FICTIONAL EXAMPLE. The organisation, documents, figures and events are invented.

Risk entry: single-person key reconciliation

Organisation settings (fictional)

The brief (fictional)

A branch operations manager says only one person performs the nostro reconciliation, and it was late twice last quarter. Author pastes the procedure (S1), incident log (S2) and an assurance report (S3) that tested the review control in March but not the backup arrangement. The author gives the entry reference and names the risk owner.

DRAFT. Classification: Internal. Prepared with corp-risk-entry v1.0.0. Not signed off.

OR-2026-118. New entry. Author: Operations Risk Partner.

Risk statement

Because only one trained person performs the daily nostro reconciliation [S1 s.3], breaks may go undetected during that person's absence, leading to financial loss and late regulatory reporting.

Category and owner

Operational risk: process execution. Owner: Head of Treasury Operations.

Inherent rating

[PROPOSED] Likelihood 4, impact 4, which is 16, High. Two late completions last quarter [S2 #41, #47]; value at stake from S1 s.1.

Controls

ControlTypeOwnerLast testResult
Next-day supervisor reviewDetectiveTreasury SupervisorMarch [S3 p.4]Effective
Named backup performerPreventiveHead of Treasury OperationsNone supplied[UNVERIFIED: untested]

Residual rating

[PROPOSED] With the supervisor review only: likelihood 3, impact 4, which is 12, High. The backup control earns no credit until tested.

Appetite position

Outside: "Low tolerance for financial loss from process failure".

Treatment

[PROPOSED] Reduce. Train a second performer, Head of Treasury Operations, 31 January. Test the backup during planned leave, Operational Risk Manager, 28 February.

Indicators

Days the reconciliation is completed after cut-off. Threshold [PROPOSED]: more than 1 per month. Monthly. Source: S2 incident log.

Review and history

[PROPOSED] Next review 1 March. Related: incidents #41 and #47 [S2].

Sources. S1 Procedure. S2 Incident log. S3 Assurance report, March.
Sign-off. Head of Treasury Operations: ____ Operational Risk Manager: ____