Manager, Internal Controls

Company Details
Industry: Banking
Description: The genesis of Gulf African Bank (GAB) can be traced back to 2005, when a group of motivated Kenyans envisioned establishing an Islamic bank as an alternative to conventional banking in the country. By conducting business on the principles of Shari'ah, the bank would provide an ethical and fair mode of banking for all. Gulf African Bank is the first and largest Islamic Bank in Kenya and one of the fastest growing banks in the history of the banking sector of the country. The bank offers fully Shari'ah compliant products and services that address the needs of not just Muslims, but everyone in the country including individuals, corporate companies, and institutions. The bank was incorporated on August 9th, 2006 and started operations as a commercial bank in January 8th 2008, in a historic event, where it was granted the country’s first fully-fledged commercial banking license as a dedicated Islamic bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya.
Job Description

Job Purpose:

 

Responsible for Tracking productivity, resource utilization and output quality, Measure efficiency, consistency, and standardization in operations.

 

Focus on reducing errors and enhancing deliverable standards as well as Gauge how well operations support customer satisfaction and loyalty

 

Continuous process improvement and Enforcement of compliance

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Internal Business Processes

 

Develop and implement internal control frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

 

Conduct internal control reviews to identify areas of potential risk, fraud, or non-compliance.

 

Coordinate centralization and standardization of operational processes across the bank and in conjunction with other quality control functions of the bank

 

Collaborate with departmental managers and process owners to address control deficiencies and implement corrective actions.

 

Continuous Process Improvements and efficiencies in operations – Responsible for the delivery of day to day support, working with other stakeholders to provide technology solutions, process improvement efforts and standardization across the organization.

 

Proactively reviewing Operational findings raised by Audit and Risk & Compliance department and ensure corrective action is taken and all issues are closed.

 

Act as the Operations coordinator for all audits and examinations, including spot checks, and facilitate cordial relationship between operations and Audit and Risk

 

Provide training and guidance to employees on internal control principles, policies, and procedure

 

Prepare and present detailed reports on control deficiencies and remediation efforts

 

Snap check: Independently conduct global snap checks, Departmental, branches, units on a monthly basis. Tracking, monitoring, and closure of control assurance findings arising from planned /Ad-hoc reviews.

 

Tacking and Review of all organizational procedure manuals as applicable

 

Financial

 

Revenue Assurance: Seal and Ensure no income leakage and any exemptions are escalated to various and relevant head of departments.

 

Review of reconciliation of all relevant bank ledgers and suspense accounts.

 

Customer and Markets

 

Ensure consistent and faster turn-around of service delivery within SLA -Continuous review of service level agreement in order to meet customer expectations.

 

Maintain working relationships with other departments in order to retain niche and penetrate new markets.

 

Champion/support initiatives that will simplify and attract business (all units to have).

 

Knowledge; Skills and Experience required for this Role

 

University Degree from a recognized University.

 

Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Bank Operations.

 

Detailed knowledge of Banking procedures and International best banking practice.

 

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

 

Proficiency in core & other banking System.

 

Proactively highlight opportunities for improving current processes and procedures.

 

Identify change opportunities within own work/business unit that lead to improved business results.

 

Ability to make decisions by assessing the importance, urgency and risk associated with each situation and taking

 

actions which are timely and in the best interest of the Bank.

 

 

 

Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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