Chief Compliance Officer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Compliance Officer with extensive background in managing real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and private real estate funds. In this role, you will be involved in carrying out compliance and internal audits relating to the Control Self-Assessment, internal audit plan and corporate governance related projects, and provide recommendations to rectify and improve processes. You will have opportunities to develop risk management and sustainability reporting expertise in the real estate fund management industry.

Key Responsibilities:
 Review and ensure the compliance checklist and regulatory returns prior to submission to regulatory bodies and coordinate the annual compliance audit by external auditors.
 Review to enhance the corporate governance disclosures in the Annual Reports entities in the Group and evaluate compliance requirements.
 Prepare and review compliance related returns and documents prior to submission and liaison with authorities and incorporate as part of the overall Control Self-Assessment Framework.
 Recommend compliance policies & procedures to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct.
 Review and evaluate compliance issues within the group and ensures that the management and employees are in compliance with the corporate policies & procedures, laws and regulations.
 Assist the corporate internal audit team to perform risk-based audit engagements which covers the REITs, private real estate funds, property management services, interested persons transactions and special audit investigations.
 Evaluate the spectrum of risks and appraise the risk profiles of respective business units in terms of risk owners, business processes, preventative/mitigating controls, risk factors, outcome and indicators.
 Review the Group's business continuity plan and information technology disaster recovery procedures.
 Assist in Environmental, Social & Governance projects which include submission of surveys and preparation of sustainability reports for listed entities.

Key Requirements:
 A bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business related degree with at least 6 to 10 years of experience in one or more of the following fields: Compliance, Internal Audit or External Audit.
 Excellent interpersonal communication, report writing, problem solving and project management skills are essential.
 Auditors from Big 4 accounting firms with REIT experience are welcome to apply
 Proficiency in Japanese is preferred