Chief Controls Officer (CCO – Controls)

Job Description: Chief Controls Officer (CCO – Controls)

Industry: Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Investment

Job Type: Full-Time

Reporting To: Chief Risk Officer (CRO) / Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Job Summary

The Chief Controls Officer (CCO – Controls) is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing the organization's internal control framework to ensure effective risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity. This role ensures that controls across financial, operational, and compliance processes are robust, consistent, and aligned with organizational risk appetite.

The CCO (Controls) plays a critical role in strengthening governance, preventing control failures, and enhancing transparency across all business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Internal Controls Framework

Develop and maintain enterprise-wide internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO)

Ensure controls are effectively designed, documented, and implemented

Standardize control practices across business units

Continuously improve control effectiveness and maturity

• Control Monitoring & Testing

Oversee control testing, monitoring, and validation processes

Implement continuous control monitoring systems

Identify control gaps and weaknesses

Ensure timely remediation of control deficiencies

• Risk & Compliance Integration

Align internal controls with enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks

Collaborate with risk, compliance, and audit teams

Ensure controls support regulatory compliance requirements

Monitor emerging risks and adapt control…