Risk Analyst: Control and Governance – Cape Town, Western Province at Southern African Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SAVCA)

The primary focus of the position is work closely with the Chief Financial and Risk Officer to create a sustainable risk management culture within the organisation that strengthens the lines of defense.

Responsibilities

Control self-assessment (“CSA”) administration

• Engaging with internal teams in a professional and collaborative manner to identify, manage, measure and report risks and controls
• Ensuring all action plans based on the CSA’s are attended to timeously and agreed action plan timelines
• Continual review and development of the risk mitigating controls and procedures

Incident reporting management

• Ensuring the incident management process is followed per incident
• Ensuring all action plans items are met in agreed timelines

Risk reporting preparation

• Prepare the risk reports; such as, report distribution to depositary, regulatory, governance, and so on.
• Prepare risk report for the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee

Depositary management

• Ensure timely submission to depositary, by gathering information from operating units

Risk software

• Manage relationship with the software solution provider and ensure delivery of approved projects

Qualifications and Experience

• Business Science, or, BCom Hons with specialisation in accounting or investment management, preferred
• Additional qualifications such as CFA and/or Financial Risk Management, an advantage
• Graduate with some relevant work experience
• Self-starter
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Understanding of risk monitoring and management in Private Equity Funds and Manager
• Microsoft Excel proficiency, and an ability to interrogate and sort data is essential
• Strong communications skills to engage at all levels and develop internal and external business relationships
• Problem solving
• Quickly understand business issues and data challenges in order to develop solutions
• Detail oriented, and able to identify shortcomings in processes and procedures
• Ability to work well under pressure and ongoing re-prioritising of multiple tasks, with proven planning and organisation skills
• High personal drive, resilient and possessing an uncompromising ethical standard
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• An ability to work within a team as well as independently
• Good knowledge of MS Office suite