Head of Risk Governance and Internal Control

Job description / Role

Head of Risk Governance and Internal Control – KSA

A large regional bank are looking for an experienced Risk Professional to oversee their Enterprise Risk Management Controls and system. The purpose of the role will be to manage, develop and analyse reports to deliver to the Executive Management and the Board.

Responsibilities:

- Identify key reports required to provide assurance on the internal control and risk governance
- Oversee and manage the content and frequency of the reports
- Acquire any supplementary information from the Business and Control functions to form an opinion on the internal control and risk governance for a particular division and identify ways to improve them

Requirements

Requirements:

- A University degree (ideally in a Business, Finance related field)
- A minimum of 9 years experience in Banking (working for reputable international or regional banks)
- A minimum of 4 years in a similar role or function
- Robust knowledge of enterprise risk (operational, market, credit, liquidity, IT etc.)
- Regional experience a big bonus as is being an Arabic speaker (and a Saudi National)

About the Company

Florence Consulting is a boutique search consultancy dedicated to introducing senior candidates within Finance and Accounting, Internal Audit and Human Resources.

Our International arm is head quartered in Dubai where we recruit across the Middle East with a particular focus on the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

By combining our technical understanding and on the ground experience we offer a professional and personal service to both candidates and clients.