Officer, Control Job Careers – Stanbic Bank

Job Title:        Officer, Control
Organisation: Stanbic Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job ID: 16430
About US:
Stanbic
Bank Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is
in turn owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”), Africa’s leading
banking and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group is the leading
banking group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African banking
group ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the largest
bank in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full range of
banking services through two business units; Personal and Business Banking
(PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).
Job Summary: The Officer, Control will be responsible for
ensuring best practices of operational risk management across the designated
departments in order to improve the control environment, through oversight and
monitoring of the control environment to mitigate risk in transactions and the
underlying processes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The officer is the control Framework (CODAC)
    champion responsible for establishing robust, efficient and correctly
    calibrated controls to detect, correct and mitigate gaps or failures in
    processes performed within the agreed Operations units
  • The jobholder will work closely with the
    Operations staff within the designated Control areas of responsibility and
    accountability to ensure that the staffs are aware of any regulatory
    changes and changes required to update procedures, policy and process- in
    other words, creating awareness and understanding of the processes
    governing the designated control area.
  • Responsibility to calibrate, monitor
    compliance, report, challenge and validate KRIs, RCSAs and KCIs for the
    designated area of control.
  • Report and escalate to Manager Ops Governance
    any suspected breaches that carry operational, financial, regulatory and
    reputational risks.
  • Carry out and provide clear Root Cause Analysis
    (RCA)  statements for ALL incidents
    reported within the given control area clearly identifying the gaps and
    verifying and having oversight of measures which will be employed to
    mitigate and prevent reoccurrence of the same.
  • Follow up on consequence management in detail
    for all incidents reported within the stipulated control area and monitor
    remedial actions taken.
  • Keenly track and collate (internal &
    external) audit findings for the given control area, ensure closure on
    time and NO repeat audit findings within the respective areas- communicate
    any delays related to audit findings where need be – support and take
    ownership of actions agreed to close identified.
  • Ensure that levels and limits of system
    access are well calibrated and controlled.
  • Providing all relevant information updates
    which aim at strengthening CODAC to the officer in charge of CODAC- play a
    back-up role to ensure that CODAC adoption is tracked and monitored.
  • Permeate a “control” mind-set across every
    corner of the designated control area so as to ensure that Control and
    risk themes are adequately understood.
  • Actively monitor and identify loss trends and
    ensure sustainable solutions are implemented
  • Carry out and profile a Risk and Control
    self-assessment for all areas of Control, constantly monitor mitigating
    checks and provide guidance.
  • Actively participate in respective meetings
    to ensure that control aspects are fully addressed.
  • Support the maintenance of the Business
    Continuity Plans for the units assigned and ensures these Plans are regularly
    updated.
  • Up-Skills oneself regarding new products and
    procedures through attendance of workshops/presentations and reading of
    internal and external communications.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Stanbic Bank
    Officer Control job placement should hold a University Degree from a
    recognised University
  • At least two to five years’ experience in the
    operations control or risk control environment
  • Broad knowledge, awareness and appreciation
    of industry standards in respect of operational control and experience of
    having practically aligned control processes to these standards.
  • Significant experience and exposure to
    regulators, internal and external audit functions and a good understanding
    of the regulation that directs operational processes. 
  • Extensive knowledge of operations control
    processes and techniques
  • Detailed knowledge of the bank’s products and
    processes
  • Utilise, develop and implement systems and
    processes to capture, manage and distribute up-to-date, accurate and
    readily accessible knowledge and information to a wide range of
    stakeholders.
  • Broad knowledge and understanding the broader
    business environment in which you work throughout the different levels of
    Operations and the entire organization, as a whole.
  • Comprehensive understanding of banking
    transaction processes relevant to the designated area of control
  • Knowledge of cost management principles and
    practices
  • Knowledge of the applicable legislation
How to Apply:
All
candidates who wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking Groups,
Standard Bank in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by
visiting Link below.
Deadline: 12th April, 2016

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