About Wahed
At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating true riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.
### Job Description:
Accountable directly to the Group Risk Manager.
Working in the second line of defence to partner with the first line to understand the business and technology risks within the group.
To assist in creating reports, summaries, presentations and process documents for the Group Risk team.
Review, evaluate and test Business controls as well as ITGC (IT- General controls) and ITAC (IT application controls) failures in the areas of access management, change management, Business continuity and Disaster Recovery and recommending appropriate solutions.
Prepare BCP policies and share with the Business and Technology team.
Coordinate for risk meetings at Group and country level.
Perform independent testing (business and technology) and support external agencies for their requirements.
Perform regular risk reviews and provide recommendations and guidance on identified security and control risks.
Track open audit observations and follow-up for closure
Develop a strong understanding of business and system processes
Develop, implement, and maintain internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and international best practice
Ensure complete, accurate and timely audit information is reported to Management and/or Risk Committees.
Develop systems and processes for gathering and storing data for future analytic projects
Keep abreast of the latest security, privacy, and regulatory concerns and best practices impacting third party risk management.
### Job Specification:
Knowledge of risk management principles and the interrelationships of 3LoD
Enthusiastic about business, technology and Cyber Security including tracking industry trends
A graduate / inter CA with 2-4 years of experience in risk, internal audits and consulting.
A degree in finance /information technology/computer information systems or related.
Exposure of around 1-2 years in business and technology risk domain
Clear understanding of audit methodologies.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
Ability to deliver high-quality work under deadlines.
Able to work with minimal supervision
Analytical and can work with data
Able to plan and adapt quickly to changes in priorities
Discretion and confidentiality is essential
A strong command of the English language both written and verbal
