Manager - Branch Operational Risk Management (East Coast)

Hong Leong Bank Berhad; Pahang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Malaysia seeks a Risk Manager to oversee risk management issues across branches. The role involves conducting assessments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and educating staff on risk awareness. Ideal candidates should have experience in risk analysis and compliance with strong analytical skills. This position offers opportunities for career development and emphasizes a digital-first approach in banking, aiming to simplify the client experience through innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management and compliance roles.
• Ability to conduct thorough assessments and audits.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and manage risk management issues.
• Conduct branch reviews including cash counts.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory laws and guidelines.
• Deliver training and support to enhance risk awareness.

Skills

Risk management analysis

Compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Operational governance

Training delivery

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

If you are looking to excel and make a difference, take a closer look at us…

• Analyze and manage risk management issues by reviewing and embedded into the risks and control self-assessment for the branch network
• Conduct desktop (for branches not reachable) and/or onsite branch reviews including independent cash count of branches on a quarterly basis
• Perform and validate the Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) at branches according to site visit schedule
• Ensure timely reporting in an appropriate way and recommendations as and when required by the management
• Work closely with Branch Operations Support, Group Compliance, Group Risk Management, PFS Compliance, Branches, RMOs to ensure the planning, designing and implementation of an overall risk and control self-assessment process for the branches
• Periodic update of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) document as and when new risks are identified, lapses detected or guidelines are updated
• Govern and take ownership for branch’s Risk and Control Self-Assessment document
• Ensuring good corporate governance involving operations risk and control reporting by branches and RMOs to all relevant departments. Ensure the bank’s compliance with all relevant Regulatory laws, regulations and guidelines
• Review, update and formulate standard operating processes and Policies if required
• Providing support and education to staff to cultivate risk awareness
• Ensuring that branches adhere to the standard operating processes and procedures on operational regulatory compliance
• Regular liaison person with branches which include BM & CSOM, RMO, RCM, Branch Operations Support, Group Compliance, PFS Compliance, Group Risk Management and other support units of the Bank, which includes conduct regular training to provide update to the ground staff
• Undertake other duties that may be assigned by the Management

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.