Risk, Compliance & Controls Lead

📋 Description

• • Rwazi Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Risk, Compliance & Controls Lead to join our dynamic team. This is a critical, full-time, remote role reporting directly to the Head of Finance, responsible for establishing and maintaining robust enterprise risk frameworks, internal control systems, and ensuring regulatory alignment across our global operations. As Rwazi continues to scale and expand its reach across distributed contributor networks, client contracts, and complex data governance environments, this position is paramount to ensuring our structural defensibility and operational integrity.
• • The core mandate of this role is to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks that could impact the company's financial health, legal standing, and operational efficiency. You will be instrumental in designing and implementing comprehensive enterprise risk frameworks, establishing effective internal control systems, governing financial and operational compliance, and ultimately reducing exposure across all the markets in which we operate. This is a hands-on role that requires a strategic mindset coupled with the ability to operationalize controls and embed them into daily workflows.
• • **Enterprise Risk Framework Management:** You will be responsible for the end-to-end management of our enterprise risk framework. This includes the meticulous identification of potential operational, financial, and legal risk vectors that could affect Rwazi's business objectives. You will then develop and implement structured mitigation protocols to address these identified risks, ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place. A key aspect of this responsibility will be maintaining comprehensive risk registers, clearly defining escalation thresholds, and ensuring timely communication of significant risks to senior leadership.
• • **Internal Control System Implementation and Enhancement:** A significant portion of this role involves the design, implementation, and ongoing strengthening of our internal control systems. You will develop and implement robust approval frameworks for all significant expenditures and contractual agreements, ensuring that financial decisions are made with appropriate due diligence and oversight. Furthermore, you will focus on strengthening our overall financial governance processes, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory requirements. A critical component will be ensuring the proper segregation of duties where required, to prevent fraud and errors and maintain the integrity of our financial operations.
• • **Regulatory and Governance Compliance:** Navigating the complex landscape of global regulations is a key challenge for Rwazi. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance across all relevant jurisdictions, staying abreast of evolving legal and regulatory requirements. This includes aligning our operations with stringent data governance and privacy standards, such as GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable frameworks, given the nature of our distributed contributor networks and client data. You will also play a vital role in supporting audit preparation processes, both internal and external, and contributing to robust board governance processes, ensuring transparency and accountability at the highest levels of the organization.
• • **Operationalizing Controls and Driving Impact:** This role is not about passive oversight or merely writing policies. It is about actively operationalizing controls and embedding them into the fabric of our daily operations. Your success will directly translate into tangible benefits for Rwazi, including a significant reduction in legal and financial exposure, enhanced investor confidence through demonstrated financial discipline and risk management, improved audit readiness, and the seamless integration of operational safeguards into the workflows of all departments. You will be a key partner in enabling Rwazi's continued growth and success by building a resilient and compliant operational foundation.
• • The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of risk management principles, internal controls, and regulatory compliance, with a proven track record of implementing effective frameworks in a global, distributed environment. You should be adept at identifying potential vulnerabilities, developing practical solutions, and influencing stakeholders across the organization to adopt and adhere to control measures. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the risk and compliance function of a rapidly growing company and make a significant impact on its long-term success.