Job Description: Regional Internal Control & Compliance Manager
This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the organization’s internal control, compliance, and risk management practices are robust, effective, and in line with legal and regulatory frameworks while contributing to the broader corporate governance framework for Asia Pacific operations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Internal Control Function Management:
- Plan, organize, and execute the internal controls function for the Asia Pacific offices, ensuring efficient, effective, and compliant internal control processes.
- Assist in establishing and maintaining internal control systems and guidelines tailored to the needs of Asia Pacific offices.
- Regularly review and evaluate the effectiveness and application of internal controls, compliance procedures, and the timeliness of documentation generation to ensure consistency and quality.
2. Audit and Action Item Resolution:
- Assist the Asia Pacific offices by reviewing responses to internal audit results, ensuring that all recommendations are implemented effectively.
- Ensure that action items from audits are fully resolved and documented promptly.
3. Regulatory Compliance Education:
- Provide compliance training and support through issuing internal compliance updates and training modules and materials.
- Work with the headquarters for any compliance education needed for the Asia Pacific offices.
4. Data Protection and Privacy Responsibilities:
- Ensure that all data protection processes and practices comply with local regulations and organizational policies.
5. Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC):
- Lead and manage the Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) activities for the Asia Pacific offices.
- Work with senior leadership to ensure that GRC practices are aligned with the company’s strategic goals and regulatory requirements.
6. Risk Management:
- Report any identified risk management issues and internal control deficiencies, providing recommendations for improvement.
- Ensure the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is coordinated, up-to-date, and comprehensive.
- Develop risk-based compliance programs to facilitate the execution of compliance reviews and monitoring;
- Advise the Asia Pacific offices in meeting regulatory requirements through implementing appropriate compliance risk policies, assisting with the creation, revision, and implementation of risk and compliance management initiatives/policies, and enhancing and improving internal processes and procedures
7. Corporate Governance:
- Ensure that corporate governance standards are maintained, regularly reviewing and aligning policies and practices with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor governance processes within Asia Pacific offices to ensure that all stakeholders adhere to the highest standards of corporate ethics and responsibility.
8. Any other tasks and/or responsibilities that are commensurate with the role and may be expected by the Head of Department from time to time.
Competencies/Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Admin
- At least 2 years of experience in related field
- Possesses knowledge in up-to-date changes and developments in laws and regulations
- Good communication skills and maintain relationships with professionals at all levels within the organization
- Ability to work well with a team as well as independently
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Japanese language skill is an advantage in order to communicate with Japan headquarters
