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Head of Legal and Compliance Full-time Job

5 years ago Banking / Financial Service / Insurance Phnom Penh 948 views
Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Accesses legal advice for business units in regard to issues relating to the bank’s daily operations
  • Assist Business Units to identify legal risks and draft and/or review contracts/agreements, terms & conditions, bank’s forms etc.
  • Recommend controls to mitigate legal risks in relation to the introduction of new products/services, changes in products/services
  • Mitigate risks and to protect the bank’s interest and reputation
  • Act as a central contact point for all needs for external legal advice
  • Manages the work performed by external lawyers and relationship with external lawyers to ensure the bank get high quality services on competitive prices
  • Assist business units in seeking approvals/exemption from local authorities (NBC, etc.)
  • Liaise with governmental authorities at various level regarding legal aspects.
  • Acting as a central point of reference and subject matter expert for regulatory compliance
  • Identification of issues and development/design of solutions
  • Input to establishment of rectification plans in the event of a compliance breach
  • Response to regulator requests for information or significant notices
  • Co-ordination and tracking of regulator engagement
  • Facilitating the interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements into the policy and procedures of the Bank
  • Reviewing the effectiveness of the Bank’s Compliance Framework
  • Reviewing the effectiveness of the applicable Compliance Plans
  • Ensuring that Divisional and Business Unit Compliance registers are maintained
  • Coordinate the effective implementation of AML/CFT and Sanction Compliance Program
  • Act as Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), ensuring function is well understood by all stakeholders in Business/operations;
  • Conduct first level investigation of reported incidents from related parties or other staff reviewing reported transactions and make necessary decisions about the reported transactions.
  • Reference to Line Manager of suspicious activities as second level support escalation when appropriate.
  • Coordinate with Internal Audit team to design compliance testing on AML/Sanction and ensure independent testing of AML/Sanction is implemented in line with risk assessment.
  • Ensure AML/Sanction training is completed/refreshed by all relevant staff as per schedule.
Job Requirements:
  • 3-5 years’ experience in a large law firm (with certain exposure in finance and banking law) and/or finance/banking sector;
  • Sound understanding and practical experience using accepted risk assessment methodologies
  • Ability to provide commercially oriented advices
  • Ability and willingness to learn and understand businesses
  • Strong interpersonal skills with confidence to liaise effectively with individuals at all levels including senior management
  • Sound knowledge of the bank’s products and services, preferably gained through at least 5 years of general banking experience.
  • Experience in facilitating workshops or providing staff training
  • Excellent written and oral communication, planning, problem solving and organizing skills
  • Knowledge of reporting requirements relating to regulations and AML/CFT.
  • Project management skills
  • Highly motivated and committed
How to Apply:

Interested applicants meeting the above requirements should submit CV with Bank Application Form (can be downloaded on www.cambodiapostbank.com) with recent photograph (4 x 6 cm) and cover letter to Cambodia Post Bank PLC, Human Resources Department (3th Floor), No.265-269, St.Ang Duong, Sangkat Wat Phnom,Khan Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia or Email: [email protected] Please do not attach certificates and supporting documents.

Company Description
The Cambodia Post Bank Plc. “CP Bank” has been established in September 2013 as a full licensed commercial bank, with a strategic partnership between Canadia Investment Holding Plc., Cambodia’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd.