Compliance Analyst

Role & responsibilities

1. Regulatory and Internal Compliance

• Monitor applicable information security and cyber security requirements issued by regulators, government

bodies, payment networks and other competent authorities.

• Assess applicability with relevant stakeholders, record obligations and coordinate implementation and

evidence collection.

• Maintain compliance trackers and support timely, accurate responses to advisories, questionnaires,

inspections and regulatory submissions.

• Escalate overdue, incomplete or potentially non-compliant items through the prescribed governance process.

2. Audit and Assurance Coordination

• Coordinate internal, external, information systems, regulatory and other security-related audits and

assessments.

• Collate evidence, verify completeness, maintain an audit trail and coordinate responses with accountable

owners.

• Track observations, management actions and target dates through closure and validate the supporting closure

evidence.

• Identify recurring themes and support improvements to controls, processes and documentation.

3. Policy, Standards and Exception Management

• Support preparation, review, approval, communication and periodic updating of information security policies,

standards, procedures and guidelines.

• Maintain document-control information, review schedules, approval records and version history.

• Coordinate policy exceptions and risk-acceptance requests, ensuring justification, compensating controls,

approvals and validity periods are recorded.

• Promote consistent alignment between documented requirements and operational practices.

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4. Risk, Metrics and Governance Reporting

• Support cyber and technology risk assessments and maintenance of risk registers, treatment plans and

residual-risk records.

• Monitor key risk indicators, compliance metrics, audit status and action-plan progress.

• Prepare concise dashboards, management information and committee papers with validated data and clear

status commentary.

• Maintain organized, retrievable and audit-defensible records for governance and assurance activities.

5. Coordination and Awareness

• Coordinate with technology, business, risk, legal, audit and service-provider teams to close compliance

requirements.

• Support information security awareness, policy communication and role-based training activities.

• Provide guidance on evidence expectations, control ownership and compliance documentation without

assuming the control owner's accountability.

Preferred candidate profile

Mandatory experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in IT security compliance, information security

governance, IT audit, technology risk management, regulatory compliance, cyber security assurance or a

closely related area.

• Graduate or postgraduate qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security,

Commerce, Risk Management or a related discipline.

• Experience in banking, financial services or another regulated industry is preferred.
• Relevant certifications such as CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer, Security+ or

COBIT Foundation are desirable.