Junior Compliance Officer (BGC, Taguig)
The Compliance Officer is responsible for conducting regular audits on compliance with the company’s existing processes, ensuring compliance to standards and regulatory requirements, reporting audit findings, recommending improvements, and assisting Process Champions and other internal stakeholders in process or policy documentation.
- Must serve as a catalyst of change, an interface between different departments, and a reporter of fact to confirm that Eastvantage’s documentation meets requirements and that day-to-day operations follow the documentation.
- Conduct activities to maintain Eastvantage international certifications on ISO 27001 and PCI DSS, and ensures strict compliance with the Philippines Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Act as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the company, in compliance with the Philippines DPA of 2012 or R.A. 10173.
- Prepares the documentation requirements and facilitates the registration of the company with the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
- Assist in the creation of an annual audit programme; and conduct internal audits at least twice a year, or as planned or as advised by the top management, by preparing the audit plan, audit checklists, and conducting audits accordingly.
- Monitor and assist in the planning and implementation of preventive and corrective action plans in line with the identified process improvement or audit findings.
- Prepare and distribute reports to the Compliance Manager, Top Management, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Strengthen stakeholders and client relationships through constant communication and feedback, consultative meetings, and other engagement activities.
- Assisting the department Process Champion(s) in the documentation of processes and control points.
- Conducts gap assessment and root-cause analysis for problem-solving, timely resolution, and communicating potential issues to his/her manager.
- Monitors compliance with regulations and controls by examining and analyzing records, reports, operating practices and procedures, and documentation.
- Analyzing and assessing information obtained through interviews, observations and inspections.
- Adheres to all regulatory and privacy policies, requirements, and standards in maintaining compliance with ISO, PCI DSS, DPA and GDPR.
- Perform other duties and tasks that may be assigned by his/her manager or top management that will further the interest of information security and data protection.
- At least 3 years of professional experience in internal audit and compliance roles or any related field.
- Familiarity with the applicable laws and policies in relation to the information security controls and data protection requirements.
- Knowledge in information security and data protection best practices.
- Understanding of the concepts of continual improvement (system improvement).
- Experience in internal/process auditing, ISO certification and ISO standards.
- Critical thinking, responsiveness, perseverance, and resourcefulness in case of a breach.
- Excellent and effective verbal, written, interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
- Possess strong analytical and problem solving abilities, must be independent and proactive.
- Attended ISO-related training(s) and holds ISO certification as a PLUS.
- Must be keen on details and highly organized.
- Must have a strong sense of professionalism.
About Eastvantage
At Eastvantage, our mission is to create meaningful jobs. Through our portfolio of premium and select clients, we provide careers that are knowledge-based, inspiring, and always with the potential for development and growth.
We are an independently-owned outsourcing company with European roots, servicing global companies that have offices in every populated continent in the world. We have been in the industry for a decade, growing from a handful to over 1,000 happy employees over the years.
We invite you to navigate our site to get to know who we are, to see what sets us apart in culture and thinking. Because of this, we carefully select who we work with, both customers and co-workers, which is why people happily stick with us for a wonderful amount of time. We hope to convince you to apply with us and be part of our success story.