Apply: Operational Risk Lead - Financial Crime Project

Reference: BH-92348-2
Role Summary:

The Risk Lead sits within the Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) Risk & Change stream to support the 1LoD operational risk related duties. This role forms an integral part of the overall Financial Crime Transformation Project in line with regulatory reform. By meeting the project deliverables you will design and embed controls, to capture and meet 1st line regulatory obligations with respect to institutional client onboarding including suitability, AMLKYC, CRS, OC Regulations, Privacy and Business Conduct.


Your Responsibilities:
  • Fully comprehend the Client Lifecycle for institutional banking clients, assess the risks which are inherent in these process flows, and to identify controls (existing and new) which are appropriate for mitigating these risks, and controls which deal to relevant obligations
  • Document end-to-end process flows in Excel and/or Microsoft Visio formats
  • Map existing issues and incidents to these process flows
  • Address control weaknesses and gaps, agree with practical actions and work with 1LoD to embed the proposed controls in BAU, and to assist in the preparation for audits and Risk & Control Self Assessments
  • Present process flows, control wording and issues to stakeholders (Sydney and global locations) at all levels confidently, to reach agreement on documented process flows, controls and issue
  • Provide regular updates to the steering committee and project advisory group

Requirements:
  • 3-5+ years of operational risk experience in an institutional-scale project / program in Financial Services or consulting /audit firms
  • Hands-on experience in designing, testing, documenting and embedding controls as 1LoD
  • Knowledge of Client Lifecycle Management (onboarding, maintenance & off-boarding processes), Customer Screening and Risk Assessment
  • Demonstrable experience of translating the complex into the simple and influencing stakeholders with passion
  • Exceptional communication skills both verbally and in writing
  • Understanding of client onboarding requirements across APAC, EU and US jurisdictions is highly desirable


For further information on this role or to confidentially apply, please send an up to date CV to eugenag@ethosbc.com.au or/and contact Eugena Gong on 02 8227 9200 or apply directly via the Apply for this job button. Only WORD FORMAT resumes will be accepted.
Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

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