Audit and Process Review Specialist (Risk Specialist)

Industry Category	Accounting / Finance	Position	Audit & Taxation
Recruitment Department		Number Of Recruits	several
Work Location	Metro Manila (NCR) Taguig	Nature Of Work	Full Time
Gender Requirements	Male	Marriage Requirement	No marital status restrictions
Education Level	College Diploma	Work Experience	No work experience restrictions
Age Requirement	Above 18 years old	Salary Package	Negotiable
Updated Date	2022-09-27	Valid Until	Long-term validity

The Risk Senior Associate is responsible for assisting in the execution of the annual Risk Management Plan.

The job provides analysis to identify emerging risks, new opportunities and movement in existing risks that could impact FWD. Risk disciplines to cover but not limited to:

       Financial risk (Credit, Liquidity, Market)       Insurance risk       Legal and Compliance risk       Operational risk       Technology risk       Strategic risk

The role will assist in providing the company with a second line challenger function on business decisions, risk assessments and support on strategic projects. Risk Senior Associate will primarily support the Chief Risk Officer in implementing the Operational Risk plan on areas of Incident/Issue management, Outsourcing and Project risks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assists in the execution of the annual Risk Plan and the assigned risk disciplines as directed by the CRO and/or Risk Management Director. Primary focus but not limited to the following tasks:

Incident and Issue Management, liaising with cross-functional teams to provide second-line support by helping the first-line of defense in assessing the impact of the incident and the effectiveness of the proposed resolutions.Project risk assessment, liaising with cross-functional teams to provide risk and control assessment on the proposed projects.Outsourcing assessment, liaising with cross-functional teams to provide guidance and risk assessment for third party arrangements.Key Control Self-assessment for various business process or projects.

2. Assists in the management of risk through identification of potential emerging risks and recommendation on mitigation strategies. Keep abreast of risk management and regulatory changes.

3. Assists in the management of risk through providing training and guidance to all Philippine employees on risk management discipline. 

4. Provides recommendations to the Head of Risk on strategic initiatives and process enhancements.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Management/Process Engineering, IT or Business Administration.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

Communication:  Strong communication skills required with the ability to communicate appropriately with all levels within the organization. Ability to create presentations and other material to easily communicate Risk related matters.Problem Solving: Ability to conduct root cause analysis and aid the business in identifying alternate resolutions to issues.Innovation: Assist the business in identifying new processes or controls as needed when working with the business on strategic projects or assisting them in resolving incidents.Analytical: Ability to assess vulnerabilities in business processes, third party arrangements and projects to identify risks and potential issues and recommend controls or resolutions.

OTHER REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

Customer Led:  Uses feedback and interpersonal ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with customers.Deliver the vision: Is able to describe what the plans are for own role and function and how they link to the company vision.People orientated:  Delegates work and supports team members to deliver on tasks. Seeks input from team and encourages cooperation towards team goalsDecision making: Involves relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process. Recognizes opportunities or problems requiring attention and evaluates the benefits/risks of taking action versus inaction.Market led: Identifies the importance of different markets, customers and emerging products and technologies relevant to own areaStrategy focused:  Delivers against and support the Functions strategy and can articulate the link between the functions strategy and their own roleCultural alignment: Actively seeks out and shares information about the company culture and acts accordingly as appropriate. Follows procedures, policy and cultural standards.Drive results:  Ensures role KPI’s relate and contribute to the broader team objectives. Has specific and measurable goals and tracks progress against them.

About FWD Life Insurance CorporationFWD Life Insurance Corporation (FWD Life) launched its commercial operations in September 2014. As of end-2019, its fifth full year of operations, FWD Life continues to outpace life insurance industry growth as a Top 8 insurer, based on New Business Annual Premium Equivalent.(1) FWD Life also remains as one of the Top 3 insurers in terms of Paid-Up Capital.(2)FWD Group spans Hong Kong & Macau, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, and Malaysia, offering life and medical insurance, general insurance, employee benefits, Shariah, and Family Takaful products across a number of its markets. Established in Asia in 2013, FWD is the insurance business arm of investment group, Pacific Century Group. In the Philippines, FWD has 17 business hubs located in key cities nationwide with its headquarters in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.FWD is focused on creating fresh customer experiences, with easy-to-understand products, supported by digital technology. Through this customer-led approach, FWD aims to become a leading pan-Asian insurer that changes the way people feel about insurance.For more information, please visit fwd.com.ph.1 www.insurance.gov.ph > Statistics > Life > 2019 > Based on New Business Annual Premium Equivalent2 www.insurance.gov.ph > Statistics > Life > 2019 > Based on Paid-Up Capital