Job Description

Job SummaryConduct, Financial Crime & Compliance (CFCC)'s vision is: Partnering to drive the right outcomes for clients and communities.
The Second Line Assurance (2LA) function within CFCC provides independent, effective, insightful and risk-based assurance across relevant non-financial risk-types. Our vision is ONE approach, ONE plan, ONE mindset: a digital, commercial, and risk-based function that focuses on key risks that impact our clients, business and regulators; Insights that improve client experience and risk management; a talent bank recruiting, growing and delivering even stronger talent.
The Associate Director, 2LA is responsible for executing risk-based Assurance Reviews in accordance with the approved reviews plan and 2LA Methodology, focusing on Systems and Data Risks related reviews. Working knowledge of data management risks (e.g., data quality, privacy, etc.) and experience in performing review of systems functionalities to ensure it fits for purpose are preferred.RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy

• Collaborate with and support their Head of Assurance, directly contributing to the overall strategy of the function through the development of the 2LA Annual Plan (the Plan).
• Responsible for quality execution and timely delivery of the Plan.
• Proactively identify and communicate emerging risks as input to any periodic risk-based review of the Plan.

Business

• When leading a Review, communicate outcomes from Assurance Review to relevant stakeholders and support them in developing mitigating actions to correct identified issues.
• Execute assigned review tasks within the designated business area; identify and record potential issues and ensure that these are formally evaluated according to the Methodology.
• Actively engage in the Review processes, taking every opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of SCB Business and the execution of Assurance while delivering their tasks.
• Ensure that key changes (to laws, rules, regulations) relevant to the execution of Assurance activities are communicated and cascaded to team members in their area of responsibility.

Key ResponsibilitiesProcesses

• Collect relevant information to develop risk-based assurance reviews to deliver consistency and efficiency across the consolidated plan; provide input to consolidated plan from external regulatory knowledge and subject matter expertise of systems and data.
• Analyse the relevant principal risk types and risk assessment for the assigned Review; and maintain constant engagement with the first, second and third-line stakeholders.
• When leading a review, manage all scoping and end-to-end execution of the Review (or any other tasks) either under the supervision of a Team Manager or independently as Team Lead.
• Ensure that all workpapers and other documentation required for the assigned Reviews are completed timely, adhered to the quality standards required by the 2LA Methodology and captured in the Assurance system.
• Track issues throughout the issue lifecycle and provide periodic status update in the Assurance system and ensure the remediation of issues arising from assigned Reviews (and any other assigned task) is sustainable and validated before closure. In the event of a serious regulatory breach, or where risk tolerances have been breached, ensure their Head of Assurance is informed, and action is taken quickly to remediate - or related activities are ceased.
• Promote 2LA co-operation and partnership with auditors, regulators, peers and industry.
• Monitor quality standards for Review and take action to drive performance improvement where required.
• Capture and communicate insights arising from Review execution; actively engage in driving improvement of the Methodology.

People & Talent

• Promote the culture and practice of compliance with compliance standards (including conducting business within regulatory requirements, and to high ethical standards) within the Bank and embed a 'Here for good' culture and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Foster an environment where forward planning prioritisation, deadline management and streamline workflows and collaborative, inclusive effective work practices are the norm.

Risk Management

• Make recommendations to relevant stakeholders on possible risk management responses to identified risks and / or issues from assurance reviews; support them in the execution of mitigating actions.
• Adhere to the required standards of risk management for the management of all Assurance processes.
• Ensure that work delivered in their area of responsibility follows prescribed workflows and meets quality standards for the 2LA function with the required attention to detail and within the timelines set.

Governance

• Swiftly escalate significant risks and issues arising from Assurance activities by notifying their Head of Assurance.
• Provide accurate, timely and insightful reporting on 2LA standards and operational performance as identified through oversight and assurance activities.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or Equivalent required
• Auditing, Operational Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance background required.
• Experience performing walkthroughs, risk assessments of the internal control environment, testing controls and performing substantive testing
• Working knowledge of data management risks (e.g., data quality, privacy, etc.) and experience in performing review of systems functionalities to ensure it fits for purpose.
• Previous audit or assurance with minimum of 8-10 years (or relevant operational risks, compliance, or risk management reviews/testing)
• Strong analytical skills and controls assessment, confidence in interrogating data and in managing stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills - ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Takes responsibility, ownership and accountability for own tasks and work output.
• Demonstrate a risk-based approach to focus on key risks and sound judgements on matters that can be dealt with independently versus matters that require escalation

Qualifications

• CFCC 10 Core Technical Competencies
• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Process Improvement
• Relationship Management

About Standard CharteredWe're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offerIn line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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