Risk Specialist

Job Location: The Campus, Pun Hlaing Estate, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon.

Working Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, (Monday to Friday)

Position Purpose

Support the Operational Risk units with implementation of Wave Money’s Risk Management Framework in the business and educate management and the Board on risk- and compliance-related matters within the business.

Key Result Areas

  • Assist in the process of management of risk related to adherence of laws and regulations to which DMM is subject to.
  • Minimize fraud, reputation and other losses/impacts for the business
  • Supports R&C and local policy owners to assess Risk and Compliance with the business
  • Assist with reviews of status of operational risks and mitigating activities
  • Assist with identifying risk changes and escalates material changes to line manager
  • Identify and escalate to line manager any noncompliance with Code of Conduct and Policies including but not limited to Compliance and Risk matters

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

  • To combine the report from available software and tools and register the status of reports
  • Produce the analytics, insight by checking the transactional behavior and suspicious activities
  • Review of the documentation of fraud related reports came from business assurance
  • Help the line manager in prepare the internal reporting and tasks.
  • Assist in preparing KRI, Risk Register and Control Testing etc.
  • Assist with Business Continuity plans and activities
  • Assists with the timely preparation and submission of regulatory reporting
  • Provide “ad hoc” reporting and analysis
  • Follow governance structure and risk management set by Wave Money
Key Performance and Success Indicators
  • Wave Money business continuity in country
  • Self-Performance
  • Client focused and orientation 
  • Result-based improvement and management
  • Display leadership and people management skills

Key Stakeholders

Stakeholders/Counterparts to communicate, coordinate and get in touch: All areas of Wave Money

Competencies

  • Communicating with influence: Strong communication skills with the ability to work with a diverse audience in a coherent manner
  • Attention to detail: able to execute sequential tasks and ensure completeness and accuracy
  • Service Focus: making it easy to do business with all other departments
  • Analysis and Problem Solving: Acquires and uses information efficiently to identify problems and offer sustainable solutions

Experience, Functional Skills and Knowledge Areas

  • Experience and knowledge area:
    • Experience in Risk and Compliance in a Financial Institution or Mobile Operator and/or a holder of appropriate qualifications will be an advantage. 
  • Functional skills as outlined below:
    • Independent
    • Pro-active
    • Analytic
    • Persistent
    • Keen learner
    • Good English writing and oral skills
    • Good working knowledge of Microsoft package and presentation skills
    • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain findings and proposed solutions

Benefits

– Medical, Life Insurance
– Mobile Usage allowance
– Ferry
– Other benefits including Company Bonus

Highlights

– Myanmar’s First Mobile Financial Services Provider
– International Working Environment

Career Opportunities

– Growing organization
– Develop your career

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