Manager Controls at Family Bank Ltd

Job description

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY

JA/MC/12/-2018

Are you a go getter, positive minded individual who fits the role profile captured below? There is an opportunity for ambitious, self-driven individuals to fill the above position.

Reporting to: Chief Risk Officer

Job Purpose:

To provide leadership and alignment in establishing and maintaining a strong culture of adherence to existing policies, procedures and controls across the bank; and implementing appropriate quality assurance programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring a secure first line of defense within the Family Bank Risk Management Framework.
• Leading and assisting in root-cause-analysis for any identified control lapses; including an effective feedback loop to the Chief Risk Officer.
• Creating and sustaining a strong culture of control awareness and adherence to Family Bank’s policies and operating procedures by all staff at all times.
• Taking responsibility and custody of the Bank’s procedure manuals.
• Ensuring the Bank’s procedure manuals are reviewed as per policy guidelines.
• Leading and assisting in the implementation of end-to-end process definition for all new products before they are launched in the market.
• Ensures KYC and AML/CTF laws and regulations are followed.
• Ensuring alignment between operating procedures and functionality of banking systems to deliver a superior customer experience whilst mitigating against risks.
• Supporting the Business and Support Functions with the design, implementation, and validation of their respective operating procedures.
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting of control lapses identified by 2nd and 3rd lines of defense.
• Ensuring Quality Snap Checks are carried out as per policy.
• Liaison with the 2nd and 3rd line of defense as may be necessary from time to time.

The Person:

The ideal candidate must possess the following:

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree holder. A second degree and/or other professional qualifications will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years banking experience in a commercial bank; with at least 2 years in a similar role
• Practical hands on experience in Operations and Credit functions in a commercial bank
• Proficiency and experience in designing banking control framework and metrics, as well as implementing them effectively
• A good understanding of the relevant legislative requirements especially the Banking Act and Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) prudential guidelines

Personal Attributes/Competencies

• A controls mind-set and a good grasp of risk management in a commercial bank
• Strong people leadership and communications skills
• Ability to manage up, down and across with effective influential skills and emotional intelligence
• Self-starter, passionate and instrumental in ideas generation and execution
• A high level of integrity and professionalism
• Ability to train, motivate and develop staff