This is an exciting opportunity to be the part of an established team in Citi\u2019s Services\u2019 Controls and Regulatory Management (C&RM) organization based in South Africa with senior responsibilities across the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Cluster for Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) business.
\n\tThe Controls and Regulatory Management (C&RM) function is part of Services\u2019 1st line of defense and the SSA Cluster team manages risk in alignment to this, as well as within the wider Middle East and Africa (MEA) Franchise given the unique Regulatory regimes that are at play.<\/p>\n
Team\/Role Overview:<\/p>\n
\tHigh impact leadership role within the MEA Cluster, reports directly to the MEA Cluster C&RM Head (Director) and will be part of the MEA C&RM Cluster Leadership team, with a mandate to manage the SSA TTS Risk & Controls team, embed a strong risk and control culture, support the local TTS \u00a0business risk agenda and drive execution to meet regulatory requirements and change.
\n\tThe Cluster role leads the identification of opportunities to enhance our Regulatory and Controls environment for key risks relevant to the SSA cluster (operational, regulatory and enterprise-level risks) \u00a0and provides Risk SME support across the cluster to the TTS business, as required.
\n\tThe role works closely with key stakeholders across TTS (Cluster peers, Product, Operations and Technology) and partners with other teams across Citi for execution.
\n\tExpertise in risk management along with deep knowledge of key Regulations impacting Transaction Banking within SSA sub cluster and financial products is preferred.<\/p>\n
What you’ll do:<\/p>\n
\tLead a team of 3 SSA based Business Risk managers, who are currently dedicated to risk management within the SSA countries , Governance and Regulatory agendas as well as related Risk and Regulation training.
\n\tAct as key point of contact for TTS across the SSA Franchise and support all initiatives and agendas that are beyond just TTS remit, as required.
\n\tResponsibility to monitor compliance with and any associated or secondary regulation across SSA for TTS.
\n\tIdentify enhancements to documentation, controls and \/ or processes in place to comply with local Risk requirements and any associated regulation.
\n\tLead escalation for SSA Senior Management in Citi in line with firmwide guidelines.
\n\tAct as a key resource for SSA \u00a0Cluster to advise and support on the effective design and implementation of key controls and processes across relevant Operational Risk stripes.
\n\tCo-ordinate and manage compliance monitoring routines or internal audits related to the cluster.
\n\tServe as a key contributor to relevant Franchise and Services forums.
\n\tResponsible for the coordination and comprehensive management of issues with key stakeholders
\n\tOversee the operations of Citi’s governance committees, including chairing meetings, managing agendas, and ensuring follow-up on action items.<\/p>\n
What we\u2019ll need from you:<\/p>\n
\tEducation: Bachelor\u2019s Degree is required.
\n\t10+ years expertise Operational Risk Management other regulatory related function within Financial Services sector preferred.
\n\tDeep understanding of Operational Risk and related frameworks as they relate to the banking sector is required, as is a working knowledge of the Regulatory environment\/regime within SSA countries for Transaction Banking.
\n\tProven record in monitoring compliance to regulations including controls and process mapping within the Managers Control Assessment (MCA) construct.
\n\tExcellent business acumen, and ability to quickly understand multiple areas within a function and across functions, and how they interact to achieve the objective of the processes.
\n\tCommitted to delivering results with exceptional execution skills
\n\tExhibits high level of accountability and ownership ensuring timely issue resolution and continuous process improvement.
\n\tStrong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to drive performance and accountability across cross-functional teams .
\n\tAbility to interact and communicate effectively with Senior leaders, Cluster and Product managers and wider partner areas; ability to engage and inspire across stakeholder groups
\n\tStrong track record of effectively assessing and managing competing priorities to deliver high quality and timely output.
\n\tDevelop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives
\n\tAbility to see the big pictures with high attention to critical details.
\n\tComfortable navigating complex, highly matrixed organizations.
\n\tExcellent written, verbal, and analytical skills.
\n\tExcellent Microsoft Office skills and be an advanced user of MS PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Project.
\n\tPlanning and scheduling skills sufficient to be effective in prioritizing and meeting deadlines.
\n\tHorizon scanning skills and the ability to adapt to new regulation in the pipeline and drive change in processes.
\n\tRequires an ability to provide challenge and make recommendation for risk and controls remediation.<\/p>\n
Apply via company website ( http:\/\/www.citi.org.za\/ ) or<\/p>\n
jobs.citi.com<\/p>\n
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