Emergent Payments Ghana Limited is hiring Risk and Compliance Manager

 

About the job

The role will ensure that our operations and business transactions follow all relevant standard regulations and policies. The role will also review employees’ work and provide advice on compliance. The role should be familiar with risk management and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Create sound internal controls and monitor adherence to them
• Draft and revise company policies
• Set plans to manage a crisis or compliance violation
• Educate and train employees on regulations and industry practices
• Providing oversight by independently reviewing, challenging and assessing Operational & Compliance risks, events and issues process, systems and people issues
• Ensures the accurate gathering of relevant business, regulatory, process, and system information
• Supports the IT Audit process to ensure its success
• Manages the IT policies, standards and procedures program
• Drafts Information Security deliverables to both internal and external partners on a variety of topics including, security breaches, policy governance
• To help to ensure that effective Risk monitoring and control systems are in place
• To setup complaints and quality control procedures
• Responsible for documenting and maintaining alignment of IT policies and procedures with risk, quality, and compliance
• Design remediation and attestation approaches to drive IT improvement actions and results
• To advise the business regarding effective governance arrangements
• Implement and maintain a comprehensive Information Security Risk Management program
• Develop the IT Risk Framework and its associated controls and reporting
• Work with IT, CISO and Internal Audit departments to identify, measure, and report on risk based on information assets
• Design and implement information systems controls in alignment with the organization’s risk appetite and tolerance levels to support business objectives

Qualifications

• At least 5 years proven experience as a Compliance Officer or Compliance Manager
• Experience in risk management
• Knowledge of legal requirements and controls (e.g. Anti-Money Laundering-AML)
• Familiarity with industry practices and professional standards
• Excellent communication skills
• Integrity and professional ethics
• Business acumen
• Teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• BSc/BA in law, finance, business administration or a related field
• Professional certification (e.g. Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)) is a plus

Interested applicants should send CV and cover letter to seth.awudi@emergenttech.com