FirstRand Corporate Centre

Chief Risk Officer

FirstRand Corporate Centre  •  Accra, GH (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Integration and alignment to the strategic risk framework in order to ensure that the business complies across a broad spectrum of regulatory requirements

Develop a risk awareness culture Identify risk exposures at Group Level

  • Establish, align and manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency.
  • Establish a sound risk management culture through awareness of campaigns to influence behaviour and drive the importance of compliance.
  • Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members.
  • Maintenance of expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders.
  • Provide the segment with effective risk management strategies, tools and methodologies to minimize or prevent the risk of loss.
  • Comply with governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements.
  • Provision of recommendations for Risk Framework for the Group based on findings from analyses of risk in the segments.
  • Implement and maintain sound business processes that minimize risk and deliver quality requirementsspecifications. Report on and / or find solutions to items resulting from findings by internal or external audit and client management risk.
  • Manage and ensure compliance to the Basil II accord.
  • Benchmark current practices against the risk management framework and adjust practices as and when necessary.
  • Collate and manage implementation of risk mitigation plans in business unit / segment.
  • Provide qualitative risk status reporting with accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analyzing trends and data.
  • Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation and achieve efficiencies.
  • Manage personal development to increase own skills and competencies.

Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

07/06/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

FirstRand Corporate Centre

About FirstRand Corporate Centre

The FirstRand Corporate Centre houses many of the critical functions required by a large and complex financial services group. The Corporate Centre’s stakeholders are external, such as regulators, shareholders, global developmental institutions and government; and also internal, mainly the market-leading businesses that service the group’s customers. These critical functions cover risk, compliance, governance, internal audit, treasury, finance and tax amongst many others. They require deep specialist and technical skills and ultimately represent the custodianship of the FirstRand group’s licence to operate.

Employees of the Corporate Centre develop a very unique perspective of the group because nowhere else can you own or be part of a mandate that operates across the portfolio. This allows for both big picture thinking and operational learning. It is also a great place to drive collaboration and a place to have a significant impact.

The Corporate Centre has adopted a blended approach to working, with a focus on balancing remote working and connections with colleagues in the workplace. Face-to-face interactions remain important to its way of working as these connections protect the business’s social capital, which is key to ensuring that FirstRand’s unique culture stays alive and continues to thrive.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Sandton, ZA
Year Founded
Unknown
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