Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

The Manager: Internal Control is accountable to provide monitoring and oversight (second line role) over compliance to technology related company policies and procedures. The role spans Group and OpCos. The role will maintain the policy and procedure universe and use this as the base for the monitoring and oversight activities.
The role will further work with the relevant business units (who are the primary owners of their respective policies and procedures) to develop policies and procedures where these do not exist or assist management to improve these where weaknesses have been highlighted by various assurance activities including Internal Audit

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education

• Minimum of 4 year tertiary degree in Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Mathematics/ Statistics or related field
• Professional qualifications e.g. CRISC, FRM, CISA, CISM, CIA, ERM or other recognised internal Control certification is advantageous
• Post graduate qualification CA advantageous
• Masters in Business Administration is advantageous

Experience:

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience in Internal Control / Internal Audit/ Risk & Compliance Management
• At least 3 years’ experience within a non-traditional FinTech environment
• Hands on experience in Internal Process and Controls design and testing
• Experience at the management level in the financial sector
• Experience in managing complex telco, Digital and/or ICT products or projects and/or risks related to them
• Knowledge of ecommerce and electronic payment business is advantageous
• Understanding of various international risk management and business continuity standards
• Experience working in a medium to large organization
• Experience working across global locations/ regions and have a grasp of political, social, infrastructure and integrity challenges

Functional Knowledge:

• Internal Auditors standards and COSO ERM and Internal Control Framework
• Internal Control tools and techniques
• Commercial, Operational, Financial and Technology control frameworks
• Risk Management framework
• Understanding of IFRS and Corporate Governance (King 4)
• Enterprise risk management and strategic management
• Regulatory risk assessment
• Digital Financial Services regulatory framework
• Policy development, enforcement, and monitoring
• Screening and fraud alerts designing
• Screening systems integration and deployment
• Performance reporting
• Fraud management tools
• Computer and systems training
• Principles and practices of fraud prevention and assurance
• Financial reporting and auditing
• Financial analysis and interpretation
• Compliance operations and processes