Legal Compliance Officer

This position is for an individual who is primary responsible in ensuring that the company is informed and updated on the guidance issued by the regulatory agencies such as BSP, SECM AMLC and NPC.Functional areas and responsibilities: ·       Leads the preparation, reviews and maintains the Regulatory Obligations Checklists.·       Performs certain assessments on programs or processes to check and ensure any gaps identified are addressed by the relevant units.·       Works closely with the legal team to get and provide correct interpretation of the obligations.·       Ensures knowledge and compliance through regular meetings, distribution of manuals, and dissemination of regulatory issuances to educate officers and staff on regulatory requirements, their potential impact on the institution's operations, and address compliance matters.·       Ensures that the Company is compliant with the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Program (MLPP)·       Conducts regular review and updates of the Company’s AMLA reporting system to ensure conformity of CTR and STR reporting policies/procedures with AMLC rules and regulations.·       Acts as Data Protection Officer of the Company and ensures compliance with data privacy laws and regulations, including the review, update and implementation of the Company’s privacy management program.·       Updates the Corporate Governance Manual of the Company to incorporate changes/updates in pertinent rules, regulations, and laws, if any.·       Maintains and ensures implementation of updated manuals as prescribed by BSP, SEC, NPC and AMLC such as but not limited to MLPP, Corporate Governance Manual, and other company manuals, policies and procedures.·       Handles major and critical regulatory issues and concerns affecting the company's operations and makes necessary recommendations to resolve various regulatory concerns/issues affecting the Company Assists in the formulation of replies to cited exceptions by the regulatory agencies such as BSP, NPC, AMLC and SEC.·       Updates the Compliance Program to incorporate changes or amendments in-laws and regulations and ensure its proper implementation.·       Promotes a compliance culture in the company that balances customer and business requirements with regulatory requirements.·       Promotes effective implementation of a compliance program by addressing breaches that may arise, reporting these breaches, including the actions taken to the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board, recommending the imposition of the appropriate disciplinary action on the responsible parties, as well as the adoption of measures for their speedy resolution and prevention of recurrence of the violation, and proposing policies that will address findings and identified weaknesses resulting from compliance testing activities.Qualifications:  ·       Graduate of a Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Management and/or other related courses. ·       Minimum of two (2) years of work experience as Compliance Officer (preferably with compliance training certifications) in the banking, e-commerce, or leasing/financing institutions. ·       Familiarity with Project Management and Performance Management programs. ·       Great attention to detail and confidentiality. ·       Amenable to work in Quezon City.

Oriente Express TechSystem Corporation also known as Cashalo, is developing a digital finance marketplace to address financial exclusion for underbanked consumers and MSMEs.  Leveraging its experience building internet giants Skype & LU.com, Oriente has partnered with JG Summit to enable affordable online lending and wealth accumulation based on proprietary data and revolutionary credit scoring infrastructure. Mission Enable affordable and timely credit to emerging middle class and SMEs. Vision To create the largest digital financial services marketplace in the Philippines.