Compliance Officer

Place of work
Mlynské nivy 12, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
Minimum base salary for this job from 2500 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

About the role
Are you figuring out the next step in your professional career? Are you enthusiastic and motivated in bringing your knowledge and skill sets in delivering relevant and insightful assurance results to enhance the Compliance Risk Framework? Are you looking for new challenges to improve the business control environment? Then we have a great opportunity for you!

As part of the second line of defence, you will be a team member of Compliance Assurance that performs review of compliance framework for Swiss Re globally, with a focus on direct life and health insurance business.

The role requires:
1. leading and executing compliance testings and reviews;
2. identifying, analyzing and assessing the compliance risks;
3. identifying and evaluating the effectiveness of existing controls designed to address those risks;
4. evaluating timely resolution and effective remedial actions to address identified issues;
5. reporting identified issues to senior management;
6. assisting in ad-hoc risk reviews and special projects, where appropriate
7. assisting in internal and/or external reporting such as Compliance quarterly and annual reporting etc.
8. supervising a small team of Compliance Analysts

About the team
The Compliance Assurance is a global team with team members in Hong Kong, Slovakia, Switzerland, the UK and the US. The team is responsible for the monitoring of Compliance Risks across the whole of the Swiss Re Group. Primary liaison with Group Internal Audit (GIA), Operational Risk Management (ORM) and other governance functions and assist in coordination among risk and control functions and Compliance units in relation to Compliance Assurance activities.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

About you
• University degree in the field of finance, law or other business disciplines with high affinity to IT and/or audit related certification (such as CIA, CISA, CA, CPA)
• At least 8 years of proven experience in compliance advisory, compliance testing or other risk control functions in financial industry
• Project management and line management experience desired
• Deep understanding of testing/ audit methodologies and techniques, risk management concepts
• Strong social and coordination skills and able to engage and work effectively with colleagues across regions and functional units
• Self-motivated, independent, go-setter learner
• Flexible and adaptable to dynamic, changing work processes and environment
• Attention to details and effective time management skills
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to run several simultaneous tasks
• Conceptual strength, solution oriented, and a good sense for feasibility and pragmatism
• Possess a strong work ethic and be able to remain objective at all times
• Strong verbal and written skills in English
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint

*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

Advertiser

Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3359626  Posting date: 29.10.2018  Basic wage component (gross) and other rewards: Minimum base salary for this job from 2500 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.