procedures
• Fosters an atmosphere of compliance, ensures regulations are observed, and puts relevant processes in place for staff to escalate problems
• Be responsible and available for adhoc risk and control remediation across our SA & ARO business footprint
• Accountable for implementation of Group’s risk control framework for area of responsibility. This includes but is not limited to oversight of the teams’ responsibility across:
• Sound understanding of the systems and process flows, the risks associated with the root cause  and remediation across our lines of defence
• Technical proficiency in risk management, governance, control environments
• Data analytics and reporting (Analytical)
• Thoroughness, rigor, and critical attention to detail regarding products, systems, processes, and controls
• Challenge existing processes and controls ensuring best practice our business
• Ability to deep dive with problem solving skills
• Innovative and curious to learn as business evolves
• Ability to influence adoption and embedment
• Adaptable to an elevated degree of Change Initiatives

Education

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

Education

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