Risk, Compliance & Governance Officer

Reference: JHB001935-EG-1

A leading services organisation is seeking a Risk, Compliance & Governance Officer to serve as the central oversight and accountability point across the business.

This is a newly created role with broad cross-functional exposure and direct interaction with executive leadership — reporting into the CFO and CEO, supporting Audit & Risk Committee requirements and ensuring risk and compliance initiatives are properly implemented, tracked and embedded.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the enterprise risk management framework, risk register and mitigation tracking
• Coordinate compliance activities across applicable legislation and regulatory requirements, including FICA, POPIA, Employment Equity, OHSA etc
• Identify control gaps and process weaknesses across business units
• Prepare reports, dashboards and key risk indicators for executive and committee use
• Promote a culture of accountability, risk awareness and continuous improvement

Ideal candidates will have

• A degree in Risk Management, Finance, Accounting, Internal Audit, Law or a similar related field
• +-4 years' experience in internal audit, risk, compliance, governance or financial controls
• Finance or audit background strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks, internal controls and South African regulatory requirements
• Ability to influence and drive accountability across multiple functions
• Experience in property, facilities management or related services environments is highly advantageous

This opportunity would suit a proactive risk, audit or governance professional who enjoys making a visible impact, driving accountability, strengthening controls and ensuring risk and compliance initiatives are effectively implemented across the business.

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