Head of Operational Risk and Control (Senior Vice President)
SAMBA BANK PAKISTAN
Total years of experience :30 years, 1 Months
Operational Risks
• Core responsibilities include Compliance of Operational Risk, Quality Assurance, Internal Controls, Self-Assessment.
• Development and implementation of Operational Risk Management Framework within the organization, based on Basel II and Central Bank’s guidelines.
• Risk & Control Self-Assessment framework implemented. Management Awareness Rating System (MARS) introduced and implemented.
• Develop and manage an Operational Risk Management team to support SAMBA business in identification and monitoring of their key risk areas.
• Develop a robust monitoring process to ensure all key Operational risk, Compliance & Regulatory risks have been identified, tested and logged in the units RCSA, and all identified risk have effective mitigating controls.
• Revamped the ARR tracking system
• QA Plan, scope and strategy revised for SBL Pakistan business.
• Working with operating units and business for continuous process improvement to bring about the required efficiencies, operational excellence, quality service delivery and remove customer service irritants etc.
Internal Control
• Regular proofing of accounts and aging schedule of sundry debtors and creditors accounts is reviewed. Mechanism introduced to escalate aged and discrepant accounts to senior management.
• Work in progress for automated proofing system. Same was recommended and launched in Samba KSA in the year 2008 under SAS operational Risk framework.
Fraud Risk Management
• Anti-Fraud program rolled out and develop Risk / Fraud reporting process to ensure all significant Risk /Fraud losses are timely and accurately reported to senior management.
Country Business Continuity
• Develop Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Plans according to local and regional policies guidelines.