Lead: Governance Assurance - Bellville, South Africa - Sanlam

Sanlam

Verified Company

Bellville, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Build a successful career with us

We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters
Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Purpose of the role
1st Line Operational oversight, guidance, management and coordination of corporate & regulatory governance assurance across the business; as well as operational design, direction and oversight of governance assurance implementation, monitoring & remediation processes and tools within business Key responsibilities Alleviate the complexity & burden of compliance to the business, through effective 1st Line oversight and management of:
Regulatory & Operating Governance management & review, incl: Centralized Governance controls; Monitoring, Reporting & Analytics; and driving Sustainable Compliance Culture [within the aspects of Data Privacy; Anti-Money Laundering; Business Continuity Management; Treating Customers Fairly; FAIS; FIC; Medical schemes; etc.

], including but not limited to:

Provide governance support relating to various compliance and risk functions to first line business units within the Sanlam Corporate division
Coordinate data privacy office processes (e.g. breaches), endtoend; etc.
Analyse compliance and risk requirements and ensure clarity regarding deliverables are obtained and agreed upon between 1st and 2nd & 3rd line
Lead tactical and business improvement projects relating to compliance and governance matters (e.g. POPIA, Party Due Diligence, AML)
Provide input into policy creation and implementation
Stakeholder Liaison & Advisory, including but not limited to; Internal & External Assurance Provider Business Representation; Business Commentary & Advisory on Regulatory changes; continuous guidance & advisory to business on governance matters, including but not limited to:
Engage with operational areas on risk & compliance incidents and provide guidance, including risk assessments, topical issue discussions and findings/reviews;
Engage with risk, compliance, internal audit and external audit teams to understand and influence the governance environment, including presenting combined assurance plans to business units;
Provide guidance to diverse business areas w.r.t. compliance, risk, internal audit operational processes and control effectiveness;
Key Client presentations on Governance related matters
Recognised 1st Line Governance Lead and source of truth feedback loop into 2nd and 3rd Line risk management functions
Operational direction, lead, implementation and embedding of the Cluster's governance strategy vision within the business
Manage sustainable relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external

Experience and qualifications

Bachelor's in Commerce degree, preferably majoring in Finance, Accounting or Auditing
Minimum 5 years management experience in Corporate Governance related roles
Demonstrable business analyst/project management experience
Governance / Internal audit experience highly advantageous
Completed 3year Auditing articles is advantageous
Accounting fraternity qualification is advantageous [CA(SA); CIMA; ACCA; IIA-CIA; etc.]

Knowledge and skills