PURITY GATHONI MURIITHI
Nairobi
Summary
A seasoned Risk Officer with a background in comprehensive risk management and banking operations. Specialized in implementing strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks. Strengths include analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and deep understanding of regulatory compliance standards. Previous work led to improved controls, efficient bank operations, improved risk management processes, and compliance with regulatory guidelines on risk management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Operational Risk Officer
Cooperative bank of Kenya
09.2022 - Current
- Conducting onsite, post implementation and product/process risk assessments with the aim of identifying operational risk exposures and areas of improvements in risk management
- Conducting risk awareness trainings to enhance the Banks risk maturity
- Reviewing of the reported incidences by the business units and collecting data that feed into the Operational efficiency committee and Board risk committee reports
- Co-ordinating the Risk Control Self-assessment (RCSA) across the business unit through training, collation and reporting of the results.
- Ensuring tracking of Key risk indicators by the business unit
Cash officer
Cooperative bank of Kenya
07.2014 - 09.2022
- Ensured accuracy of the internal accounts through reconciliation
- Monitoring, and tracking of the cash levels of the vault, ATM and SSAs to ensure that the branch and ATMs held adequate cash levels and SSAs were within the acceptable limits
- Training and coaching of the new SSAs to ensure they settled in their roles
- Holding fort for the Service manager and offering leadership in their absence
Graduate clerk
Cooperative bank of Kenya
09.2010 - 06.2014
- Actively played a role in KYC while onboarding new customers and in service to the existing customers
- Offering distinctive customer experience to the customers while in service to the customers
Education
Financial Risk Management -
Global Association Of Risk Professionals
12-2026
ISO 31000:2018 - Lead Risk Manager
Professional Evaluation And Certification Board
09-2024
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya10-2008
Skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge in Regulatory compliance
- Risk assessment skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Leadership skills
- Anti-money laundering skills
References
- David Mwongela, Senior Manager, Market and Liquidity Risk, SBM Bank Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, +254 723 823 115
- Felix Matete, service manager, Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Nyeri Branch, Nairobi, Kenya, +254 723 418 174
- Emmanuel Mbithi, head of enterprise risk, Habib Bank AG Zurich, Nairobi, Kenya, +254 733 782 793
Additional Information
Diligent, self-motivated, and disciplined individual who is objective, willing to learn, and can cope easily with new environments I am also able to work under minimum or no supervision with the ability to jungle multiple priorities and still deliver excellent results promptly.
Timeline
Operational Risk Officer
Cooperative bank of Kenya
09.2022 - Current
Cash officer
Cooperative bank of Kenya
07.2014 - 09.2022
Graduate clerk
Cooperative bank of Kenya
09.2010 - 06.2014
Financial Risk Management -
Global Association Of Risk Professionals
ISO 31000:2018 - Lead Risk Manager
Professional Evaluation And Certification Board
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Nairobi