Senior Manager Governance & Controls

About the role

Reporting to the Head of F&S Strategy & Operations, the Senior Manager Governance & Controls provides first‑line risk leadership within BSP’s Finance & Strategy Division. The role advises senior leaders, strengthens governance, risk management and control frameworks, especially for Property & Facilities Management and Strategic Sourcing.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve the Finance & Strategy governance and control framework, covering end‑to‑end process controls.
• Lead first‑line risk activities, including coordinating Risk & Control Self‑Assessments (RCSAs), control testing, assurance reviews and governance meetings.
• 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 enhance operational resilience and support regulatory compliance.
• Assess and manage third‑party and supplier‑related risks linked to outsourced services, consultants and service providers.

Required profile

• 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, control design and testing.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining governance and control frameworks and managing audit findings and remediation programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to advise senior leaders.
• Experience supporting Property & Facilities Management, Strategic Sourcing or similar operational business functions.