Assistant Vice President, Group Compliance

About FWD Group

FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 34 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD's customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828.

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Purpose - Compliance Program Oversight (Monitoring & Testing)

• Lead the build and maintenance of a group-wide compliance monitoring and testing (M&T) program for the oversight of compliance risk
• Manage group-wide supervision monitoring activities through maintenance of an appropriate inventory of requirements and controls
• Lead and drive the annual Compliance M&T plan, together with Compliance senior management across the Company

Key accountabilities - Compliance Program Oversight (Monitoring & Testing)

• Develop, oversee and maintain group-wide standards and strategy for Compliance M&T activities, including leading the presentation of the M&T framework with senior management and ongoing developments as necessary
• Maintain the group-wide Compliance M&T plan, with inputs from Compliance senior management
• Lead Compliance M&T reviews, as required, to assure group-level adherence with application regulatory requirements
• Identify technology solutions to improve efficiency for Compliance M&T
• Provide coaching, guidance and training to Compliance personnel across the BUs for performing quality assurance or other forms of M&T activities, including providing training on expected M&T standards, development of templates, and oversee and advise on the deliverables produced for such activities, as directed
• Contribute, and at times, lead, the development of regulatory controls and other non-financial risk controls, capturing them in an appropriate system of record
• Review group-level evidence and artifacts
• Proactively escalate issues of concern to Compliance and Risk senior management where non-financial risk issues arise

Qualifications / experience

• 12+ years relevant working experience for candidates from regional or global financial institutions (insurance or banking) delivering compliance testing, internal audit, and/or other forms of assurance activities
• Experience as people manager preferred
• Professional experience in developing Compliance monitoring and testing standards and programs, including establishment of shared services, is highly regarded
• Experience in using or managing governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools

Knowledge & technical skills

• Bachelor or equivalent degree in accounting, business, or finance
• A qualified accountant (e.g., CPA), internal auditor, or a related discipline
• Business acumen to drive transformational changes while balancing the interests of relevant stakeholders
• Expert in using Excel (incl. use of macros), PowerPoint and other professional applications preferred
• Expert stakeholder management and executive communication, including experience in managing different Asian cultures and ability to influence without authority.