Compliance Manager - 1st Line of Defence

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. We are on a mission to decrease the health impact of our industry.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to Be The Change. Come, join us on this journey!

SENIORITY LEVEL: Management

FUNCTION: GBS Legal

SALARY RANGE: Market salary + Excellent benefits + Market leading bonus

LOCATION: Sunway Geo, Kuala Lumpur

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

This role is responsible for managing a team responsible for assisting End Markets with their compliance to BAT’s Standards of Business Conduct, specifically to Anti-Financial Crimes, Policy Management, and Gifts & Entertainment. This would involve monitoring and reporting on End Market progress on compliance Key Performance Indicators (KPI), suggesting corrective actions, providing supporting training and documentation, as well as presenting progress, issues, and opportunities to management. Providing guidance to collaborators on legal compliance topics as well as conducting controls reviews. This role will provide direct support to End Markets in delivering a robust compliance 1^st Line of Defence which supports its Standards of Business Conduct and instils/champions a value of delivering with integrity. Whilst ensuring the highest level of integrity in the way business is conducted, delivering value to business through compliance controls monitoring, reporting, data/information transparency, and good governance.

Reports to: Corporate Compliance Manager

Reporting Level: N/A

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Managing a team of between 2 and 4 Compliance Analysts yet hands on in all the below activities.
• Monitoring on compliance key performance indicators and reporting outcomes and suggested corrective actions to End Markets (EM), for the following areas of compliance:
  • ongoing sanctions screening
  • Third Party Anti-Financial Crime risk assessment, including company structure deep dive analysis.
  • Policy Management; and
  • Gifts & Entertainment (G&E) requests.

• Engaging directly with collaborators in exercising the monitoring, reporting and remediation activities stated above.
• Presenting monitoring reports (Dashboards) at end market governance meetings.
• Providing End Markets with process guidance on Gifts & Entertainment, policy management, and Anti-Financial Crime risk assessment.
• Assisting End Markets in developing and processing requests for approval of deviation from Third Party Anti-Financial Crime Procedure.
• Conducting process and systems training, related to G&E, Policy management, and Anti-Financial Crime.
• Acting as Super User for Coupa Risk Assess (CRA), G&E Tracker, Policy Management System App, and other associated Apps, including being the 1^st line of user support to End Market users.
• Collaborate with Internal Audit during audits – providing evidence of monitoring, reporting and completed corrective actions.
• Participating in user acceptance testing.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Experience Required

• Engaging with many stakeholders across multiple cultures.
• Working in a highly digitised environment – Being Tech savvy!
• Using data interrogation, management, analytics and reporting tools and analytical methods
• Some relevant experience in compliance, monitoring, and reporting.

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

• People leadership skills (growth opportunity for first time manager)
• Coaching / training
• Business Engagement skills.
• Ability to deliver training to small and large audiences.
• Business analysis.

• Working in cross-functional work teams.
• Communication skills
• Skilled in use of analytical tools including database interrogating tools (i.e. SQL, MS Excel, PowerBI).
• Medium to advance skills in EXCEL (i.e. building macros, using V-Lookup) and PPT.

BENEFICIAL

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Compliance knowledge in Anti-Financial Crimes (AML/CTF, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, tax evasion, etc.), Policy Management, and/or Gifts & Entertainment.
• Well looked upon – certification in
  • data interrogation/management/reporting (SQL, EXCEL Macros, Power BI, others)
  • training
  • communications
  • compliance and/or auditing

What we offer you?
•    We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
•    Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives
•    Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
•    You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills
•    We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes

WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.

Collaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.

We see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).

Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. We are fully committed to support you by making appropriate arrangements for you to demonstrate your full potential.