Risk Manager at VFD Group – Lagos

VFD Group is recruiting a Risk Manager in Lagos to strengthen risk management across its operations. The role will establish and maintain group-wide risk frameworks, advise senior leadership and support the achievement of corporate objectives through effective governance and control.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain enterprise, operational and risk appetite frameworks, policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements.
• Identify, assess, measure and report strategic, financial, operational, credit and regulatory risks, escalating exposures that exceed the approved appetite.
• Review business-unit risk assessments, control effectiveness, risk registers and remediation action plans.
• Coordinate risk-management training, business continuity testing, crisis response and incident-management programmes.
• Advise executive management and the Board Risk Committee, contributing independent perspectives at management and board subcommittee meetings.
• Conduct stress testing, scenario and portfolio-risk analyses to assess potential effects on capital and profitability.
• Oversee counterparty and investment credit risk, due diligence and compliance with governance standards.
• Monitor reported breaches and ensure corrective actions are followed through.

Qualifications and competencies

• At least five years of relevant risk-management experience in financial services.
• HND or bachelor’s degree in a business-related field, Economics, Accounting or Engineering.
• A relevant master’s degree or professional qualification is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, organisational, planning, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Competence with Microsoft applications, spreadsheets, databases and financial analysis.
• Knowledge of financial-sector policies, sound business judgement and effective team-management skills.