Data & Compliance Specialist at Anglo American

Job Description

As our Global Data & Compliance Specialist, you will be responsible for implementation of a robust risk management framework to ensure adherence to internal control standards and compliance with regulatory, legal and corporate policy. This role will also be the data protection champion for GSS PS.

The primary accountabilities will incorporate:
 

• Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal, and corporate policy requirements. This will include adherence to internal control standards, identifying areas of potential weakness and opportunities for improvement
• Implement a robust risk management framework based on compliance, which includes managing the identification of risks and mitigations, impact of risks and potential sources of risk
• Monitor continuous alignment within GSS PS
• Work with GSS PS teams to enhance the process control environment
• Provide input into audits and assist GSS PS teams to track and close audit findings
• Ensure that process changes are affected in accordance with change management and governance principles
• Ensure processes are aligned to regulatory requirements such as GDPR, POPIA etc.
• Be the GSS PS data protection champion for data protection queries and escalations, and provide support and guidance on data protection matters to GSS PS teams
• Ensure that risks are subjected to the GSS PS risk management framework and that responses are effective (application, implementation, and reporting).
• Develop, maintain, and manage the GSS PS Risk Register
• Support the GSS PS teams in areas of internal control, risk, governance, and compliance
• Develops and promotes a risk and control culture and strong internal control environment
• Develop the GSS PS Risk Management framework to ensure that GSS PS identifies, assesses, responds, and monitors risks associated with its operations
• Ensure that risk and control matrices (RACM) critical controls on process level are identified and considered in the risk register
• Ensure that new risks/controls are identified for inclusion in the RACMs.
• Ensure that controls are tested, and remediation needs are identified, agreed with process/control owners, tracked and reported on
• Ensure that a training plan (content and delivery) is developed to enable sustained compliance requirements
• Develop a strategy and approach for assessing the adequacy of the GSS PS internal control environment
• Perform ad-hoc and planned control reviews to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the control environment
• Ensure that control deficiencies are considered in the GSS PS Risk Register and appropriate remediation plans are identified, agreed with process/control owners, tracked and reported on
• Establish and implement the framework by which incidents across GSS PS are raised and responded to ensure that they do not reoccur
• Ensure Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is performed by the GSS PS team and ensure lessons learnt are implemented
• Ensure that outcomes of the incident management process are responded to appropriately with the aim of controlling risk exposure and improving operational effectiveness of GSS PS
• Monitor implementation of action plans to ensure risk mitigation efforts are proceeding as required

This role is at a Band 6 level, reporting to the GSS PS Global Commercial Business Partner.

Qualifications
 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Auditing/Finance/ Risk, compliance and governance law or equivalent is a minimum requirement

Experience required:

• 5 – 7 years’ experience in a Risk & Compliance / Audit environment
• Experience in auditing principles and practices
• Proficient English written and verbal communication competency advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong PC skills, with a confident approach working with MS Office
• Ability to build relationships at all levels and work in collaboration with teams and service providers through virtual and face to face interaction.