Trust Risk and Compliance Officer

Your Role

The Trust Risk and Compliance Officer is responsible in performing Operational Risk, Compliance & Business Continuity functions to strengthen Trust internal controls and to ensure regulatory and risk deliverables are timely and accurately met. The incumbent is expected to assist the Risk & Compliance Head (R&C) (who also acts Deputy Internal Compliance Officer [DICO]) in implementing the Compliance Programme, Money Laundering Prevention Program, Consumer Protection Program and Data Privacy program. Additionally, support the implementation of agreed tactical activities in the achievement of Trust Goals, covering Trust Risk and Compliance.

Your Impact

• Ensures MPI Trust is compliant with all regulations pertaining to Trust Business
• Update the Compliance Assessment Sheet (CAS) / Regulations Control Assessment & Monitoring (RCAM), particularly when there are new regulation and laws issued in accordance with the defined schedules in the Compliance Program.
• Perform regularly compliance self-assessment testing activities.
• Track progress of corrective action on BSP findings and directives and other regulatory findings/issues, investigate reasons for delays and promptly escalate to Risk & Compliance Head.
• Assist during BSP on-site examinations and when applicable, AML compliance requirements (i.e. disposition of alerts, inquiries on KYC freeze orders, etc.) and Consumer Protection onsite reviews.
• Disseminates newly issued regulations from BSP, SEC or from MPI Compliance. Renders compliance opinions on issues affecting Trust.
• Review of newly-opened accounts on a monthly basis per set parameters of existing policy
• Act as Assistant Operational Risk Officer (ORO) for Trust.
• Identify, assess, report and monitor non-financial risk with relevant action plans within the business operations.
• Executes the NFR Framework components within the business operations.
• Fully utilize the Operational Risk Management System (ORMS) to perform Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Key Risk Indicator (KRI) Scoring and Incident Management & Data Collection (IMDC) based on set timelines. Ensures timely reporting of incidents in ORMS.
• Assist in the development, completion and maintenance of Business Continuity plans and providing regular status updates to R&C Head.
• Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Business Continuity plans and procedures.
• Ensures all Trust personnel are adequately trained on Business Continuity Management Awareness Programme and Compliance trainings.
• Assist during BCP testing that should be done at least annually, or whenever these are significant changes made to those components and documenting the results.
• Assist in the submission of test reports to host/home authority (if required) and Group BCM Secretariat.

Your Profile

• Any Undergraduate Degree with preference to Finance & Economics or any business course
• At least one (1) year actual experience in Trust, Other Fiduciary Business, or Investment Management Activities; or
• At least three (3) years of professional experience in relevant field such as banking, finance, economics, law and risk management; or
• Completion of at least ninety (90) training hours on trust, other fiduciary business, or investment management activities acceptable to the BSP; or
• Completion of a relevant global or local professional certification program.