Internal Control & Operational Risk, Associate

BBVA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

BBVA Asia is seeking an RCA CIB Asia Associate to join the first-line defense to assess internal controls across departments, improve design efficiency and execution. You will report to senior management in Asia and Madrid and support NFR admission workflows.

The role requires strong knowledge of operational risk, the 3 lines of defense model, and cross-functional communication with Front Office, Compliance, Operations and Legal. Fluency in English and Putonghua is expected; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree in risk, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in operational risks, auditing, financial control, product control, or compliance within banking/financial services.
• CFA, CPA, AORP or CORP certs are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as RCA CIB Asia Associate in the first-line defense to evaluate and test internal control settings across departments and provide recommendations.
• Ensure proper implementation of the Non-Financial Risks and Controls framework for assigned BBVA S.A. Asia branches.
• Prepare reporting and meeting packages for Senior Management in Asia and Madrid on internal control and operational risk topics.
• Review new business products or services for NFR Admission workflow and perform RCA duties for Asia branch cases.
• Host quarterly Asia ICOR meetings and coordinate with stakeholders across Asia BBVA S.A. branch.
• Calculate and generate KRI data for Op Risk monitoring and prepare ICOR meeting packages and minutes.
• Follow up on remediation of issues identified during KRI reviews and RCSA exercises.
• Conduct RCSA per MIGRO scripts and document results in MIGRO.

Skills

Operational risk knowledge

Cross-department coordination

3 lines of defense

Analytical & communication

MS Word & Excel

Education

University graduate or post-graduate degree in Risk/Business/Finance/Accounting/Economics or related field

Job description

• Serve as RCA CIB Asia Associate in the first-line defense team within the BBVA control model to evaluate and test the internal control settings in different departments across the board regarding its design efficiency and execution effectiveness and provide feasible recommendations for improvement and report the various control testing status to the senior management team in Asia and in the Madrid head office.
• Ensure the proper implementation of the Non-Financial Risks and Controls framework model for the assigned branches within the BBVA S. A. Asia region
• Prepare the needed reporting and meeting packages periodically to the Senior Management teams in Asia and the RCA CIB Head Office team in Madrid on any evolutions or observations of any internal control and operational risk relevant topics
• Review the intended-to-be launched new business products or services case within the framework of CIB Non-Financial-Risk (NFR) Admission model and serve the duty of RCA role within this workflow for cases relevant to the assigned Asia Branch.

Key Responsibilities

• Host the quarterly Asia Internal Control & Operational Risk (ICOR) meetings and schedule the quarterly meetings with various stakeholders throughout the Asia region for the assigned Asia BBVA S.A. branch.
• Calculate and generate the related Key Risk Indicators data for all different Op Risk monitoring areas and prepare the quarterly Asia Internal Control & Operational Risk (ICOR) meeting packages and compile the relevant meeting minute files after the meetings.
• Follow up on the remedial status of issues identified during the quarterly KRI review and periodical risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) exercise.
• Conduct the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) exercise for the BBVA S.A. Asia region for the assigned branch per the Risks and Controls scripts which are documented in the RCA team's MIGRO tool to ensure that all the critical controls have been tested properly and document the testing results in the RCA CIB team's global system (MIGRO) properly.
• Ensure effective communication with Front Office, Compliance, Operation, and Legal or any other relevant teams in the Asian branches to ensure all the Op Risks related topics or issues have been properly communicated and clarified.
• On a periodic basis, assume the role of RCA within the CIB Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Admission workflow, ensuring that NFR admission cases initiated by the business sponsor in the assigned Asia branch are properly launched and managed in compliance with the established NFR admission standards.

Job Specifications

Qualification & Experience

• University graduate or post-graduate degree in Risk or Business Management or Finance or Accounting or Economics or any other relevant focus in the banking or financial industry.
• Minimum 5-year post-school working experience in the Operational Risks or Auditing or Financial Control or Product Control or Compliance related functions within the Banking or Security Broker Dealers firms or other relevant sectors in the financial industry.
• CFA, CPA, AORP or CORP related certifies will be plus.

Knowledge & Skills

• Possess knowledge about operational risk measurement experiences and skills in the Corporate and Investment banking industry.
• Strong interpersonal and cross departmental coordination and communication skills.
• Familiar with the 3 lines of defense control model and the relevant best practical approach and latest rules and regulations within the Corporate Banking and Sales & Trading Global Market industry.
• Strong sense of business acumen, analytical, communication as well as problem-solving skills, and agile with positive mind set.
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel is a must

Language

• Excellent command of both spoken and written English.
• Good command of both spoken and written Chinese Putonghua.
• Fluent in Spanish is a plus.

Other Skills (e.g. Interpersonal, Communication etc)

• Strong professionalism and ethics.
• Able to work in a matrix reporting structure, multi-functional and cross-cultural environment.
• Well-organized and meticulous in details.
• Ability to work under pressure, strong multi-task management skill.