FSO - Risk Consulting - Non Financial Risk (NFR) - Senior/Staff Associate - HK

About EY FSO

We are the only professional services organization who has a separate service line dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Aligned to key industry sectors including banking and capital markets asset management and insurance we provide highly integrated consulting strategy and transactions assurance and tax services. Join our Financial Services Organization (FSO) and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to provide a global perspective on the critical financial services risk and regulatory issues of today.

Job Description
We are looking for ambitious curious and confident people to join us in our Non-Financial Risk (NFR) consulting team: regulatory compliance enterprise risk and controls also financial crime compliance in Associate or Senior Associate roles.

Wide breadth of services of NFR includes but not limited to:

• Undertaking risk and compliance management advice remediation and transformation
• Conducting risk and compliance management framework design and operational effectiveness
• Regulatory compliance consulting (including but not limited to financial crime compliance such as know your customer customer due diligence screening and transaction monitoring activities related consulting services)
• Enterprise risk and controls consulting
• Professional risk support for consulting internal and external audit services
• Future operating models including the use of technology to streamline compliance and risk management controls
• Regulatory preparedness and responding to regulatory criticism
• Providing guidance on current and emerging control practices
• Advising clients on risk culture conduct and accountability regimes and practices
• Conducting important proactive assessments and assurance around the effectiveness of controls and corporate processes while also providing objective consulting support

Your key responsibilities
Support EY projects with respect to:

• Substantive matters of current and emerging HKMA SFC IA MPFA and global regulatory expectations related to regulatory compliance including financial crime compliance corporate governance enterprise risk management internal controls and internal audit to our financial service industry clients
• Assisting clients to maintain effective and efficient controls to manage firm and strategic risks
• Providing advisory services to functional management and the Audit Committee on business risk profile and status or trends of related business internal controls
• Conducting internal audits and special reviews on complex or high-risk sites in multiple disciplines across the business
• Substantive matters of current and emerging HKMA SFC IA MPFA and global regulatory expectations regarding key banking compliance issues such as client onboarding investor protection licensing including cross-border compliance suitability sales practices new product processes product development and diligence client money KYC customer due diligence financial crime risk assessments transaction monitoring suspicious transaction reporting etc.
• Structure and function of banking insurance and capital markets compliance roles and responsibilities and business models
• Use of technology and data including fintech and regtech innovation with respect to non-financial risk and compliance
• Advice and guidance on structuring approaches to emerging regulatory compliance or regulatory exam findings
• Regulatory issue remediation
• Regulatory change management including planning and communication with regulators
• Supporting mock exam reviews policy development and drafting assistance with relationship management between regulators and financial institutions
• Assessment of compliance frameworks understanding of core compliance functions: risk assessment policy management testing monitoring and surveillance and reporting etc.
• Supporting the revision or formulation of new policies and controls aligned with regulatory and compliance guidelines and requirements

To qualify for the role you must have

• University degree majoring in business or legal related subjects accounting or information systems
• Strong desire and ability to assimilate new knowledge including market development and regulatory change
• Relevant working experience with financial institutions or with regulatory bodies such as SFC HKMA IA MPFA or relevant foreign bodies or with consulting or audit firms
• Familiarity with financial services industry regulatory requirements
• Familiarity with the financial services businesses and operational workflows
• Familiarity with consulting methodologies and requirements is an advantage
• Working experience in compliance or risk departments or internal audit is highly preferred
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong presentation skills to simplify complex information and an ability to relate to client stakeholders and understand their perspectives
• Proficient software skills including but not limited to PowerPoint Excel and Word
• Excellent command of spoken and written English fluency in Chinese written and spoken is an advantage
• Relevant professional qualifications including Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) are an advantage

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact EY professionals as soon as possible.
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