Financial Officer Risk and Controls

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• Evaluating and enhancing the overall system of internal controls through:
• Handling end-to-end activities in the ICFR program.
• conducting pre-implementation reviews and analysis of new products/ system changes and advise.
• Internal clients on controls design improvements.
• Supporting and validating controls remediation
• Supporting initiatives to strengthen Operational risk management in WFA by:
• Analyzing WFA operational risk events and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Coordinating WFA’s Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and preparedness.
• Facilitating documentation of BCP recovery procedures, communication and exercises
• Preparing briefing on issues and status reports/dashboards for Senior Management on ICFR, Operational risk and Business Continuity .

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or relevant discipline. Masters degree is a plus
• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent) 
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in Internal Controls, Auditing, Accounting and/or Operational Risk management
• Experience in financial services industry or Big 4 accounting firm is a plus 

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in implementation of frameworks for internal controls over financial reporting, Operational risk management, and/or Business Continuity planning
• Experience leading conversations with external and internal auditors on risk and controls issues 
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including report writing and presentation skills

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