Governance Assurance Lead

Our client, a leading financial services company, is looking for a Governance Assurance Lead.

POSITION INFO:

The successful candidate will have previous experience in Corporate Governance related roles and be someone who is analytical, structured, and results-driven.

Responsibilities:

• 1st Line oversight and management of Centralized Governance controls; Monitoring, Reporting & Analytics; and driving Sustainable Compliance Culture.
• Governance findings Mitigation; Continuous Improvements; Regulatory changes implementation.
• Play a governance subject matter expert role on Business Projects at a cluster and group level.
• Engage with risk, compliance, internal audit, and external audit teams to understand and influence the governance environment.
• Provide guidance to diverse business areas with regards to compliance, risk, internal audit operational processes, and control effectiveness.
• Operational direction, lead, implementation, and embedding of the Cluster's governance strategy vision within the business.

Requirements:

• CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA, or CIA designation.
• Minimum of 5 years management experience in Corporate Governance related roles.
• Demonstrable business analyst/project management experience.
• Governance/Internal audit experience highly advantageous.