Femi Ojo.

About Femi Ojo.

Experienced IT Risk Management and IT Audit professional with expertise in Third Party…

Experience

1. Risk Analyst

   Ameris Bank

   Feb 2020 — Present

   Through Assist business unit leaders with identifying, selecting, and implementing third-party solutions effective new vendor selection process and evaluations, including, but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, due diligence reviews, and input on contract requirements. Schedule, coordinate and complete the end-to-end assessment process for new and existing third parties in a timely manner, ensuring appropriate controls are in place. Engage as needed with SMEs to request, review, and analyze all relevant third-party documentation received. Analyze potential and current third-party vendor relationships via on-going tracking, assessment, and feedback from vendor relationship managers. Provide oversight to ensure effective risk management of vendor relationships and identification of performance metrics. Administration of the Bank’s vendor risk and business resiliency software ensuring that all third-party documentation is safeguarded and accurately maintained within appropriate databases. Works closely with business unit leaders to remedy any gaps or deficiencies related to a vendor’s performance or business resiliency plan and follows up on open items. Ensure third party relationship adhere to company\'s policies and compliant with regulatory guidelines and industry best practices. Monitor and assisted with exit strategies and contingency plans for third parties. Facilitate remediation of any third- party related operational issues as needed. Conduct on-site risk assessments based on agreed-upon procedures guidelines. Act as remediation analyst to work with vendors in remediating findings discovered during the onsite/virtual assessment. Perform continuous monitoring by assessing tools during onsite visits to validate the security questionnaires filled out by the vendors to ensure the protection of data at the vendor sites. Provide detailed reports of assessments to business owners and the vendor management office.