Compliance Officer - Financial Crime Compliance

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, supporting a broad range of capital markets and investment businesses.

The firm is looking to appoint a Financial Crime Compliance Officer to support AML/CFT matters 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
• Conduct enterprise-wide ML/TF risk assessments
• Monitor business relationships and client transactions for suspicious activity
• Review KYC and client onboarding documentation
• Support periodic reviews, remediation exercises, screenings and ad-hoc risk reviews
• Advise business, operations and support teams on AML/CFT requirements
• Draft suspicious transaction reports and support escalation of material issues
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Banking, Finance or related discipline
• Minimum 2 years’ compliance experience within a financial institution
• Experience in AML/CFT, KYC, account opening or client onboarding preferred
• Exposure to securities, brokerage, wealth management, asset management or capital markets businesses would be advantageous
• Good understanding of Singapore AML/CFT regulations; Hong Kong exposure is a plus
• ACAMS or financial crime certification would be advantageous
• Strong analytical skills with ability to assess client, product, geography and transaction risk factors
• Detail-oriented, independent and able to manage multiple stakeholders
• Strong written and spoken English; Mandarin proficiency would be highly advantageous to liase with counterparts in North Asia markets

Work Arrangement

• Office located at CBD, Singapore
• 100% in-office

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their resume to Sarah Sim at ss@empowerpartners.sg, quoting the job title. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.