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The Regional Finance Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Management team is responsible for ensuring effective management of Non-Financial Risks (NFR) for Finance across the region. Finance NFRs include (but are not limited to) Financial Reporting Risk, Regulatory Reporting Risk, Model Risk, Data Risk and People Risk. Key functions within the NFR team include Finance Control Office & Risk Oversight, SOX Governance, Finance Assurance and Targeted Transaction Testing. The role holder – Manager Non-Financial Risk (NFR) and BIRO lead will work closely and support the Head of MENAT NFR and other internal and external stakeholders to implement policies and procedures and other related activities required for an effective and robust control environment within Finance.
Duties & Responsibilities:
· Advise and provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) guidance to the local Finance teams on the effective management of the risk profile and actively raise awareness of the NFRs. Monitoring and reporting on key risk metrics, to enable an active risk management culture and provide input into the Finance Risk and Control Management Meeting (“RCMM”)
· Execution of Risk and Control Assessments (RCAs) of in-scope Non-Financial Risk (NFR) for Finance. Ensure that appropriate risk and control identification and assessment is undertaken for Finance and on a timely basis.
· Providing both SME support and advice to Risk Owners and control owners in execution of RCAs and establishing suitable Control Monitoring Plans (“CMPs”), actively monitor and support in other NFR activities including Issue & incident management, ensuring these are managed within the set Risk Appetite.
· Work closely with respective Assurance functions to ensure adequate coverage of control testing and ensure results are appropriately reflected in the risk profile assessments.
· Maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including with the Financial Reporting Risk Steward and other relevant risk stewards relevant for Finance, Operational Risk, Internal & External Auditors
· Write effective reports/papers and present relevant materials at Risk Management Meetings, Audit Committees, and other key governance meetings.
· Ensuring Helios Data Quality including correcting illogical combinations and ensuring Risk & Control Owners continuously maintain and upkeep HELIOS data.
· Conduct relevant trainings to increase awareness of the risk management framework and associated risks and controls.
· Support management in performing risk assessment for transformation/change projects and provide SME advice on Operational Risk and Control related matters for such change initiatives, thus ensuring impacts are clearly understood and appropriate actions taken.
· Preparation of the Account Reconciliation Completion Certificate (ARCC) for the region, supporting the development of actions for thematic issues and escalations to local management, acting as SME and supporting a robust control environment over Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Substantiation.
· Escalate issues to region/group in a timely manner and work with the business to understand the impact of emerging risks that require attention/remediation
· Support and advice to Risk and Control owners for Cybersecurity/Information and data security related matters.
