# AVP, RISKS AND COMPLIANCE TESTING

**Company**: Risk & Compliance
**Location**: Kraków, PODLASKIE
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 14 384 PLN – 19 000 PLN
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking an Associate Vice President, Risks and Compliance Testing to join our team in Kraków, Poland.

The role will form part of a larger HBCE Risk Permanent Control team which provides independent Assurance (Permanent Control) activity in the Second Line of Defense (2LoD) within HSBC Continental Europe.

Key responsibilities:

- Execute independent testing and review of controls on HBCE's RC and FC processes to verify their effectiveness.

- Identify deficiencies, weaknesses, and root causes to enable the implementation of an effective action plan.

- Validate identified findings with key stakeholders and escalate significant control deficiencies in a timely manner.

- Draft reports, propose issues, summarise findings and root causes.

- Inform Risk Owners, Control Owners and Risk Stewards of the design and operational effectiveness of the controls within their area of oversight and control.

- Support the design and execution of control activities, helping to develop and maintain testing templates and other tools used by the team.

- Ensure testing activities comply with HBCE's Compliance Monitoring Programme methodology.

- Participate in the definition of the Annual Compliance Monitoring Plan in collaboration with HBCE Compliance Risk Stewards and the HBCE Head of Risk Permanent Control.

Requirements:

- Strong knowledge of Compliance (RC and FC) risks, with experience in an Assurance team or other 2LoD activities.

- Clear understanding of the Risk & Control framework within the financial services industry and good knowledge of European regulation.

- Strong analytical skills and the ability to support decisions with sound reasoning and clearly articulated justifications.

- Ability to build positive and resilient partnerships with key stakeholders.

- Excellent communication skills with strong inter-personal and influencing skills.

- Working experience in a major financial institution, within a matrix environment, including reporting internationally.

- High level of professional and personal integrity.

- Full proficiency in English language (written/spoken/formal).

Benefits:

- Competitive salary (14,384 PLN - 19,000 PLN monthly, gross)

- Variable pay influenced by Group performance, business/function performance and individual performance

- Comprehensive and competitive package of benefits covering healthcare, family friendly leaves, pension and life assurance

- Additional bonuses for recognition awards

- Multisport card

- Private medical care

- Life insurance

- One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN)

- Cafeteria platform

- Employee assistance program

- Additional contributions to PPK scheme

- Corporate parties & events

- CSR initiatives

- Nursery discounts

- Financial support with trainings and education

- Social fund

- Flexible working hours

- Free parking

## Skills

### Required
- Compliance
- Risk Management
- Financial Crime
- Regulatory Compliance
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Influencing skills

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