Manager, Personal Financial Services (Business Compliance) | Kuala Lumpur, MY

Manager, Personal Financial Services (Business Compliance)

Hong Leong Bank Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Job Purpose Summary
Act as a Product Subject Matter Expert for assigned portfolio and assist Head of PFS Compliance Assurance and Advisory ("Head of CAA") to drive compliance awareness, conduct independent product reviews and assessments; and collaborate with various Departments to promote ethical compliance practices.

Functional (job responsibilities)

• Assist Head of CAA to review and update policies and procedures to comply with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as internal standards and guidelines.
• Assist Head of CAA to manage Compliance Self-Assessment (CSA), Compliance Independent Review (CIR), BNM Review and Review on implementation of relevant new legislation & regulation.
• Drive the culture of compliance and check the compliance controls for assigned portfolio.
• Provide advisory for assigned portfolio in relation to product governance.
• Assist Head of CAA to review all relevant new legislation and regulation on product compliance to ensure it is implemented in a timely manner, includes validate gap analysis performed by assigned portfolio and follow up until closure of gaps identified.
• Key liaison with BUs for assigned portfolio to ensure all independent reviews on product compliance is implemented in a timely manner, include follow up until closure of gaps identified.
• Perform review or validation of the quality of work including identification of gaps and potential areas for improvement based on the area assessed.
• Drive the initiatives to revise existing internal processes and/or adopt new processes to comply with new regulatory requirements, where necessary.
• Support Head of CAA to manage any regulatory information requests on product compliance, including BNM Review and meetings with audits.
• Assist Head of CAA to ensure timely and accurate regulatory reporting, if any.
• Support Head of CAA to ensure timely reporting and escalation of compliance issues or incidences to management and Group Compliance.
• Assist Head of CAA to work with relevant stakeholders to derive cross functional compliance related policies and standards.
• Build a close working relationship with respective Business Unit / Business Heads, Group Compliance, Group Risk, Group Support Services (including legal), Group Internal Audit, other business units and functions where relevant, in the implementation and enforcement of policies and guidelines.
• Build a close working relationship with Group Compliance, as well as Hong Leong Islamic Bank to help ensure compliance with Shariah requirements where necessary.
• Assist Head of CAA on compliance projects initiated by Group Compliance, where necessary.

Experience/Requirements

• Minimum of 1 - 2 years' experience in a banking and financial institution with relevant exposure in Compliance
• Knowledge of legislative aspects / regulatory requirements of banking and financial institutions
• Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, through all levels of the organization.
• Leadership skills with the ability to see the big picture without losing attention to details.
• Possess analytical and critical thinking. Attentive to details and processes investigative nature.

About Hong Leong Bank
We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our "Digital at the Core" ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

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