Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Head, Operational Risk
Report to: The Chief Risk Officer

Summary of Job Purpose

The Operations Risk Manager (ORM) will work with the business units to identify; manage and mitigate areas of risk which might arise from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. He/She will lead the implementation of operational risk strategy and will thus promote best practices in operational risk culture in the Bank. You will serve as an internal risk consultant responsible for the continual refinement and implementation of operational risk management framework (ORMF).

Key Duties

•   Define, plan, develop and implement a framework, policies and procedures for the management of operational risk across a wide range of activities in the Bank, to reduce operational risk and improve organizational performance.
•   Advise management in setting an operational risk appetite through the provision of regular reports; assessments and monitoring of corrective actions to ensure compliance to risk strategy.
•   Identify, manage, strengthen and alert management on all key inherent risks and assist in designing effective controls to mitigate such risks.
•   Update and maintain all operational risk management systems, models, procedures and tools
•   Responsible for operational risk measurement and capital charge requirements
•   Evaluate the effectiveness of operational risk management to ascertain that legal obligations are met.
•   Deliver on additional tasks/responsibilities from the CRO or his designate, as and when required.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Must have a first degree in Finance/Banking/Business Administration with a minimum of eight (8) years working experience in a risk management environment.

Key Performance Measures

•   Financial
•   Customer
•   People
•   Governance, Risk & Control

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   Strong technical knowledge in evaluation, development and implementation of operational risks strategies.
•   Detailed understanding of quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methodologies.
•   In-depth understanding of the application of Basel II prudential guidelines
•   Able to manage, coach and develop others in multi-cultural environment
•   Outstanding team player, capable of building effective relationships across functional units with engaging personality.
•   Ability to develop and track key risk indicators in a Banking environment, and translate operational processes into control requirements
•   Ability to motivate teams and remain committed to achieve business results
•   Must be able to develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans commensurate with the size and complexity of the Bank’s operations.
•   Sound knowledge of the regulatory requirements, policies and guidelines in bank system infrastructure
•   Expertise in Microsoft office tools(MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Outlook)

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   The job holder should be aware of the workings of multiple departments in the Bank to enable him/her plan and organise his/her own work over a defined period of time.
•   An excellent knowledge of risk standards, principles and procedures
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, risk management, the Bank’s internal processes and their impact on planning, originating and managing risk processes.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decisions made by the job holder will be guided by clearly defined standards, policies and procedures as the job holder’s work is managed rather than supervised

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Expected to work within functional areas of authority
•   Responsible for training, career development and coaching of others

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

The role provides information and advisory support that directly and indirectly influences the achievement of targets of other functional units

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

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KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive
Abelenkpe
P.O. Box P 242
Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015