Job description

Business type
Types of Jobs - Asset Management

Complementary business types
Types of Jobs - Compliance / Financial Security

Job title
Associate Director, Compliance M/F

Contract type
Permanent Contract

Management position
Yes

Job summary

What is the opportunity?

CACEIS Malaysia has been a cornerstone of asset servicing since 2008, evolving into a trusted hub of operational excellence within the global CACEIS network. Strategically located in IOI City, Putrajaya, the company employs over 1,200 skilled professionals, providing a broad spectrum of services to institutional clients across Europe. These services include Custody & Cash Clearing, Fund Administration, Fund Distribution, Master Data Services, Market Solutions, Group Invoicing, Reconciliations and Private Equity & Real Estate Solutions. As a centre of excellence, CACEIS Malaysia plays a pivotal role in driving the scalability of global operations, enhancing service quality, and implementing standardized processes to meet the diverse needs of its clients. The dedicated team in Malaysia is committed to delivering reliable, high-quality solutions that empower clients to thrive in a dynamic and competitive financial landscape.

You are required to undertake periodic reviews and monitoring activities as advised by the home jurisdictions in line with their regulatory requirements and to provide independent assurance, views and reports to the respective

Region: APAC

Working Hour: 9:00AM - 6:00PM

What will you do?

• Manage 1 compliance manager whom will be supporting the activities indicated below as see fit by you. This include acting as the go-to and guide person for the compliance manager, task planning, review of employee performance, and management of employee processes.
• To provide a constructive advisory service to line management and the executive on all relevant regulatory, statutory, and corporate requirements and to facilitate the design and implementation of in-house rules, systems and procedures to address successfully those requirements.
• Monitor all statutory and regulatory developments of the local business practice as well as those advised by the source jurisdictions and to assess their impact on the conduct of the business. To identify procedural control requirements to the Executive and Line Management arising from new or amended external legislation or regulation or internal Group procedures.
• To identify procedural control requirements to the Executive and Line Management arising from new or amended external legislation or regulation or internal Group procedures.
• Develop, implement and as applicable enforce an adequate and consistent compliance framework including preparing and maintaining current Compliance related policies, procedures, manuals and guidelines designed to ensure timely compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct and standards of good practice.
• Provide training to staff and management as to Compliance related requirements in the conduct of business. This will include local induction, annual Compliance training as well as following up on all the Group systemic training involving the Code of Conduct, AML and data privacy.

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Supplementary Information

• Responsible for progress reports to Group Compliance, Malaysian office's Board of Directors and Management Operations Committee.
• The candidate will be the reference point and liaison with the Company's regulators, law enforcement and other governmental authorities.
• The candidate will be responsible to undertake the due diligence program on any provider to which the Malaysian office may further delegate its services or functions.
• Review non-compliance risk incidents and privacy incidents and follow up of related action plans with the stakeholders
• Analyse and process cash and securities filtering alerts escalated by the 1st Line of defense

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including performance based bonuses, flexible benefits, and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• A world-class training program in financial services
• A collaborative dynamic culture where personal initiative and hard work are recognized and rewarded.

Position location

Geographical area
Asia, Malaysia

City
Putrajaya

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level
Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

• Minimum a tertiary university education at a graduate level, in either a legal, accounting or operations qualified background.

Level of minimal experience
6-10 years

Experience

• Minimum 8-10 years working experience in Compliance. This should include both practical applications in the different subject areas of the practice as well as leadership experience in the function.

Required skills

• Mature individual, self-starter with a confident presence and able to articulate Compliance related positions and concerns strongly and effectively amongst senior executive peers.
• Experience working in a dynamic, high stress working environment. He/she must be able to work and deal with a multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary corporate structure with strong personalities.
• The candidate must be able to face off and positively interact with, auditors both internal and external, fund related external regulators and the Compliance staff of the source jurisdictions, senior leaderships members of the Company and stakeholders from the Group

Technical skills required

• Professional designations and awards in Compliance would be an asset.
• Professional qualifications in project management would also be an advantage.
• It would be advantageous if the candidate has some experience dealing with regulators located in the source jurisdictions - CSSF, OSFI, FSA, Bank of Ireland, MAS, MPFA and AUSTRAC.

Languages
English