You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in control manager . You have found the right team.

 

As a CO&D Control Manager within the APAC region, you will manage the controls agenda, supporting a global mandate that includes identifying and monitoring significant risks. Your role will ensure compliance with operational policies, control procedures, and legal/regulatory requirements. You will manage various engagements such as Regulatory Exams, Regulatory Reporting, Internal/External Audits, and Compliance Monitoring and Testing activities. You will also handle special projects and risk assessments. Your role supports the end-to-end CO&D organization across WKO and DDS Operations by providing management with sufficient information to understand and monitor key operational risks and regulatory activities/concerns. As a CO&D Control Manager, you will partner with critical stakeholders including Operations, Cross-Regional control managers, Compliance, Technology, and Audit to ensure alignment to firmwide standards.

Job Responsibilities:

Effectively manage a caseload of Engagements across CO&D remit including regulatory exams, internal audits, external audits, compliance tests and monitoring activities. Review requests for information from examiners, auditors, and testers, and in a timely and effective manner, prepare written responses, or coordinate with subject matter experts to collect, review, and submit responses. Manage the entire lifecycle of Engagements (planning, fieldwork, and reporting), where necessary. Develop and maintain strong knowledge of WKO/DDS Ops policies, procedures, and operating model as well as systems/platforms used to carry out these activities   Investigate and analyze emerging issues, perform root cause analysis, and work with Operations teams to define and manage action plans end to end until issue is resolved. Perform internal control reviews to document processes and validate the effectiveness of key controls in the CO&D operational processes Advise on and continually reassess key risks and appropriateness of controls to ensure timely identification of significant risks and issues to support an evolving business & regulatory environment. Perform record level testing across different client types to ensure alignment to procedures and quality expectations Develop a cohesive and effective partnership with Senior Business leaders, LOB Compliance teams, local and regional onboarding and banking teams, Oversight and Controls, Legal, Internal Audit and Operations. Understand and become familiar with the various data sources, platforms and tools including the flow of data from source systems. Provide strategic, clear, and regular updates and key messages to management regarding significant matters, including potential issues requiring timely escalation and resolution.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills 

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with fluid regulatory and business requirements. Demonstrate strong AML/KYC/Operations knowledge, including a solid understanding of the onboarding/KYC lifecycle, systems, and platforms Excellent time management, organizational, and planning skills along with ability to handle multiple assignments at the same time.  Knowledge of Operational management concepts; ability to understand and interpret the impact of policy and procedural changes, as well as identify and convey potential problem areas. Experience in performing a Strategic end to end review and ability to assess risk and recommend control enhancement Experienced and comfortable working with databases, familiarity with database concepts and language. Ability to review documentation and provide executive summary overviews and trend analysis. Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant work experience required.  Experience with Digital Tools / Dashboards (e.g. Alteryx, Pega, Tableau), Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook/ Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint)