Sector: Securities / Capital Markets
Location: Singapore
Job Type: Permanent
About Our Client
Our client is an established financial services platform with licensed entities in Singapore and a broad regional capital markets footprint.
The firm is looking to appoint a VP-level Financial Crime Compliance professional to support its Singapore compliance function. This is an individual contributor role with broad exposure across multiple business lines, including institutional brokerage, sales and trading, investment banking, derivatives, fixed income, wealth management and asset management.
Key Responsibilities
- Support AML/CFT compliance across Singapore licensed entities and business lines
- Conduct enterprise-wide ML/TF risk assessments
- Monitor client relationships and transactions for suspicious activity
- Review KYC, onboarding and periodic review documentation
- Advise business, operations and support teams on AML/CFT requirements
- Support remediation exercises, screenings and ad-hoc financial crime risk reviews
- Draft STRs and escalate material AML/CFT issues to senior stakeholders
- Prepare financial crime compliance updates for management and governance forums
- Conduct AML/CFT training and compliance monitoring
- Support MAS, SGX, internal and external audits relating to financial crime matters
- Track regulatory developments and recommend framework enhancements
Requirements
- 10 - 12 years of financial crime compliance experience within a financial institution
- Prior exposure to securities, brokerage, capital markets or investment businesses strongly preferred
- Broad AML/CFT expertise across multiple business lines, rather than a narrow KYC-only background
- Strong understanding of MAS AML/CFT requirements; Hong Kong or North Asia exposure advantageous
- Comfortable operating independently as an individual contributor in Singapore
- Strong analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills
- ACAMS or financial crime-related certification would be advantageous
- Mandarin-speaking capability highly advantageous for regular liaison with North Asia counterparts
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their resume to Sarah Sim at [Confidential Information], quoting the job title. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
