Compliance Manager

The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) is a connectional church comprising the General Conference, three Annual Conferences, local churches, and various agencies and organisations. The General Conference (GC) is the highest body of the MCS, responsible for legislation, policy, and the overseeing of its various agencies, including the programme agencies responsible for education, missions, and welfare services.

We have a vacancy for Compliance Manager.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide overall supervision on compliance matters and assist with compliance-related advice to MCS agencies.

• Manage compliance with legislations governing charities, regulatory requirements and internal policies.

• Facilitate the management of compliance risk by the effective embedment of the compliance methodology and furnishing advice and guidance relating to compliance issues of strategic nature

• Map and/or align the prescriptive sections per legislations and regulatory requirements with the array of controls the organisation has to implement over time.

• Communicate changes to the legislations governing charities and regulatory requirements.

• Identify, assess and communicate promptly.
• Inform affect areas and/or departments if such developments have an impact on existing processes.
• Assist the organisation to identify changes needed.

• Provide advice in all areas of compliance.

• Oversee the development and maintenance policies and procedures.

• Manage and evaluate the compliance risk profile of the activities conducted by the operation or the business unit.
• Assess the impact of additional and listed controls on the overall risk level associated with these activities.

• Design or update internal policies to mitigate the risk of the organisation.

• Partner with operational areas to formulate best-practice procedures that are balanced to meet the needs of the organisation, stakeholders and regulators.

• Work closely with department heads on audit issues.

• Identify weaknesses in the processes and controls that are in place, from the perspective both of those found to be insufficient and those that are found to be over-prescriptive.

• Oversee continual monitoring and review of compliance procedure to help identify possible areas where improvements could be made.

• Implement and maintain monitoring programme to provide management with some assurance that key risks are being adequately managed within the organisation.

• Apprise senior management informed of both internal and/or external issues and progress.

• Provide regular reporting on key areas of risk.

• Attend to matters assigned by supervisor to support work for Council of Governance, MCS entities etc.

Job Requirements

• Diploma or Degree from an established tertiary institution or certification from recognised bodies such as International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA)
• 7 years or above or equivalent of relevant experiences.
• Working experience in risk and compliance related areas e.g. banks, insurance companies or non-profit and religious organisations; preferably at managerial position.
• Familiar with Companies Act, Charities Act, Personal Data Protection Act and other relevant statutes.
• Able to multi-task, work independently and prioritise to meet deadlines.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively across many levels of committees headed by clergy and laity.

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