Assistant Vice President, Group Compliance Monitoring

About Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiary, Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad, offers banking and financial solutions through its consumer, SME, corporate, commercial and Islamic banking. The Bank provides easy access to its broad base of customers throughout the country via multi-pronged delivery channels that include retail branches, Privilege Banking Centres, Business Centres, Investment Bank branches, and mobile and Internet banking.

We are currently seeking a high caliber professional to join our Group Compliance Monitoring department under Group Compliance division as an Assistant Vice President.

The Role

A successful candidate in this position will be accountable to support the Head, Group Compliance Monitoring in the oversight of the Bank’s Compliance Monitoring and Testing program. Responsible to ensure timely and effective management and execution of the Bank’s Compliance testing program to assess compliance with regulations and policies through reviews across all the business / support units within the Bank.

Job Description

Enterprise Wide Compliance Risk Assessment

• Assist Head, GCM on the development of Compliance Risk Assessment Scorecard by Entities and Branches.

Compliance Review Plan

• Assist Head, GCM to formulate and update the annual Compliance Review Plan pertaining to technologies review.
• Assist Head, GCM on the progress of the execution of the technology review

Head Office Review / Testing

• Conduct compliance review activity as per the Compliance Review Plan or ad-hoc reviews as and when requested by the Senior Management / Board / Regulators.
• Conduct compliance monitoring, review and reporting activities including independent validation of corrective action plans relating to compliance issues arising from compliance reviews.
• Provide constructive recommendations to Business/Support Units with the objective of improving the internal controls and compliance risk awareness within these units
• Assist Head, GCM provide periodic reports to Senior Management and BOD on status of reviews and review results.
• Collaborate with all functions of the Bank to ensure technology regulatory requirements.

Other Ancillary Functions

• Attend to ad-hoc requests and other related matters as deemed necessary by the Group Chief Compliance Officer

Job Requirements

Skills

• High level of analytical thinking, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Good writing and communication skills
• Possess a risk and control mindset
• Proactive, able to work independently as well as a team

Knowledge

• A Professional Qualification in Information Technologies or Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Information Technologies/Computer Engineering.

Experience

• At least 5 years working experience in compliance, internal audit or technology risk and control management in a financial institution
• Regulatory compliance and banking operations experience is an added advantage