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Associate-Financial Services - Risk Assurance & Regulatory - HK
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Line of Service Assurance Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Conduct and Compliance Management Level Associate Job Description & Summary A career within Risk Assurance Compliance and Analytics services, will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in developing analytics and technology solutions that help them detect, monitor, and predict risk. Using advanced technology, we're able to focus on establishing the right controls, processes and structures for our clients to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information and assure that information provided to third parties is accurate, complete, and can be trusted. Working with our leading clients in all key Financial Services industries in the Risk Assurance and Regulatory Advisory teams, you will gain exposure to a wide variety of complex regulatory, operational and systems environments, challenges and learning opportunities. Assignments will include advising clients on a wide range of areas including regulatory compliance, risk assessment, business process controls, operational and/or technology risk management, and other controls and assurance related work, both for advisory projects and supporting our financial audit teams. We have large on-going projects and opportunities with significant Financial Services clients (e.g., multi-national insurers, globally significant banking and capital markets clients and large international fund managers). We are currently looking for individuals with strong regulatory, internal controls, risk management, operations and technology, and internal audit backgrounds to join our team. Working with our leading Financial Services clients in the Risk Assurance and Regulatory Advisory teams, you will gain significant exposure to clients operating in complex environments. With the support of Partners and Directors, you will also be expected to undertake business development activities to raise awareness of both the Firm internally and with external clients. For people with stronger regulatory, internal controls, operation, technology or process consulting backgrounds, there will be greater opportunities to get involved in a variety of non-audit advisory assignments. Key responsibilities include developing advisory engagement plans and project approaches, analysing client's current business processes and understanding the risk management environment for our clients. You will be expected to take a consultant's approach to the projects whilst utilising our Firm's methodology and tools to provide solutions to the client's business issues. You will also be expected to act as a team leader in supervising, coaching, developing individual team members. * University degree majoring in accounting, information systems or business related subjects * Relevant professional qualifications such as CPA, CIA and CISA; * Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience with a reputable international accounting/consulting firm or multi-national financial services organisation (candidates with more years of experience will be considered for Manager or Senior Manager positions); * Practical experience in two or more of the following: regulatory advisory, internal controls, risk management, operational / technology risk management, business & system processes review, internal audit, corporate governance and business consulting; * Practical experience in one or more of the following industries: * Asset management (working knowledge of distribution channels, controls and processes - prime brokerage, fund administration, fund management (retail, institutional, and/or real estate / private equity, etc.)) * Banking and capital markets (working knowledge of client on-boarding / KYC / AML / product suitability and other regulatory compliance, front office activities in products / sales channels, middle and/or back office control, operational / technology risk management - commercial banking, private banking, investment banking) * Insurance (working knowledge of underwriting, claims, reserving, Solvency II, policy administration systems - general or life insurance) * Ability to identify and assess business process controls and linkage to IT systems; * Excellent communication skills in English and Chinese (candidates with Mandarin skills preferred); * Advanced report writing skills in English and Chinese; * Flexible, self-starter possessing intellectual curiosity; * Ability to interact with executive levels of client and firm management; * Effective time management and project management, interpersonal and influencing skills are essential; andFlexibility to travel to out-of-town engagements NA Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Government Clearance Required?