Risk Manager II

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Johannesburg time type:
Full time posted on:
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End Date:
February 6, 2026 (6 days left to apply) job requisition :
R45485#
** Job Description
** To proactively manage risks within the area of accountability by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in line with the organisation’s risk appetite, frameworks, and policies.
* Provide guidance and assist with requirements on changed or new risk tools
* Oversee the effective use of risk tools and monitor its effectiveness for the business
* Assist with preparation and analyses of reports for tabling at various Risk Committees
* Scrutinize risk reports submitted by the branch/business unit and ensure reporting and tools are in line
* Ensure data integrity, data structures and business line mappings are correct
* Monitor workflow issues in loss data system
* Document processes to enhance general ledger reconciliations and monitor data extractions for reporting purposes
* Monitor documented requirements and project manage deliverables
* Highlight risk areas through root cause analysis
* Monitor action plans on various risk tools
* Monitor risk reporting and escalate issues
* Deliver against operational and cost targets
* Prioritize resource allocation to minimise and reduce wastage
* Monitor costs for the financial year according to the operational plan
* Allocates and approves expenditure
* Review cost reports and resolves or explains variances to the budge
* Identify, control and escalate potential risks that may lead to increased costs
* Manage costs or expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies
* Build relationships that allow for the managing of expectations; the sharing of knowledge and diverse insights; and the creation of buy-in
* Engage in cross-functional relationships to obtain and to provide work support
* Deliver customer experience excellence aligned to Organisational values and service standards
* Build professional long-term relationships with customers based on trust that builds the brand
* Collect and interrogate information and feedback to ensure full understanding of customer needs to deliver a quality service
* Deliver service that exceeds customer expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solution selection and application
* Provide customers with relevant information to keep them informed of products and service options
* Innovate by finding the best fit solution for the situation such as the flexibility of delivery and customised solutions which result in more efficient outcomes
* Drive and embed risk capabilities in the business
* Ensure application of risk capabilities and tools are applied to identify, evaluate, report and monitor risk processes
* Drive a combined assurance approach to risk management by engaging specialists and other assurance partners on key risks matters
* Ensure comprehensive risk assessments are conducted in relation to products, services and solutions that are developed by the business are appropriate to manage the risks within the approved risk appetite
* Work with business unit to understand business, drivers, current concerns and future plans to mitigate risk to proactively identify and anticipate risks (including emerging risks)
* Identify, manage and mitigate interconnected / interdependency risks and provide relevant information to business and risk teams to appropriately manage and mitigate risk
* Understand changes of applicable risk policies and communicate to relevant stakeholders accordingly
* Keep abreast of relevant risk developments externally and ensure it is considered in the risk profile for the business
* Ensure development of appropriate solutions to identify losses and risk exposures and facilitate the effective implementation thereof
* Ensure business continuity management plans are reviewed and tested and aligned to business continuity strategy
* Assist business to identify risks inherent in key business processes, new products, business projects and key outsourced and insourced arrangements and critical third-party service providers
* Ensure business has designed and implemented controls to manage the risks identified
* Build a risk management culture through ensuring awareness campaigns to educate stakeholders to influence behaviour and drive the importance of compliance and good conduct
* Analyse business information, data and BU risk reports to identify trends and create qualitative risk status reporting with accurate and reliable business intelligence
* Prepare the relevant risk profile report in a format that is acceptable to senior management and risk governance committees and considers all key risks
* Ensure appropriate governance structures are in place in area of accountability
* Develop and communicate timelines for submission of relevant op risk reports to risk committee structures that align to Group Risk timelines
* Escalate significant risk issues to management or Enterprise Risk Management and risk…