Job Description

Company Description
Are you ready to join us on our exciting transformation journey at the largest bank in the UAE? This is an opportunity to make a real impact on our customers, employees, shareholders, and communities, as part of the FAB team. We're committed to our grow stronger movement, and as a member of our team, you'll have access to everything you need to advance your career and make a meaningful contribution to our shared success. If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out and make a difference, now is the time to join us. Let's work together to achieve great things.

JOB PURPOSE:
This role supports Group Finance team in the implementation of the financial control and governance framework across Group Finance, in close coordination with other finance teams in the UAE and overseas.
The role supports the LM with Group Operational Risk Management (GORM), Group Internal Audit (GIA) and Group compliance activities. These activities include support with the Group Finance policies and procedures renewal; support in tracking the Risk and Control Self-Assessment process (RCSA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), in addition to tracking the timely resolution of Internal audit issues, ad-hoc governance request and various other governance activities for GF. The role also supports all tasks of administrative nature.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Generic Accountability

• Support with the governance (Tracking and reporting) around all policies and standard operating procedures for all teams within Group Finance
• Support with tracking of timely resolution of audit issues.
• Support with the tracking and reporting status on Risk and Control Self-Assessment process (RCSA)
• Support with tracking and reporting status on the annual Group Finance Business Continuity Plan (BCP) exercise.
• Support on all administrative activities.

• Support with maintaining a proper governance framework over the policies and procedures for all GF divisions to ensure these are updated in a timely manner and maintaining a comprehensive tracker to provide clear visibility on the status of each policy/SOP which allows for proper oversight.
• Assess and identify any gaps or overlaps between policies or SOPs and suggest recommendations to bridge those gaps.
• Support with the remediation of all open audit issues across Group Finance in coordination with the relevant owners. This includes preparing of a monthly audit dashboard, and reconciliation of GFC records with GIA reports, and timely follow up with the respective teams to ensure adequate closure of all audit issues in a timely manner.
• Assist in coordinating the business continuity plan (BCP) and Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSAs) process for all GF divisions to ensure timely completion of these exercises.
• Assist in following with the GF teams for updating the KRIs and open Incidents in Archer.
• Assist in the preparation and circulation of the various Governance reports.
• Assist in various administrative matters related to Group Finance.
• Assist in any other ad-hock tasks assigned to the governance team.

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting or audit.
• Willingness to learn and passion to make a difference.
• Basic understanding of IFRS and internal control frameworks (preferable).
• Good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Good analytical skills and ability to positively challenge current processes.
• Team-oriented, able to work well in a diverse environment with other team members.
• Proficient knowledge in MS Office, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Very good command of the English language, both written and spoken.