Job responsibilities:
- Work with Asia Pacific Operations colleagues to assist in risk identification and development of controls to mitigate gaps and minimize risk
- Perform process walkthroughs and assist Operations with risk identification, control design and evaluation, and end-to-end issue management
- Participate and provide leadership in driving audit and regulatory response, risk mitigation, risk transformation and intelligence efforts
- Work with senior leaders/business executives and other stakeholders on key decisions and major risk and control initiatives
- Provide control-related subject matter expertise for relevant projects driven inside and outside of the Control Management organization
- Ensure operational practices are in compliance with relevant risk standards, policies and regulations to maintain an effective control environment
- Identify and monitor metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment, provide input to various control committees and governance forums
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business related discipline
- At least 15 years of experience associated with Asset Management companies or industry
- Highly motivated, energetic self-starter who takes ownership and can drive initiatives and changes through innovation
- Excellent oral, interpersonal, communication skills
- Proven analytical thinker and insightful problem solver
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products (i.e. Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint)
- Fluency in Chinese and English languages is a must
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Understanding of Wealth Management activities is an advantage
- Experience with Risk and Control Self-Assessments/Certification processes is preferred
- Experience in working in a matrix organisation and across various regions
- Experience in performing deep dive reviews, process mappings to identify process / gaps
- Experience in working across groups (i.e. Audit, Risk, Compliance and allied business groups)
- Highly organized and attentive to detail