Audit, Legal, and Compliance
Auxiliary Governance Officer
Job Description
About Security Bank
We are the Philippines’ largest independent bank, having won countless awards over the years including the most prestigious industry award in both 2015 and 2016—the Bank of the Year – Philippines by The Banker.
We’re changing how people bank. From the moment customers enter our branches to their experience online, we make them feel valued and empowered.
Now, with more than 300 branches spanning the country, BetterBanking has become the gold standard in improving the banking lives of millions of Filipinos. But we’re far from done.
In our constant pursuit of excellence and improvement, we create teams that support our business and each other.
The Role
As an Auxiliary Governance Officer, you will be responsible for conduit of the assigned group/division/unit with the government offices of the Bank (Compliance Office, Internal Audit, and Risk Management) in ensuring timely and satisfactory compliance to regulatory and internal requirements; supports the implementation and compliance of internal controls within the assigned group/division/unit.
How you’ll contribute
- Monitor and manage action plans to resolve issues committed in the RCSAs, Risk Assessments, Issue
Escalation/Incident Report, BCP test results, Internal/External Audit findings, Compliance testing findings, etc. - Acts as liaison personnel for internal and external audits (including BSP, SEC, external auditor, etc.).
Ensures prompt submission of audit requirements, replies to issues, as well as monitoring of resolution. - Collaborates with Compliance, Audit, and Risk Management on matters related but not limited to Control &
Monitoring, IT Risk, Information Security, Business Continuity Management, Data Privacy, Compliance Risk, etc.,
representing the group/division/unit. - Acts as a BCP representative of the group, participate in planning and testing, reviewing, and obtaining
plans from vendor partners (where applicable) to ensure that contingent measures are in place. - Responsible for generating reports and assessment findings of the assigned group using ORM and
Compliance Tools to be submitted to the government offices for validation and confirmation. - Responsible for information dissemination and training of the group on updated regulatory circulars and
policies to ensure awareness of changes that will impact operations. - Represents the group in internal or external meetings related to governance matters.
What we’re looking for
- 2 – 3 years of experience in a related field
- Bachelor’s / College Degree in Business Studies / Administration / Management, Commerce, Finance / Accountancy / Banking
- Minimum of 2 to 3 years experience in bank operations
- Basic understanding of compliance/regulatory requirements, controls, and bank processes
- Able to prepare assessment reports, presentations, and findings
- With strong communication and coordination skills, assertive, detail and results-oriented
- With experience in Banking Operations / Loan &/or Credit Card Processes / Leasing/Financing Institutions / Deposit
&/or Investment products. - Basic understanding of compliance/regulatory requirements, risk management & controls, and bank processes.
- Involve in the preparation of assessment reports, findings, and root-cause analysis.
- Be able to conduct presentations, table discussions, and training related to process workflows.
- A proactive mindset to learn new methodologies performs research investigates issues/incidents escalated or resolution and provides recommendations for process improvements.
- Represents the business line to Compliance, Internal Audit, and Risk Management to conform to bank policies,
procedures, and regulatory requirements. - Promotes risk awareness and strengthens audit readiness of the assigned department/division/group.
- With strong communication and coordination skills, assertive, detailed, and results-oriented.
- Manages good working relationships with different business units and maintains regular collaboration with
Compliance, Audit, and Risk (CAR).