Job Description

Exceptional opportunity for a qualified finance professional to join a top asset management team as their Senior Risk Analyst. The ideal candidate will either have current enterprise-wide risk management experience within asset management or broader financial services along with at 8 – 10 years’ experience. Role reports to their Head of Risk and offers great future career development.

Responsibilities: 

• Assist with risk processes (reporting & optimization, assessment, management, identification) for the business including IT risk analysis, identify and assess risk to IT applications
• Identify solutions to reduce risks and address control
• Understand risks and issues the business may face and put controls in place
• Make practical recommendations to improve system control and procedures 
• Review risk incidents include root cause analysis, rectification assessment, suggest and test design suitability of improvements
• Manage risk assessments, 
• Educate staff on risk awareness 
• Advise on risk management practices and concerns
• Stay on top of worldwide best practice and regulations
• Liaise with Internal Audit and Compliance Functions, provide assurance assessment of risk management 

Requirements: 

• Must have Honours degree in Commerce, Information Systems, or Risk Management or CA(SA) or have a similar qualification 
• Have 8-10 years enterprise-wide risk management experience or strong internal audit at a Asset Manager or Financial Services provider 
• Strong analytical, investigative problem solving and assessment skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective negotiation and influencing skills.
• Effective report-writing and presentation skills
• Attention to detail, adaptable and resilient

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