Role/ Job Purpose: We are looking for an Risk Manager to maintain a comprehensive framework of internal controls and to assist AIX Board (Audit and Risk Committee) and AIX Group Management in the improvement of internal controls via conducting internal assurance reviews of existing business, business support and compliance function processes and quality of risk management across the AIX Group. The main purpose of this function is to ensure that controls, once established by the AIX Group Management, are operating as designed and keep pace with new products and industry technology.

Work with all business functions, including Market Operations, Fund Operations, Clearing & Settlement, IT Operations teams, business support functions (Finance, Legal, Corporate Governance, HR, Procurement, Communications teams) and compliance function (Regulation & Compliance team).

Reporting to the AIX Board of Directors and AIX Board Audit and Risk Committee for internal audit matters and administratively to Chief Finance Officer.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Maintains effective internal risk controls forming the third line of defence, including comprehensive set of verification procedures
• In coordination with the business lines, business support functions and compliance function, develops and maintains the AIX consolidated register of business & business support & compliance processes and procedures (the “Process Register”) and coordinates the regular review of the Process Register;
• Based on the Process Register and the AIX Group Risk Register, prepares an Internal Audit Plan for approval by the Audit and Risk Committee on annual basis;
• Executes tasks envisaged by the Internal Audit Plan by conducting assurance reviews of the processes and evaluating quality of the AIX Group’s management of risk;
• Prepares reports for Audit and Risk Committee summarizing findings and, where necessary, recommendations on improvement of processes and internal controls. Copies of the reports must be filed with AFSA in coordination with Regulation & Compliance;
• Tracks findings and ongoing reporting on completion status to Audit and Risk Committee.

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in accounting and/or finance, or related field required;
• At least 3 years of related experience;
• professional certification is highly desirable (e.g., FRM, CFA)
• Russian /Kazakh and English languages fluency

Required Competences and Skills:

• Thorough understanding of professional standards and best practices relevant to internal auditing and risk management;
• Good operational knowledge of capital markets;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite or related software to prepare reports and policies.

Information Security:

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the implementation of the Cyber Security Policies and Procedures
• protecting the information that he/she accesses in the course of his/her work and the entire information at his/her disposal, including such that has been sent or transferred to him/her by another.

Required Competences and Skills:

• Basic understanding of cyber security – at the very least on the level of potential risks;
• Certifications/qualifications: training and refresher training in cyber security and privacy protection.