Head of Risk Management | Waterfall, Midrand at PSG Konsult Ltd

Responsibilities:

• Ensure integration of risk appetite and monitoring tolerance levels into strategic planning and decision making.
• Plan, execute risk analysis and assessments, both financial and operational, against set parameters.
• Effective operational costs management (i.e.: reduction in operational incidents) by monitoring, evaluating and challenging the organisations success in managing risks.
• Collaborating, aggregating, interpreting and analysing the results of risk assessments.
• Annual reviews of high-risk areas by appropriate, accurate and in time reporting.
• Advise and contribute in aligning business with regulatory requirements by managing the process of identifying and assessing actual and potential risks against set parameters.
• Assisting with adhoc tasks by improving knowledge and understanding of PSG Wealth.
• Ensure operational incidents are appropriately documented and escalated
• Assist in maintaining and improving risk dashboards
• Lead and develop a high-performing risk management team.
• Collate and interpret risk assessment results
• Building relationships with business heads to effectively manage risks.
• Participate in key risk and governance committees.

Competencies:

• Excellent leadership, influencing and communication abilities
• Attention to detail, strong analytical and numerical skills
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Problem identification and solution skills
• Integrity is non-negotiable
• Ability to manage complexity and deliver in a fast-paced, client focused environment
• General IT knowledge and skills 

Minimum requirements:

• Financial service, securities, investment, IT and risk experience advantageous
• Relevant qualification (i.e. high-quality energetic actuary, data/math stats, engineer)
• Programming abilities advantageous
• Risk management qualification and experience advantageous