Compliance Analyst

Overview

Join to apply for the Compliance Analyst role at American Express. This position supports the Independent Compliance Testing (ICT) team within the Global Risk and Compliance Monitoring & Testing (M&T) function. A successful candidate will have audit or compliance testing experience within a large bank and a focus on control design and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Assist Managers/ Directors in the execution of assigned M&T tasks in department standards, methodology, budgets, and deadlines for all phases of the testing including planning, fieldwork, reporting and wrap-up.
• Interview client personnel of all levels to document, understand, and assess process effectiveness, Compliance risks and controls, including control design and effectiveness.
• Assist in the management of routine client status meetings, testing requests, and other administrative tasks.
• Assist in the documentation and evaluation of M&T observations and findings and subsequent validation of management's actions taken to address such findings.
• Work on simultaneous integrated M&T projects for different leaders.
• Develop and document ideas for analytical control testing to expand the breadth and depth of testing coverage.
• Develop familiarity with Compliance risk across all lines of business, globally.
• Utilize department and company tools in a proficient manner.
• Maintain internal M&T competency through ongoing professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in audit, monitoring and testing, or risk management in the financial services, banking, or card products industries.
• Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree.
• Experience and competency in the assessment of risks, control design and effectiveness and process assessment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong regulatory knowledge of consumer compliance and a strong desire to learn relevant regulations.
• Strong knowledge of issue management and risk system management.
• Self-starter with a passion for continuous innovation and driving organizational improvements.
• Ability to work with unstructured tasks/ risk pillars and provide a structured output.
• Experience in analyzing data, interpreting results, identifying potential discrepancies and/or risk; experience with data analytics tools and data visualization.
• Ability to break down a complex problem into components, solve them with data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
• Strong understanding of banking systems and processes; strong computer skills with MS Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent storytelling and visualization skills.
• Demonstrated integrity, innovation, teamwork, and excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Fair Lending, Financial Crimes, marketing offer fulfillment and UDAP/UDAAP requirements, Privacy, regulatory knowledge, issue management, and risk system management.
• Relevant M&T and compliance professional certifications (e.g., CRCM, CIA, CFE) are preferred.
• Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization.
• Demonstrative experience with databases, SQL, and data manipulation; experience with MS Excel, MIS, business intelligence tools or other data presentation tools.

Additional Details

• Location: BGC Corporate Center 2, 5th Avenue corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
• Workplace Flexibility: Full time; hybrid work arrangement (onsite and work from home)
• Work From Home Requirements: Must have at least 25 Mbps internet connection and a private, quiet area to work at home

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on location)
• Access to global on-site wellness centers (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling through Healthy Minds
• Career development and training opportunities

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

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