Risks Manager, Change Lead and Governance, Risks & Controls, General Secretary & Controls M/F

Crédit Agricole; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CACEIS Malaysia is seeking a Risks & Controls professional to strengthen the first line of defense by applying the Enterprise Operations Risk Management framework across programs. The role involves challenging business units on risk understanding and controls, and driving data analytics to uncover opportunities for process optimization and cost efficiency.

You will work within Malaysia region, contributing to operational risk governance and continuous improvement in a dynamic financial services

Qualifications

• Experience in risk functions or controls within financial services.
• Ability to analyse data sources and derive actionable insights.
• Familiarity with risk frameworks like EORM is a plus.
• Strong communication to challenge and advise business units.

Responsibilities

• Execute the Enterprise Operations Risk Management (EORM) framework for selected programs.
• Challenge the business on understanding risks and adequacy of controls.
• Review and assure effectiveness of operational risk practices across the business units.
• Consult on risk management design to identify and mitigate operational risks.
• Perform root-cause analysis on operational risk events and propose action plans.
• Provide change management support for risk design/enhancement and best-fit models.
• Drive data analytics by retrieving data sources and applying statistical techniques to improve processes and reduce risk.

Skills

Data analytics

Risk management

Operational risk

Statistical methods

Job description

What is the opportunity?

CACEIS Malaysia has been a cornerstone of asset servicing since 2008, evolving into a trusted hub of operational excellence within the global CACEIS network. Strategically located in IOI City, Putrajaya, the company employs over 1,200 skilled professionals, providing a broad spectrum of services to institutional clients across Europe. These services include Custody & Cash Clearing, Fund Administration, Fund Distribution, Master Data Services, Market Solutions, Group Invoicing, Reconciliations and Private Equity & Real Estate Solutions. As a centre of excellence, CACEIS Malaysia plays a pivotal role in driving the scalability of global operations, enhancing service quality, and implementing standardized processes to meet the diverse needs of its clients. The dedicated team in Malaysia is committed to delivering reliable, high-quality solutions that empower clients to thrive in a dynamic and competitive financial landscape.

Risks & Controls team works across 1LoD business units, technology and support functions in providing management with an informed opinion on the effectiveness of controls they operate to mitigate material risks. Risks and Controls team is responsible for strengthening the 1st line of defense by ensuring permanent controls dedicated to the operational and IT teams, which include the monitoring of execution incidents, the review of the business risk mapping and the 2nd level controls.

Risks & Controls Team is a global function responsible to:

• Execute the Enterprise Operations Risk Management (EORM) Framework limited to specific programs in order to determine and report an independent point of view of the “Operational Risk Profile” , and elevate issues as required.
• Challenge the business on their understanding of the risks and adequacy of the controls, inclusive of proactive risk management.
• Review and provide assurance that the Operational Risk management practices in the respective businesses are effective, meet CACEIS’s enterprise level requirements, and are followed consistently across the business.
• Consult and advise on the design of risk management practices within the Business to effectively identify and mitigate operational risks.
• Perform rootcause deep dive on Operational Risk Events, identify process and control gaps, validate action plan proposal for risk mitigation and action plan governance.
• Providing change management support for design/enhancement to address risk issues and identification of best fit model

In addition to the above, this role will be responsible to drive data analytics from the capacity of Risks & Controls by retrieving various data sources and analyse the data using statistical techniques to find opportunities for process optimizations, process efficiency, cost savings and risk reduction.

Region: Malaysia

Working hours - 9:00AM – 6:00PM