Company:
Sopra Steria is a listed European tech leader specializes in Consulting, Digital Service, and Software. We have 50,000 employees worldwide located in different regions (Europe, North America and Asia), whereby Singapore is the HQ for APAC. EvaGroup Asia Pacific is part of Sopra Steria I2S APAC, in charge of Infrastructure, Cloud and Cybersecurity services.
Role:
We are looking for a Compliance & Risk Expert, who will report directly to the Regional Head of Compliance Asia. He/she shall escalate any high risk/issue or work resistance in the execution of the review without delay to the Team Lead and/or Regional Head. The successful candidate needs to be able to make and stand by difficult decisions with a strong desire for results and solution orientated. A high level of integrity with good ethical core values.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure Compliance risks are identified and managed in a timely manner
- Perform testing of the control framework and deliver Compliance reviews as required by the annual control plan
- Contribute to build and deliver on the annual Compliance control plan
- Adopt a strong risk-based approach
- Analyze the results of the risk assessment campaign, key incidents, external enforcements, results of previous reviews, regulatory agenda and detect weak areas or process at risk. Narrow down the selection of priorities with the contribution of key compliance and business stakeholders across all the region.
- Perform Compliance and/or operational risk testing on controls in the business.
- Manage end to end thematic/cyclical/desk review activities by performing review activities, including scoping, testing, issue clearance, reporting; and delivering work on schedule and in accordance with standards and methodology
- Timely escalation of any risk/issue to the Team Lead and/or Regional Head, including where there is a risk of delayed implementation or work resistance from the relevant stakeholders
- Submit draft reports to, and obtain clearance from, the Team Lead and/or Regional Head prior to issuance and communication to the relevant business and Compliance stakeholders. Manage distribution of the review report to the relevant stakeholders and the recording of the issues/actions/recommendations in the database.
- Ensure timely tracking of issues/actions/recommendations and provide updated status in the recording database on a regular basis.
- Provide periodic updates of the review status in weekly team meetings and update the team’s activity report on a monthly basis. Comment on key risks/issues identified and highlight any potential slippage, and/or provide justification for slippage, if the anticipated delivery schedule is not going to be met.
- Maintain adequate and accurate working papers to evidence and support issues/actions/recommendations.
- Collaborate and work with all staff involved in the execution of the reviews, providing support throughout the review life cycle (including the validation of the scoping document, the testing results, the validation/clearance of issues/actions/recommendations, and the issuance of the report).
- Support and share expertise on compliance and/or business specific knowledge/matters.
- Contribute to heighten awareness of major regulatory developments and its impact to the activities from a risk management perspective.
- Develop and maintain effective partnership and working relationships with relevant stakeholders at all levels of organisation based on an understanding of their concerns, needs and motivations.
- Maintain a detailed and updated working knowledge of the FCA, SFC, HKMA, MAS rules and regulations
- Develop and maintain own training plan to stay abreast of new regulatory requirements and Internal Controls/Policies
Technical knowledge
- Strong knowledge of regulations relating to financial services (FCA rules, EU directives, SFC, HKMA, and MAS etc)
- Good knowledge of Capital Markets and Investment Banking environment and associated products
- Solid data analytic skills with advanced Excel experience
- Ability to analyse trends, identify critical threats and opportunities, diagnose problems and issues and then recommend appropriate actions dealing with the underlying root causes
Experience
- Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience in the financial services industry, internal audit/control testing, compliance or data science/analysis background
- Experience in execution of projects/reviews with minimum supervision
- Broad business experience and a proven ability to influence
- Demonstrated ability in strong communication, organisational, analytical and people skills
- Proven track record in delivering results, self-starter and ability to manage complex projects a must
- Experience in analysing large datasets, draw valid inferences and present them clearly to key stakeholders
- Have ability to work effectively with both local, regional and global stakeholders
- IT audit experience is desired
Education
- Minimum of BA/BS required; MBA or any other advanced degree preferred but not required
- University Graduate in Law, Banking & Finance, Economics or Data Science/Analytics highly advantageous
- Professional diploma or qualifications in Compliance (eg. ACAMS, AAMLP, CFE) and/or Audit (eg. CA, CPA), preferred
- HKMA Enhanced Competency Framework (ECF) certification is preferred
General Competencies
- Work independently with the ability to make difficult decisions
- Strong report writing skills
- Analytical & problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Time management skills
- Team player
