Assistant Manager – Internal Controls & Compliance

About the role

Sidian Bank is hiring a full-time Assistant Manager – Internal Controls & Compliance in Nairobi. The role provides independent second-line oversight, challenge and assurance over the bank's operational risk and internal control environment across an assigned portfolio of business and support units, supporting risk assessment, control assurance, operational risk monitoring, issue remediation and risk reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the bank's Internal Control Framework, and review the design and operating effectiveness of key controls
• Conduct and coordinate risk-based control reviews and testing, and assess control effectiveness against identified risks
• Monitor RCSA, KCSA and KRIs, and oversee incident, issue and action management, including root-cause analysis of significant control failures
• Challenge the adequacy and completeness of controls and the timeliness of remediation, and escalate overdue or material issues to the Manager, Operational Risk
• Provide independent risk and control advice on new products, processes, projects and significant business changes
• Prepare risk and control reports and provide inputs to Management Risk Committees and other governance forums

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, Business Administration, Banking or a related field
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, IRM, FRR, FRM or equivalent is an added advantage
• At least five years' experience in operational risk, internal controls, risk assurance, compliance, internal audit or related banking risk functions
• Demonstrated experience in risk assessments, RCSA, KCSA, KRI monitoring, risk-based control testing, incident management and issue remediation

Required skills

• Sound knowledge of operational risk management, internal control principles, risk and control governance and assurance practices
• Good understanding of CBK Prudential Guidelines, Basel Operational Risk Principles and the COSO Internal Control Framework
• Experience in risk and control reporting, data analysis and stakeholder engagement
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to provide constructive independent challenge

The application deadline is 25 October 2026. Candidates apply through the corporate staffing service that is recruiting on behalf of the bank.