Disclosures Assurance Senior Manager

Banking|FS|Guangzhou

Banking|FS|Guangzhou

About KPMG Executive Search and Recruitment

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG Executive Search and Recruitment is a business unit of KPMG China and is one of the few recruitment consultancy firms in China that is part of a large professional organisation.  We work alongside a group of professionals and advisors who provide us with a high level of insights and awareness about a wide range of businesses and professions. We support the clients and aim to provide a pleasant working experience for the clients and candidates.  

Clients

Our client is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. Trade finance is one of its blooming businesses especially in APAC. 

Responsibilities

  • Completing an approved organizational design, taking into account the practical management and execution of controls within the team’s assurance remit.
  • Building out the Disclosures Assurance team in line with that design, ensuring that the team has the necessary skills and experience to fulfil its remit.
  • Refining the assurance methodology and reporting output in respect of Disclosures Assurance, working with RCAS Professional Practices, relevant Risk Stewards, Magnus Programme and other key impacted stakeholders.
  • Devising a comprehensive, robust and commercially considerate testing plan, and agreeing this with the relevant Risk Stewards, peer assurance teams and framework teams.
  • Executing the plan, ensuring that testing is accurate, effective and abides by CA procedures and templates, and meets quality control requirements.
  • Driving a high performance and supportive culture in the teams, energizing staff by creating opportunities and developing capabilities, promoting the highest standards and celebrating success, supporting employee well-being, and collaborating to innovate.
  • Driving the delivery of reviews, setting ambitious targets and using experience/ knowledge to intervene and redirect testing as required, resolving escalations when they arise.
  • Managing GSC stakeholders and collaborating with other Risk and Compliance functions, in the regions and/or at a global level, to ensure the effective delivery of the assurance.
  • Participating in the CA team forums, helping drive cross-team initiatives, including feeding into people initiatives, procedures, templates, MI and training requirements, to continuously improve the operating effectiveness of the division globally.
  • Continuously assessing the control testing framework by developing and implementing innovative approaches to CA testing and reviews with the support from Analytics and Automation team.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years proven experience in financial services compliance, testing, audit and/or legal management experience or equivalent.
  • Good understanding of banking financial and non-financial risks, and the aptitude to learn about new and emerging risk types.
  • An innovative and forward-thinking mindset, and a proven ability to question, evaluate, and improve existing business processes and adequacy of information.
  • Experience working with a global team and creating and working to global standards of quality.
  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related field such as business, finance, law or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Requires understanding of the changing regulatory landscape regarding Risk and Compliance functions within the banking industry.
  • Project and/or change management skills is advantageous.
  • Fluent in both oral and written English.

Applications

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