Compliance Senior Specialist - The Philippines

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

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Job Description

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Compliance Specialist - Philippines to assist the Compliance Office in PH. This role will provide critical support in filing reports to the BSP and AMLC, regulatory horizon scanning, project management, organising & maintaining regulatory portals i.e. e-licensing. The ideal candidate will work closely with the Compliance Officer handling both regulatory and financial crime Compliance, to ensure policies and practices adhere to local regulatory, AML regulation and compliance standards.

Your mission:

• Manage reporting to regulators (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Anti-Money Laundering Council)
• Manage regular and ad-hoc reporting to the BSP accurately, in a timely manner, ensuring all submissions are meeting the requirements.
• Organise and securely store all regulatory communications in both physical and digital repositories for easy access and compliance, ensuring all submissions are organised and accessible.
• Access and navigate regulatory filing portals to track, trace, and manage deliverables, filings, and reporting requirements.
• Handle escalations from regulatory bodies, promptly disseminating information to relevant internal teams for timely resolution and response.

Support Compliance Office

• Assist Compliance Officer in PH with regulatory horizon scanning, tracking, and managing both internal and external projects to ensure alignment with evolving regulations.
• Collaborate with the Compliance Officer to draft and update policies, ensuring compliance with local regulation and effective policy implementation.
• Monitor compliance risks and KPIs, coordinate periodic governance and stakeholder review meetings, maintain robust compliance frameworks and documentation, and support liaison efforts during audits (internal, external, and regulatory).

Projects and compliance specific reviews : Depending on the compliance program and criticality, engage & manage specific and thematic compliance reviews.

Qualifications

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• 5+ years of experience in regulatory compliance.
• Familiar with the regulatory reporting processes, preferably from remittance, e-money or other fintech companies.
• Experience working independently and is able to navigate working culture at Wise.
• Eager to adapt swiftly in a new environment and always willing to learn new things.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, IT, Business, or a related field.
• In depth knowledge of general regulatory framework in PH and AML regulation.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with ability to manage regulatory portals, communication logs, record management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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