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Mawutor Attipoe

Accra

Summary

Strategic risk leader with over a decade of progressive experience strengthening enterprise-wide risk management, governance, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance across multinational financial institutions and large development-sector organizations. Demonstrated ability to design and embed mature ERM frameworks, enhance organizational resilience, and foster a strong risk culture aligned with Board and executive expectations.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Regulatory Risk Manager

FNB Ghana
Accra
09.2021 - Current
  • Leading risk management workshops with senior leadership to develop and update a comprehensive risk universe across all business units, for approval by Management and the FNB Ghana Board.
  • Supporting risk assessments and due diligence for third-party relationships, new products, and strategic projects, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s risk appetite.
  • Promoting a strong risk culture by training Risk Champions on FirstRand Group’s policies, standards, and ERM documentation.
  • Delivering continuous risk monitoring and assurance reviews, providing insights on compliance including Insurance and Cybersecurity Act/Directives and internal policies.
  • Reviewing and updating Risk and Compliance policies to ensure alignment with applicable legislation and the overarching risk strategy of FNB Ghana and FirstRand.
  • Conducting Business Impact Assessments (BIA) on critical systems to ensure Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) are met.
  • Providing independent regulatory risk monitoring through reviews of multiple legislations and procedures for management reporting.
  • Produce KRI reports that support adherence to both enterprise level and thematic risk appetite thresholds.
  • Subsidiary of FirstRand, South Africa

Enterprise Risk Analyst

FNB Ghana
Accra
02.2016 - 08.2021
  • Co-led execution of the Bank’s risk strategy and appetite in line with the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.
  • Led review of ERM and BCM policies for governance committee approvals.
  • Served as secretariat for the in-country Risk and Compliance Committee (RISCO), coordinating stakeholder follow-ups on remediation actions.
  • Managed ERM tools and processes to ensure effective identification, assessment, and control of risks.
  • Contributed to the design and rollout of Control Risk Identification Matrices across business units, strengthening internal controls and improving risk scores.
  • Aggregating and reporting risk insights to senior management and FirstRand Group governance committees.
  • Developed and managed Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) using dashboards and risk platforms (OpenPages, Archer) to monitor and mitigate risks.
  • Subsidiary of FirstRand, South Africa

Quality Assurance Officer, Trade Finance

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited
Accra
09.2015 - 01.2016
  • Conducted monthly quality assurance on trade sanctions screening for Bonds, Guarantees & Indemnities (BGIs), Letters of Credit (LCs), and Documentary Collections.
  • Performed sanctions screening on assigned trade transactions to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Tracked and logged operational risk events in coordination with the Operational Risk department.

Risk & Control Rigor Analyst

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited
Accra
06.2014 - 08.2015
  • Prepared for internal audits in the Collections & Recoveries department, focusing on billing and refunds.
  • Monitored monthly snap checks across all units under the COO function to ensure control effectiveness.
  • Managed closure of conformance reviews related to risk events and operational losses.
  • Assisted the Risk Control Rigor Manager in reviewing governance committee activities for Barclays Ghana.
  • Conducted audit preparations and sanctions screening for cross-border paper payments.

Education

MBA - Risk Management And Finance

Business School Netherlands (BSN)
Netherlands

Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance

Presbyterian University, Ghana

ISO 31000 Certified Senior Lead Risk Manager - Risk Management

Professional Evaluation Certification Board (PECB)
Canada

Honors And Awards

  • Co-led the successful set up of Enterprise Risk Management department of FNB Ghana.
  • Implemented the Business Continuity Management Program for FNB Ghana with a 100% posture within subsidiaries in Broader Africa.
  • Championed BCBS 239 project and its implementation for Credit and Operational Risk stream.
  • FirstRand Group Monitoring Centre of Excellence Overall Award Winner for FY 2023/2024.
  • Implemented Risk program on Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) in FNB Zambia and Foreign Exchange program in FNB Lesotho.
  • FirstRand Broader Africa Compliance Monitoring Gem of the year 2022/2023.

Core Leadership Competencies

  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Leadership
  • Operational Resilience & BCM (ISO-aligned)
  • Regulatory, Compliance & Governance Oversight
  • Organisational Risk Culture Building
  • Cross-Functional Risk Collaboration & Engagement
  • ESG & Non-Financial Risk Governance
  • Board Reporting & Executive Stakeholder Influence
  • Issues & Root Cause Analysis
  • Third-Party, Program & Project Risk Assurance
  • PRCIA, KRI & Risk Analytics

Timeline

Regulatory Risk Manager

FNB Ghana
09.2021 - Current

Enterprise Risk Analyst

FNB Ghana
02.2016 - 08.2021

Quality Assurance Officer, Trade Finance

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited
09.2015 - 01.2016

Risk & Control Rigor Analyst

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited
06.2014 - 08.2015

MBA - Risk Management And Finance

Business School Netherlands (BSN)

Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance

Presbyterian University, Ghana

ISO 31000 Certified Senior Lead Risk Manager - Risk Management

Professional Evaluation Certification Board (PECB)
Mawutor Attipoe