Senior Associate Risk, Legal and Compliance

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

General Tax Consulting

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC our goal is to ensure organisations are ready to build trust in the marketplace through a prepared workforce. PwCs community of solvers combines extensive strategic knowledge with practical implementation experience to help businesses and their people thrive amid uncertainty. Our Workforce team collaborates closely to unleash the full potential of an organisations people building market trust and delivering sustained outcomes.

A career with our Workforce team offers you the opportunity to guide organisations in strategically planning their future HR needs while addressing immediate HR challenges. We integrate HR functions and technology capabilities to facilitate organisational transformation offering flexible solutions tailored to specific client requirements.

Joining us means becoming a key member of a team dedicated to automating and optimising HR processes for businesses. You will help implement cutting-edge solutions that revolutionise HR management promoting a tech enabled human-centric approach to enhance employee connectivity and interaction.

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to support and oversee risk legal and compliance functions within our in-house HR software operations. The role focuses on strengthening governance frameworks ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and maintaining robust internal controls. You will play a key role in driving practical proportionate and cost-effective solutions that safeguard the organisation while enabling operational excellence.

Support the identification and assessment ofregulatory legal and compliance risksrelevant to internal operations products and platforms.

Coordinate andmaintainrisk and compliance registers tracking obligations issues remediation actions and ownership.

Assistin assessing theadequacy of internal controls policies and procedures focusing on compliance governance and operational risk rather than technical testing.

Work with internal stakeholders (Legal Risk IT Operations HR) tointerpret regulatory and compliance requirementsand translate them into clear internal actions.

Support compliance with relevantlaws regulations and internal policies such as data protection information governance outsourcing/vendor risk and internal control standards.

Assistin the preparation and maintenance ofpolicies procedures standards and compliance documentation.

Monitor compliance issues incidents and breaches andsupport followup and remediation tracking.

Prepareclear concise internal reportsand summaries for management on compliance status key risks and outstanding actions.

Support internal reviews audits or regulatory enquiries bycoordinating responses and documentation rather than leading technical assessments.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives byidentifyingopportunities tosimplify controls reduce duplication and improve compliance efficiency.

Stay informed onregulatory and compliance developmentsrelevant to theorganisationand flag potential impacts.

Bachelors degree inLaw Compliance Business Risk Management Accounting ora relateddiscipline.

24 years of experiencein compliance legal support risk management governance or internalcontrolsroles preferably in a software related business.

Exposure toregulatory compliance internal policies or governance frameworksis preferred.

Basic awareness ofdata protection information security or technology risk conceptsis an advantage butdeep technical or IT audit experience is notrequired.

Experience supporting audits regulatory reviews or compliance reporting is a plus.

Strongorganisationaland documentation skills with attention to detail.

Ability tointerpret requirements and communicate them clearlyto nonlegal nontechnical stakeholders.

Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and managing followups.

Proficient in MicrosoftOffice;experience with risk compliance or GRC tools is an advantage.

Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback Active Listening Analytical Thinking Communication Creativity Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Inclusion Intellectual Curiosity Learning Agility Optimism Payroll Accounting Payroll Legislation Payroll Management Payroll Software Payroll System Optimization Payroll Taxes Payroll Tax Preparation Self-Awareness Tax Compliance Tax Services Teamwork Well Being Withholding Tax

Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

Government Clearance Required

Job Posting End Date

October 31 2026

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Line of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryAt PwC our goal is to ensure organisations are ready to build trust in the marketplace through a prepared workforce. PwCs community of solvers combines extensive st...