Job Vacancies at Robert Walters

Key qualification and experience required for the Client Relationship Manager:

• 3+ years of experience in a Bank
• Marketing experience (preferable)
• FAIS-RE5 certificate
• BCom Finance/Accounting
• In-depth knowledge of AML, FICA, and the Company's Act
• Ability to understand and analyse financial statements

Key duties required for the Client Relationship Manager:

• Completion of applications for new facilities
• Financial analysis
• Understanding market and industry risk
• Initiating credit reports
• Ability to market to existing and new clients
• Strong understanding of products and services offered by banks/financial institutions

Key personal skills:

• Team-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-starter
• Highly motivated
• Displays high levels of integrity
• Constantly looking to develop
• Analytically strong
• Strong communication skills
• Forward thinking

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• The role is required to ensure that an adequate Enterprise Risk Management Framework is in place, maintained and working effectively in line with applicable legislation and regulations.
• To collaborate with Internal Audit and other assurance activities in ensuring an integrated approach to risk management. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for facilitating risk management as a second line of defence in the day-to-day operations.

Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for working with the Head of Risk and Compliance in facilitating the complete lifecycle of the ERM process with a focus on integrating risk management techniques into the Company's strategy and operational processes.
• Assist in the development and annual planning for ERM activities, budgets, and resources.
• Undertake a review of the Group ERM and Compliance Management Frameworks at regular intervals to ensure alignment with industry best practices.
• Perform reviews of the risk management process to continuously improve the existing Risk Management process.
• Facilitate risk assessments across functional areas and maintain risk registers.
• Monitor emerging risks and all major risk movements and related management actions.
• Collate and report risk events and corrective action taken.
• Develop systems to facilitate risk monitoring and risk improvement by ensuring that the risk identification process is aligned with the Group's targets and objectives.
• Ensure that all risk categories are included in the risk assessment process, including the appropriate risk indicators on the risk registers; as well as the identification of relevant legal and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Monitor incident management and provide trends, performance monitoring, and assurance.
• Monitor regulatory environment to identify changes applicable to areas of coverage and advise business on those changes and related obligations.
• Maintain an ongoing profile of key risks and emerging trends across the business.
• Monitor and remain abreast of risk management, compliance, and legislative developments impacting the organisation.
• Consult on an ongoing basis with operational managers to ensure conformance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Maintain compliance risk management plans and monitoring thereof.
• Reporting to Management, and other stakeholders on risk, opportunities, and compliance requirements

Job Experience:

• Sound knowledge and experience in risk quantification methodologies and impact analysis.
• Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in the risk management field.
• 3 - 5+ years of experience in compliance risk management, and other similar governance areas.
• Sound knowledge of and experience in the relevant regulations and laws, particularly relating to anti-money laundering as well as anti-bribery and corruption.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops.

Education:

• Relevant B degree / Qualification in Risk Management/ Business Administration
• Relevant B degree / Qualification in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Actuarial Sciences or Economics would be an advantage
• A Certified Risk Management Practitioner/Professional (CRM Prac/Prof) would be an advantage.

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• In this newly created role, you will be responsible for leading and building the team and leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of the data science solutions. This opportunity allows the successful candidate to have autonomy over their projects, reporting directly to the Chief Data Scientist. This boutique company has a culture of excellence, curiosity, teamwork, accountability, and a graowth mindset, upon which all parts of the business interact and collaborate ensuring superior returns for their clients.

Key qualifications and experience required for the Lead Data Scientist:

• Masters/PhD degree in Data Science (preferred) / BCom Investments/Economics/Finance
• 5+ year's experience as a data scientist
• 2+ year's experience in leading a team of data professionals (advantageous)
• Statistical modelling, machine algorithms and optimisation techniques - NB
• Experience with Python and R, or related coding languages (advantageous)
• Experience in cloud computing platforms (AWS) - Preferable
• Understanding CI/CD best practices
• Ability to move between tools and languages
• Financial Services/Commercial industry experience

Key duties for the Lead Data Scientist:

• Implement and develop procedures for the extraction and cleaning of data
• Develop and test models, algorithms, and optimisation techniques
• Implement and maintain models for the production environment
• Ensure sound scientific processes are followed
• Collaborate with teams to identify new projects ensuring deliverables and timelines are achieved
• Responsible for the development and training of new data scientists and engineers
• Continually stay up to date with the latest techniques and best practices to ensure business development

Key personal skills:

• Ability to work coherently under pressure
• Critical and innovative thinking
• Effective communication of technical concepts
• Identifying problems and proposing solutions
• An interest in economic and financial markets