Assistant Vice President, Compliance

Shangri-La International Hotel Management Pte Ltd

At the Shangri-La Group, we are a heart-warming family. We share something powerful - our genuine care and respect for others. Our strength lies beyond our harmonious surroundings and hideaway locations. It lies in our core values that guide us to treat each and everyone with honour, as kin, as family. We strive to be the preferred employer by providing great benefits, tranquil and sincere working environment, work-life balance and effort recognitions.

We are looking for an Assistant Vice President, Compliance & Internal Control to join our Southeast Asia & Australasia region team.

As an Assistant Vice President, Compliance & Internal Control, we rely on you to:
Identify areas (operational, financial and others) that pose compliance risk and develop risk management strategies.
Identify common non-conformity issues across hotels; design and implement feasible compliance programs in accordance with group policies and procedures as well as local/international regulations and laws.
Monitor and enforce existing internal control measures and policies across hotels and properties within the regional portfolio.
Conduct periodic and ad-hoc internal compliance reviews/audits on Company’s policies and procedures, assess the efficiency of control systems in place and recommend effective improvements where necessary.
Provide individual hotels and the Regional Office with guidance and support on compliance related matters to prevent non-conformity issues and ensure that operations are compliant with policies and regulations set in place.
Collaborate, contribute and drive identification of high-quality findings and preparation of Incident Reports and Compliance presentation materials that contain insights into areas of strategic business importance, regulatory requisites and risk.
Draft or review Incident Reports and Compliance presentation materials to identify root causes of findings, facilitate recommendations, corrective actions and best practices that are operationally practical, effective and efficient.
Articulate and present clearly and concisely findings and recommendations concerning activities audited to the Hotel Management Team (General Managers, Financial Controllers, Department Heads etc.), Regional CEO, HQ Compliance and Group Internal Audit Team.
Organize internal control and legal risk assessment training workshops for Hotel Management Team (General Managers, Financial Controllers and Department Heads etc.)
Follow-up on corrective action plans on previously identified issues in a timely manner and conduct annual review on the completion of those action plans with Hotel Management Team.
Prepare and deliver regular updates to Regional CEO and HQ Compliance Team

**We are looking for someone who**:
Has a Bachelor’s Degree or higher, preferably in Accounting / Finance / Business Management / Law or related disciplines
Is a member of a professional accountancy body (e.g. CPA, ACCA) and other professional certifications such as CIA and CFE are strongly preferred
Has a minimum 10 years’ experience in a global organization with increasing management responsibility for internal audit, compliance and/or risk management or with a professional services firm
Has a minimum 5 years’ experience in management role in a large publicly quoted company or a professional services firm; proven track record of leading and coaching a team of audit/compliance professionals in a complex and deadline-driven environment
Has lodging /hospitality industry experience which is highly desirable
Has experience in Thematic Audits and/or Forensic Audits which is essential
Has strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
Has strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills; ability to take large volumes of complex data and present it in a clear and concise manner appropriate for management decision-making
Has excellent relationship, project and team management skills as well as strong time management and organizational skills
Is self-motivated and able to work independently in exercising broad discretion with mínimal guidance and supervision
Has high ethical standards, methodical and diligent while keeping in mind the values and objectives of the organisation