Head - Controls & Governance

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Monitor adherence to the Group’s set standards regarding reconciliation of Nostro, other assets and liabilities suspense accounts and ensure that accuracy and integrity of the accounts is maintained.Monitor, escalate and ensure correction of outstanding items in reconciled accounts for KCB Kenya and the Subsidiaries.Monitor all settlement accounts while ensuring that all the accounts are reconciled against respective statement and ledger balances. Oversee the automation and centralization of reconciliation for new products.Continuous review of compliance and enhance efficiency to attain excellence in operational processes and ensure regular validation of first level controls in operational processesWork with Internal Audit to identify the key risk parameters for consideration during audit planning, to ensure the monitoring and resolution, within agreed timeframe, of all audit exceptions and develop / manage the divisions Quality Assurance.Identify and mitigate events exposing the Bank to risk due to inadequate or failed processes, people, and systems. Oversight over risk reporting, DORCCO and escalation of issues to GORCCO.Apply test processes and tools to substantiate and measure the effectiveness of operational risk controls.Ensure continuous transaction verification and monitoring is carried out, establishing predictable quality assurance processes, which include automation and testing tools to aid effectiveness.Provide assurance to ensure controls are adequately designed, implemented and effective, manage assurance and monitoring arrangement.CMT coordination and carry out reviews to ensure comprehensive Operational Business Continuity Management (BCM) Testing & Business Impact Analysis (BIA)/Plans.EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Risk Management or a business related field. Master's Degree in a...