It And Compliance Specialist - Sandton Verfied

Salary Negotiable Sandton, Gauteng Sandton, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 06-08-2014 4:01:58 PM
03-09-2014 4:01:58 PM
Synopsis:
Leading Sandton based financial services provider is looking to appoint a suitably skilled and experienced individual to assume responsibility for IT risk and compliance management process.

Minimum Requirements:
  • Matric
  • IT Degree
  • CRISC / CISA / CGEIT / CISM
  • Risk Management Certification
  • CoBIT
  • ITIL
  • Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in similar role
  • Knowledge of data privacy / PoPI
  • IT operational experience an advantage
  • Previous experience in Financial Service industry an advantage

Job Description:
Suitably skilled and experienced individual to assume responsibility for IT risk and compliance management processes, including:
  • Implementing Risk Management programme in line with EWRM framework
  • Conducting periodic risk assessments
  • Capture and update risk registers on CURA
  • Ensuring risk registers are accurately and completely updated, especially in time for RISCO and audit committee
  • Ensuring risk mitigation strategies are employed in all areas of responsibility
  • Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of processes, procedures and operations to identify and manage IT risks
  • Monitoring and tracking risk mitigation actions until resolution and within agreed timelines
  • Reporting on status of IT risks
  • Overseeing project risks
  • Review and analysis of project risk registers
  • Ensuring risk ownership is assigned
  • Ensuring risk response plans assigned to identified risks
  • Reporting on project risks
  • Assisting with building adequate controls to reduce risk exposure in various environments
  • Providing control guidelines
  • Assisting with control self assessments
  • Promoting a culture of risk awareness
  • Managing compliance using international standards, frameworks and best practices for benchmarking
  • Ensuring that applicable legislation is adhered to
  • Identifying and monitoring non-compliance and escalating where appropriate
  • Providing guidance on compliance matters
  • Driving Compliance Health Checks on IT environment
  • Assisting in awareness activities iro compliance and compliance requirements
  • Working with auditors and functional area owners to satisfy internal and external audit requirements
  • Facilitating the resolution of audit / compliance exceptions
  • Cultivating good working relationships with internal and external auditors to engender trust and confidence
  • Providing input to related policies
  • Adhoc Governance, Risk and Compliance tasks
  • Applicable reporting as and when required

Recruiter: CompuJobs