Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the company's compliance with the anti-money laundering ("AML") and counter-terrorist financing ("CTF") requirements, and to develop and implement AML/CTF systems (including customer acceptance policies and procedures)
• Review all internal reports of suspicious transactions and exception reports
• Monitor the compliance on the circulars/ guidelines issued by the regulatory bodies from time to time
• Formulate/ maintain the policy, manual and procedure in accordance with latest legislative, regulatory and business requirements
• Provide training regarding conduct requirement and regulatory development
• Conduct compliance risk assessments/ monitoring tests and identify the related issues for appropriate remedial actions and escalation
• Support and work closely with regional legal and compliance, internal control on implementation of Group policies and procedures
• Manage all client acceptance compliance requirements insuring that anti money laundering, conflict and sanction checks are completed in line with company policies and legislative requirements in advance of undertaking client instructions
• Manage risk register in conjunction with the Finance and Operations Head ensuring ongoing maintenance of same
• continuously review existing data protection processes and practices, identifying and documenting areas that need to be improved and implement improvements as appropriate
• Maintain a register of legal and insurance claims and ensure that regional legal and insurance providers are notified of any such claims including developments in respect of same on an ongoing basis
• Perform Company Secretary’s duties
• Handle client complaints, fraud case, disciplinary cases investigation and reporting
• Handle ad hoc projects/ assignment
• Active participation in other cross functional teams as necessary

Requirements:

• Degree in Business, Risk Management, Law, Finance, or other related disciplines
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in general compliance. Candidate with less experience will be considered as compliance officer
• Self-motivated, confident, detailed-oriented, willing to learn, flexible, able to multitask and strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiar with applicable laws, regulations, rules and codes of conduct, knowledge in estate agency regulatory framework is a plus
• Good command of both written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin is desirable