Risk Assurance Manager

Overview

To deliver an annual assurance plan ensuring regulation, policies and procedures are being applied appropriately by completing deep dive, thematic and monitoring reviews right across the bank through a team of risk assurance specialists.

• Development and facilitation of comprehensive, well-considered risk assurance plans that cover the assessment of key controls, large or complex projects, health checks triggered by external events or identified hotspots for control weaknesses across the Invest Pillar.
• Preparing, agreeing, implementing, and monitoring an assurance map in line with the requirements set out in the First Rand combined assurance standard.
• Assurance planning is carried out in combination with other assurance providers, including compliance, operational and IT risk, MCoE, ERM, internal audit and external audit. Through continuous engagements with audit, ensure that the combined assurance model remains well-functioning and robust.
• Effectively execute combined assurance engagements during the financial period by identifying impacted review areas and allocating coverage.
• Plan, perform and report on due diligence reviews.
• Plan, perform and report on continuous quality assurance reviews.
• Ensure that findings arising from these reviews and from Group Internal Audit are tracked through to resolution.
• Develop and maintain a risk-based approach to be used by the Quality Assurance team when performing reviews.
• Develop Process, Risks and Controls Matrices (PRCMs) and working papers followed by the Quality Assurance team.
• Develop and maintain a quality assurance methodology governing how reviews are conducted.

• Qualification:
  
  Degree in Legal, Risk or Audit
• Years of experience:
  Minimum 8 years
• Industry: Financial Services, preferably banking

• You will have access to opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Opportunities to innovate.

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the date indicated and onwards; kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

Closing date: 04/02/26

All appointments will be made in line with First Rand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. Candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless required by law to disclose it to other parties.