Total 4 financial advisor job vacancies in Quality Assurance / Control category in D10 Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Tanglin

Job Description:

Based in Singapore, the Singapore Financial Compliance Officer will have overall responsibility in ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, maintaining a country compliance program aligned with group compliance frameworks, and advising internal stakeholders on compliance matters, including:

• Leading regulatory engagements and ensuring compliance with mandatory reporting requirements with relevant regulators and relevant internal and external stakeholders;

• Advising on payments / financial services regulatory matters, and assisting in the development and implementation of new products, features, and businesses lines;

• Providing timely and quality regulatory advice for negotiations on strategic, complex and high value agreements;

• Developing and implementing Group Compliance initiatives in-country, including – technology risk management, business continuity management, outsourcing, and consumer protection policies in line with local regulatory expectations and requirements;

• Incident management (e.g. responding to regulatory investigations / inspections by authorities / assisting in PR incident responses/ submission of STRs);

• Preparing for, and managing, audits and inspections by relevant regulators;

• Localising and implementing Group-wide financial compliance programs and training for internal stakeholders;

• Being the in-country champion in driving a culture of compliance;

• Other additional duties as assigned.

Candidate requirements

• 8-12 years of Financial Regulatory experience (added advantage if candidate is a qualified Singapore lawyer or has extensive relevant experience at a financial regulator in Singapore)

• Ideal candidate would have a mix of (i) regulatory experience, (ii) prior in-house experience in the payments sector (preferably a licensed e-money / wallet operator in Singapore), and (iii) private practice experience in top-tier law or consulting / advisory firms

• Knowledge of FinTech lending and insurance will be a plus

• Extensive experience interacting with regulators, particularly with MAS

• Critical thinking and analysis with strong attention to detail

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where ambiguity and change is the norm

• Fluent in English and Mandarin

At Baker Tilly Singapore, we welcome highly motivated and committed individuals who share our core values to join us. We are committed to our values of leading by example, delivering quality services with integrity, communicating openly, acting ethically, and fostering a community built around civic responsibility and teamwork.

We are looking for an Assurance (Financial Services) Associate, who will be involved in various sizes of financial services audit engagements which include planning, performing, and concluding the engagement. The Assurance Associate will be exposed to a broad range of capital markets entities and investment funds such as private equities, real estate, mutual funds, variable capital companies, etc.

In this role, you will:

• Involvement in a broad range of statutory and regulatory audit assignments for our financial services clients

• Assist in obtaining all necessary audit working papers and documentation including researching and documenting facts and findings

• Identify and communicate accounting and auditing matters to managers and partners

• Identify performance improvement opportunities

• Interact with clients to help ensure that the information flow from the client to the audit team is efficient

We are looking for people with the following:

• Graduates with an Accountancy degree or equivalent professional qualification in Accountancy

• Accountancy undergraduates in the final year of study are welcome to apply

• Graduates with non-accountancy degrees who are keen to pursue qualifications as Singapore Chartered Accountants are welcome to apply

• Good command of the English language

• Strong interpersonal and client relationship skills

• Experienced candidates will be considered for the Senior Associate position

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Short Description for Candidates

The principal mission of the candidate is to be responsible for developing, implementing and administering all aspects of the company’s Compliance Management Program. Focusing on the detection and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, consumer fraud activities, consumer protection expectations and any other laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a money service business in the country.

Description for Candidates

The principal mission of the candidate is to be responsible for developing, implementing, and administering all aspects of the company’s Compliance Management Program. Focusing on the detection and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, consumer fraud activities, consumer protection expectations and any other laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a money service business in the country.

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Plan, organize and control the day-to-day administrative and operational compliance activities; training of Ria employees and Ria correspondents. Collaborate with the Senior Management in the overall administration of these activities for the company.
• Liaise with local regulators Central Bank, the Financial Intelligence Units and other relevant authorities in order to meet the company’s regulatory obligations.
• Advise the Board of Directors, Senior Management and other personnel of emerging compliance issues and consults and guide the company in the establishment of controls to mitigate risks.
• Implement an effective Compliance Risk Assessment Program in order to identify the risks associated within the regulatory environment, the products and services offered, geographical locations of operation and the delivery channels used.
• Due diligence tasks for existing correspondents on boarded, process and ongoing KYC updates.
• Correspondent visitation tasks.
• Store activity oversite, ensuring that transactions carried out at Ria locations comply with internal AML/ATF policies.
• Transaction Monitoring functions and reporting tasks and any other regulatory requirements.
• Perform in-depth analysis of transactions using excel pivot tables to detect unusual/suspicious activity
• Implement and effective AML/CTF training and continuing education programs to all applicable employees and senior management.
• Work with different departments to coordinate all reportorial and other requirements prescribed by the regulator. Prepare approval requests for new products and renew of the business permits on an annual basis.
• Data protection tasks in accordance with country laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a money service business.
• To enforce risk management and mitigation processes within the company.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Experience/knowledge of compliance issues in financial institutions.
• Transaction monitoring and AML/ATF experience.
• High capacity to understand and apply the various legal systems applicable in the country.
• Be fluent in English, written and spoken (mandatory).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• International profile, with the capacity to understand both Western and Asian cultures.
• Microsoft Excel Advanced (mandatory) Clean and efficient working, pivot tables, dashboards, charts, multiple formulas, data analytics.
• Microsoft 365 (Word, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, Power Point, Planner).
• Technology oriented, with the ability to learn many different programs naturally.

COMPETENCIES:

• Culture of Progress: Results driven. Problem-solver. Work doesn’t end until the task is complete.
• Flexibility/Adaptability & Managing Change: Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced, energetic team environment. Able to adapt to different cultures, work environments and schedules.
• Analytical thinking and technology oriented: Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail. Able to find the most efficient and productive solutions avoiding unnecessary procedures. He/she must feel very comfortable amongst technology ad have the capacity to manage and improve many different systems.
• Stress Resilience: Used to work through short deadlines and under pressure, he/she also will have the ability to set up new activities, tackling issues quickly and efficiently. Doesn’t allow stress to affect his/her performance, always finds a way to reduce or work through stress peeks.
• Initiative, Innovation & Risk taking/management: An entrepreneurial person used to wear different hats. Not afraid to take initiative and present innovative ideas to help improve the company. Hard working person that doesn’t have to be micromanaged to make sure he/she is giving 100%. Autodidact, with a curious mind and initiative to learn on his/her own.
• Organization and planning: An enthusiastic person whose main objective is to get things done always considering attention to detail a must. A smart, proactive and easy-going person who makes things seem easy when complex. With high organizational skills essential for multitasking and team management.
• Teamwork & Conflict Management: Strong team player. Will always put the team before his/her personal interests. Great capacity on conflict solving, keeping a professional approach, and never allowing conflict to become personal.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communications skills. Capable of communicating in a clear, straight and concise manner.
• Emotional Intelligence: Able to read people and approach everyone in the correct manner; considering the conversation topic and the individual unique characteristics.
• Commitment with the organization: Strong collaboration skills.

EDUCATION

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in law, business or a related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Proven working experience in the financial or legal sector, with a minimum of 4 years in a compliance position in a financial environment.

Responsibilities for Candidates

The principal mission of the candidate is to be responsible for developing, implementing and administering all aspects of the company’s Compliance Management Program. Focusing on the detection and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, consumer fraud activities, consumer protection expectations and any other laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a money service business in the country.

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Plan, organize and control the day-to-day administrative and operational compliance activities; training of Ria employees and Ria correspondents. Collaborate with the Senior Management in the overall administration of these activities for the company.
• Liaise with local regulators Central Bank, the Financial Intelligence Units and other relevant authorities in order to meet the company’s regulatory obligations.
• Advise the Board of Directors, Senior Management and other personnel of emerging compliance issues and consults and guide the company in the establishment of controls to mitigate risks.
• Implement an effective Compliance Risk Assessment Program in order to identify the risks associated within the regulatory environment, the products and services offered, geographical locations of operation and the delivery channels used.
• Due diligence tasks for existing correspondents on boarded, process and ongoing KYC updates.
• Correspondent visitation tasks.
• Store activity oversite, ensuring that transactions carried out at Ria locations comply with internal AML/ATF policies.
• Transaction Monitoring functions and reporting tasks and any other regulatory requirements.
• Perform in-depth analysis of transactions using excel pivot tables to detect unusual/suspicious activity
• Implement and effective AML/CTF training and continuing education programs to all applicable employees and senior management.
• Work with different departments to coordinate all reportorial and other requirements prescribed by the regulator. Prepare approval requests for new products and renew of the business permits on an annual basis.
• Data protection tasks in accordance with country laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a money service business.
• To enforce risk management and mitigation processes within the company.

At Baker Tilly Singapore, we welcome highly motivated and committed individuals who share our core values to join us. We are committed to our values of leading by example, delivering quality services with integrity, communicating openly, acting ethically, and fostering a community built around civic responsibility and teamwork.

We are looking for an Assurance (Financial Services) Associate, who will be involved in various sizes of financial services audit engagements which include planning, performing, and concluding the engagement. The Assurance Associate will be exposed to a broad range of capital markets entities and investment funds such as private equities, real estate, mutual funds, variable capital companies, etc.

In this role, you will:

• Involvement in a broad range of statutory and regulatory audit assignments for our financial services clients

• Assist in obtaining all necessary audit working papers and documentation including researching and documenting facts and findings

• Identify and communicate accounting and auditing matters to managers and partners

• Identify performance improvement opportunities

• Interact with clients to help ensure that the information flow from the client to the audit team is efficient

We are looking for people with the following:

• Graduates with an Accountancy degree or equivalent professional qualification in Accountancy

• Accountancy undergraduates in the final year of study are welcome to apply

• Graduates with non-accountancy degrees who are keen to pursue qualifications as Singapore Chartered Accountants are welcome to apply

• Good command of the English language

• Strong interpersonal and client relationship skills

• Experienced candidates will be considered for the Senior Associate position

Interested candidates, please email your updated CV to [email protected].

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.