Compliance Officer

The Compliance Officer is responsible for supporting and enforcing organizational adherence to all company policies, internal control standards, and applicable statutory regulations. Reporting structurally to the Risk & Governance (R&G) Manager, the officer conducts regular risk assessments, monitors Control Self-Assessments (CSA), executes compliance and internal control testing, and follows up on audit findings to close operational and regulatory gaps across the organization.

1. Risk Assessment & Action Tracking

• Conduct quarterly organizational risk assessments across operational departments.

• Monitor risk mitigation actions and ensure business units close risk action plans in a timely manner.

2. Control Self-Assessment (CSA) & Testing

• Facilitate and monitor the timely execution of CSAs by assigned process owners.

• Perform monthly reviews of process-owner CSAs and draft consolidated CSA reports for the R&G Manager.

• Execute objective sample testing on CSA submissions to verify testing accuracy and effectiveness.

3. Compliance Testing & Policy Review

• Track adherence to statutory, legal, and industry regulatory requirements to identify compliance vulnerabilities.

• Conduct periodic compliance testing against internal company policies, standard operating procedures, and codes of conduct.

• Review existing company policies periodically and propose necessary updates or structural revisions.

• Maintain awareness of legal/regulatory changes and brief stakeholders to ensure compliance alignment.

4. Internal Audit & Control Design

• Execute periodic internal control reviews to identify operational control gaps.

• Formulate and implement procedural controls to eliminate identified gaps.

• Track and ensure the timely resolution of action items arising from internal and external audit reviews.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Business Administration, or a closely related field.

• Proven experience in internal audit, compliance monitoring, risk management, or internal control review within a corporate environment.

• Core Skills: Attention to detail, analytical evaluation, problem-solving, and technical process expertise.

• Interpersonal & Soft Skills: Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, persuasion, and empathy.

• Business & Ethical Standards: Sound business acumen, commitment to high integrity, ethical advocacy, customer focus, and the ability to build trust across business units.