Senior Financial Risk & Compliance Consultant (HK)

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional service organization in Hong Kong is seeking experienced hires in risk consulting. In this role, you will lead projects addressing key regulatory compliance issues while working with cross-disciplinary teams. The ideal candidate should have a university degree in a relevant field, alongside 2+ years of experience in regulatory environments, as well as strong skills in stakeholder management and report writing. Join us in enhancing risk management practices in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in banks, regulators, or reputable accounting/consulting firms.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Robust practical experience in internal controls and operational risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects on regulatory compliance issues concerning HKMA and SFC.
• Structure banking compliance roles and responsibilities.
• Advise on regulatory issue remediation and change management.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder relationship management

Report writing

Project coordination

Conflict management

Command of written and spoken English

Command of written and spoken Chinese

Education

University degree in accounting, information systems, business, or legal subjects

Job description

FSO - Risk Consulting - FSRM - Experienced Hires - Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Mar 22, 2026

Requisition ID: 149862

Job Description

We are the only professional services organization who has a separate service linededicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join our FinancialServices Organization (FSO) and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams fromaround the world to provide a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groupsincluding banking and capital markets, asset management and insurance, weprovide highly integrated consulting, strategy and transactions, assurance and taxservices.

Wide breadth of services of FSRM including, but not limited to:

• Financial Risk Management
• Non-Financial Risk Manager (Regulatory Compliance, Enterprise Risk and Controls, Financial Crime Compliance etc.)
• Undertaking risk management advice, remediation and transformation
• Conducting risk management framework design and operationaleffectiveness
• Regulatory and compliance consulting
• Enterprise risk and controls consulting
• Professional risk support for consulting, internal and external audit services
• Responding to regulatory criticism and regulatory preparedness
• Providing guidance on current and emerging control practices
• Advising clients on risk culture, conduct and accountability regimes andpractices
• Conducting important proactive assessments and assurance around theeffectiveness of controls and company processes, while also providingobjective consulting support

Your key responsibilities
Lead EY projects with respect to:

• Substantive matters of current and emerging HKMA, SFC, and globalregulatory expectations regarding key banking compliance issuessuch as client onboarding, investor protection, licensing including cross-border compliance, suitability, sales practices, new product processes,product development and diligence, client money, KYC etc.
• Structure and function of banking compliance roles andresponsibilities and business models
• Use of technology and data including fintech and regtech innovation withrespect to banking
• Advice and guidance on structuring approaches to emerging regulatorycompliance or regulatory exam findings
• Regulatory issue remediation
• Regulatory change management including planning and communicationwith regulators
• Support mock exam reviews, policy development and drafting assistancewith relationship management between regulators and financial institutions
• Compliance framework – understanding of core compliance functions: riskassessment, policy management, testing, monitoring and surveillance andreporting etc.
• Support the revision or formulation of new policies and controls alignedwith regulatory and compliance guidelines and requirements

To qualify for the role you must have

• A university degree majoring in accounting, information systems, business orlegal related subjects
• 2 years+ work experience in banks, regulators or reputableinternational accounting/consulting firms with in-depth knowledge of regulatorycompliance and risk management in banking sector
• Robust practical experience of banks’ internal controls, regulatorycompliance, risk governance and related operational knowledge (e.g. operational risk, operational resilience)
• Good knowledge of banking and securities regulations and business operationsas well as different banking products and services
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese
• Ability to interact with executive levels of clients, regulators and EYmanagement
• Good influencing skills and stakeholder relationship management skills,advanced conflict management/resolution skills and project coordination experience
• Strong report-writing skills, with ability to create and organize varying forms ofbusiness information while developing it into clear, meanngful, professional reportsand presentations

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

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