Assistant Manager, Compliance

Who We Are:

NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, one of the largest ICT providers in the world with revenues of over USD 100B and over 193,500 employees worldwide.   NTT DATA is a world-leading System Integration and Consulting company, with a Card & Payments Division of over 1,000 employees, and payment systems processing over 460 million transactions per month. NTT Data has established its global payment hub headquarters in Hong Kong, which is responsible for spearheading and expanding the payment service provider and acquiring services worldwide to our premium client base which represents over 10,000 enterprise class clients and 80% of the Fortune Global 100.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are currently seeking a passionate and forward-thinking Assistant Manager, Compliance to join NTT DATA’s global payment hub, which is headquartered in Hong Kong.  This is an exciting and key role in the global organization and reports directly to Head of Risk and Compliance. 

What We Are Offering:

• Multinational corporation (MNC) environment

• 5-day work week; Double-pay; Dental & Medical Insurance; Birthday Leave; Work from home; Work-life balance

• Fun & Energetic team

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day AML-CFT risk assessment, client onboarding, payment channels onboarding, ongoing monitoring, AML/CFT-related transactions monitoring, record keeping and local staff training.

• Support AML-CFT operational processes in Singapore and Hong Kong, including the writing and review of operational policies and standard operating procedures, ensuring that there is compliance across the board by relevant process owners.

• Fulfillment of relevant regulatory, Licensing and reporting obligations for the company.

• Reporting regularly to the Senior Management on the licensing status and any regulatory compliance matters.

• Lead the development and improvement of new reporting functionality and transaction monitoring channels for AML and KYC EDD support purposes.

• Create professional program/reporting documentation in support of AML Monitoring, EDD and Sanctions.

• Work with technology and senior AML management to drive the Financial Crimes Compliance.

• Serve as NTT Data Hong Kong point of contact for external Compliance / AML-CTF matters, including dealings with regulators.

• Participate in new business initiatives and the product due diligence process by providing timely and comprehensive advice from a compliance and regulatory perspective.

• Execute compliance control and transaction monitoring programs to ensure any exceptions / suspicious activities are reported and controlled in a timely manner.

• File all the KYC profiles and the related documentary proof in a well-structured manner to ensure proper record retention as well as retrieval efficiency and accuracy.

• Develop and conduct compliance and/or AML&CFT training programs for senior management and internal employees to update the latest regulatory requirements, trend and/or industry best practices.

Requirements and qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Business / Law / Finance or equivalent        

• You have at least 5 years' experience working in Compliance within the Hong Kong and/or Singapore financial services industry, especially in the payments, remittance, or fintech space

• At least 3 - 4 years' experience in a compliance role with AML/CFT exposure (i.e. customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting, risk-based assessments) in the banking or payment services business industry.

• Hand on experience on payments license application and renewal in HK and/or Asia Pacific will be an advantage.

• Proactive, attentive to details. Logical mindset and with good sense of responsibility.

• Obtained or undertaking AML/CFT certifications (i.e. ACAMS / AICB or any other equivalent) will be an added advantage.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Chinese Word processing.

• Fluent in English & Cantonese (both written and spoken).  Putonghua is a plus.

Do you want to join us?

We offer attractive remuneration package and fringe benefits to the right candidate. Interested applicants please send detailed resume stating present & expected salaries and date of availability to Human Resources Department by clicking "APPLY NOW".

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