Merchant Bank Limited| Full-time

ENTERPRISE RISK OFFICER AT FSDH MERCHANT BANK LIMITED

Lagos, Nigeria | Posted on 28/08/2025

About Company:

FSDH Holding Company Limited is a non-operating holding company focused on providing progressive financial services in Nigeria. Our subsidiaries include: FSDH Asset Management, FSDH Capital, FSDH Merchant Bank and Pensions Alliance Limited (PAL).

Job Description:

Risk Identification and Assessment:

  • Assist in identifying, assessing, and prioritizing enterprise-wide risks across  subsidiaries
  • Conduct regular risk assessments and maintain the risk register

Risk Monitoring and Reporting:

  • Monitor key risk indicators (kris) and ensure timely escalation of breaches
  • Prepare periodic risk reports to the Enterprise Risk Manager and relevant committees

Risk  Culture and Awareness:

  • Support the embedding of a strong risk management culture through training and awareness sessions
  • Provide input on risk implications during product development or process changes
  • Regulatory engagement support - Support responses to regulatory risk-related queries, inspections, and compliance audits.

Policy and framework Implementation:

  • Support the roll-out of risk management policies, procedures and tools
  • Ensure compliance with internal frameworks and external regulatory guidelines (e.g. CBN, SEC, NAICOM, PENCOM)

  Operational Risk Management:

  • Assist in tracking operational risk incidents and loss events across business units
  • Conduct root cause analysis and recommend preventive measures   

Requirements:

  • Timeliness and accuracy of risk reporting
  • Effectiveness of operational risk incident tracking and resolution
  • Contributing to improving risk awareness and culture across the group.
  • Percentage of identified risks effectively monitored and mitigated
  • Compliance with regulatory requirements and zero major risk breaches

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk Management or a related field
  • 3-5 years' relevant work experience in risk management, compliance, or internal audit within the financial service sector
  • Exposure to enterprise-wide risk management frameworks and regulatory guidelines
  • Experience in banking operations and credit, operations, and or market risk will be an added advantage

Professional Membership:

  • Certifications such as CRM, FRM, ACA or CFA (part-qualified or in progress) will be an added advantage.

Skills:

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and report-writing skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple prioritie.

Salary

Very attractive

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Job Information

Deadline

Not specified

Job Type

Full-time

Industry

Banking

Work Level

Experienced

State

Lagos

Country

Nigeria

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