Senior Risks Manager, Risks & Controls, (Permanent) M/F

Crédit Agricole Group; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Putrajaya is seeking a Senior Risks Manager to oversee and report on the operational risk profile. The role involves analyzing risk activities, advising on risk management practices, and ensuring adherence to enterprise level requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, with a solid background in operational risk management, contributing to high-quality client solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management, specifically operational risk.
• Strong analytical skills to challenge existing risk profiles.
• Excellent communication skills for consulting and advising.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report on the Operational Risk profile of assigned activities.
• Challenge business on understanding risk and adequacy of controls.
• Review and assure effectiveness of operational risk management practices.

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.

The 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.

The Risks & Controls Team is a global function responsible for:

• Challenging the business/functions on their understanding of the risks and adequacy of the controls, inclusive of proactive risk management.
• Reviewing and providing assurance that the Operational Risk management practices in their respective businesses and functions are effective, meeting CACEIS’s enterprise level requirements, and are followed consistently across the organisation.
• Consulting and advising on the design of risk management practices to effectively identify and mitigate operational risks.
• Performing root cause deep dive on Operational Risk Events, identifying process and control gaps, validating action plan proposal for risk mitigation and action plan governance.

As the Senior Risks Manager, you will analyse, challenge and report an independent point of view resulting in an independent opinion on the Operational Risk profile of assigned risk activities and challenging the Business/Support Functions on their understanding of their risk profile and the status and adequacy of the controls as they relate to risk activities. This is achieved by executing, managing & adapting practices relating to risk activities regionally.

Region: Malaysia
Working hours - 9:00AM – 6:00PM