Senior Manager Governance & Controls
Bank South Pacific (BSP) · Retail Banking
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The Senior Manager, Governance & Controls serves as a critical first-line risk leader within BSP's Finance & Strategy Division, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders. The role focuses on strengthening governance, risk management, and control frameworks across the division, particularly within Property & Facilities Management and Strategic Sourcing. Working in collaboration with Risk, Compliance, and Audit, the position proactively identifies and mitigates risks while driving a culture of compliance and accountability.
Reports to: Head of F&S Strategy & Operations
What you will do
- Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of Finance & Strategy's governance and control framework, including end-to-end process controls.
- Act as the first-line risk lead, coordinating Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs), control testing, assurance reviews, and governance activities.
- Monitor operational risks, incidents, control weaknesses, and audit findings, ensuring timely remediation and reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Prepare governance reporting, risk committee submissions, and management updates on key risk indicators, incidents, and control effectiveness.
- Partner with Group Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams to strengthen operational resilience and support regulatory compliance.
- Assess and manage third-party and supplier-related risks associated with outsourced services, consultants, and service providers.
What they ask for
Education: Degree or higher · Experience: 7+ years
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Business Law, Risk Management or a related discipline
- Minimum seven years' experience in first-line risk, governance, controls, operational risk, compliance or internal audit, preferably within banking, financial services or another regulated environment
- Strong knowledge of operational risk frameworks, including RCSAs, incident management, key risk indicators (KRIs), control design and control testing
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining governance and control frameworks
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to provide effective advice, challenge and support to senior leaders
- Experience managing audit findings, remediation programmes and regulatory compliance activities
- Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications such as CIA, CCEP, ISO 31000 or similar risk and governance credentials
- Experience supporting Property & Facilities Management, Strategic Sourcing or operational business functions
- Knowledge of AML requirements, business continuity principles and third-party risk management
How to apply
Email your application to: jobs@bsp.com.pg
Address your application to the Senior Manager Talent Sourcing & Attraction and submit online via the BSP job application form with an application letter, resume, and relevant supporting documents.