Risk and Compliance Officer

Exciting career opportunity
Job title: Risk and Compliance Officer

We offer

• A rewarding career journey with room for growth
• Comprehensive training and mentorship programs
• A competitive remuneration packages
• If you have the skills, passion, and determination to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and be part of our success story.

Duties & responsibilities

• Participate in identification, assessment/analysis of all risk types across the bank by participating in quarterly and annual risk assessment discussions with each department and assist the Senior Risk and Compliance Officer in managing those risks with focus on key risk indicators, business unit risk profile, and risk reporting.

• Implement Risk and Compliance unit plan based on business objectives and provide assurance on effectiveness of internal controls.

• Assist Risk and Compliance Senior Officers to evaluate risk and determine areas of highest exposure with intent to implement mitigating controls.

• Perform AML risk assessments as per bank’s AML/KYC policy.

• Conduct monitoring review of all key risk areas including but not limited to AML, KYC, Account opening, Dormant account reactivations, Agent Banking, Mobile Banking and outcome are communicated to Senior Risk and Compliance Officer.

• Conduct training to staff on AML/KYC regulatory requirements to build a risk-aware culture.

• Carry out all different review of assignments independently with minimum supervision in accordance with the Risk and Compliance procedures.

• Conduct counterparty risk assessment before on-boarding new counterparty and continue to monitor their performances.

• Follow up on the closure of various issues raised in different bank reports, e.g. External audit/examination reports and internal audit reports.

Requirements and baseline skills

• Minimum of 2 years working in a bank in various department such as Risk and Compliance, audit or any other related field.