Analyst, Operational and Legal Risks, Treasury and Risk Infrastructure Unit

Bank Negara Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent national bank in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Analyst for Operational and Legal Risks within the Treasury and Risk Infrastructure Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring operational risk and ensuring effective business continuity management during treasury operations. Qualifications include a degree in a relevant field, along with knowledge of treasury finance and risk assessment. This role offers a chance to contribute significantly to operational efficiency and risk management initiatives.

Qualifications

• A degree in relevant fields is required.
• Knowledge of treasury and finance operations is necessary.
• Experience in supervisory and audit roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report operational risk in treasury operations.
• Conduct assessments and recommend policies to mitigate risks.
• Review and assess the Business Continuity Plan effectiveness.

Skills

Operational risk management

Business continuity planning

Risk assessment

Collaboration across departments

Education

Degree or professional qualifications in economics, mathematics, or finance

Degree or professional qualifications in law

Job description

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Analyst, Operational and Legal Risks, Treasury and Risk Infrastructure Unit

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Role Purpose

Responsible for monitoring, reporting, conduct risk assessment and provide input on implementation of operational risk and business continuity management specifically for treasury operations.

Principal Accountabilities

• Managing Operational Risk:
  • Conduct risk assessment of operational incidents to identify gaps and to recommend guidelines/policies to mitigate and/or eliminate operational risk for treasury operations.
  • Ensure adequate segregation of duties and to highlight any risk trends in dealing activities and to recommend to Management on steps to manage operational risk issue.
  • Formulate, recommend, and implement appropriate operational risk guidelines on new investment activities or products.
  • Maintain an effective surveillance mechanism to monitor treasury operations’ activities and to impose pre-emptive measures to safeguard the Bank’s interest.
  • Ensures efficient execution and timely identification of potential risks or opportunities for process improvement in operational activities.
  • Coordinate audit processes from internal and external stakeholders to ensure proper alignment of objectives, efficient utilization of resources, and comprehensive coverage of audit scope and requirements.
  • Ensure the availability of resources to maintain continuity in treasury operations and mitigate potential risks that could adversely affect operational efficiency.
  • Implement initiative to promote a culture of risk awareness and accountability across the organization through regular communication and educational initiatives.
• Business Continuity Management (BCM)
  • Review and assess the effectiveness of Department’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and formulate new policy or procedures to mitigate disruption on critical treasury operations.
  • Collaboration with various departments to identify potential risks, develop continuity plans, and establish checklists for responding to and recovering from a certain scenario.
  • Conduct business impact analyses to prioritize critical functions and processes and provide regular reports to management on the status of the business continuity program.
  • Ensure the implementation of BCM initiative and testing activities under business continuity management for effective coordination.
  • Ensure the legal agreements with updated standard provisions are in-place to meet the bank and industry requirements as well as to manage any potential legal risk in collaboration with Jabatan Undang-Undang (JUN).
  • Consolidate legal document for record keeping and submission to JUN.
  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential legal risks and liabilities in collaboration with JUN.

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: Degree or professional qualifications in economics, mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, information technology, banking, or finance.
• Specifically for legal risk: Degree or professional qualifications in law.
• Experience: Knowledge in treasury, finance, supervisory, audit, regulations, back office, and other related operations.