Consultant: Riks and Compliance

Title

• Identifying and assessing areas of significant business risk and ensure adherence to compliance.
• Provides administrative support by implementing systems, procedures, and policies; completing projects in support of risk and compliance.
• Managing and reporting compliance breaches and risk exposures.
• Complies with legal  :requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and international best practice.
• Reviewing all new products, systems, or processes to ensure compliance and identify risks.
• Conducting ad hoc investigations into identified or reported risks.
• Supporting various departments by collecting and coordinating internal risk and compliance data with auditors and various departments.
• Ensuring complete, accurate and timely audit information is reported to management and/or Risk Committees.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides administrative support by implementing systems, procedures, and policies; completing projects in support of risk and compliance.

• Supporting risk and compliance management by collecting and coordinating internal risk and compliance data with auditors and various departments

• Developing, implementing and maintaining internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and international best practice.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal:

• All internal teams

Reasons for Interaction:

• To ensure risk and compliance measures are achieved.

External:

• Clients and all external stakeholders

Reasons for Interaction:

• To ensure risk and compliance measures are achieved

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

Educational Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma preferred in either Law/Business Administration/Finance

Experience Preferred

Audit experience preferred

Risk and compliance experience preferred

Financial knowledge experience in NCR/ FICA/FAIS/FSCA/PASA/NPS/SARB preferred

Years of Experience

Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an audit, risk and compliance role, preferred.

Other requirements

• Fluency in English is mandatory.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent administrator with strong attention to detail.
• Technology and systems savvy.
• Numeracy skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst still maintaining high levels of accuracy.
• Ability to maintain supreme levels of ethical behaviour and confidentiality.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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