An expanding and financially strong Asian financial institution is currently hiring a Senior Risk and Compliance Manager in their Singapore office. It is an additional headcount to the Singapore team. This is an excellent opportunity which provides exposure to the candidate to look at private markets deals. Only candidates currently working in Singapore will be considered. No employment visa sponsorship is provided.
Please email your cv directly in word format with job reference no. JOB-11743 to bankingandfinance-sg@theedgepartnership.com.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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bankingandfinance-SG@theedgepartnership.com
Key responsibilities
- Works closely with the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in the maintenance and implementation of the
enterprise risk framework
- Evaluate investment proposals from the risk perspective and provide subject matter expertise to help in decision-making
- Monitor and escalate risk exposures to senior management, and provide regular updates to the Board risk committee for appropriate oversight
- Make sure compliance of the firm, including the subsidiary fund management company (“FMC”) with MAS SFA and SGX listing rules
- Keep up and implement internal compliance and risk policies and procedures of the firm
- Responsible for listco matters relating to listing requirements and compliance
- Involve in statutory filings with MAS/ACRA, including returns (quarterly and annual financials) and surveys with MAS for the FMC and the underlying funds
- Monitor and involve in outsourcing due diligence and maintaining outsourcing records
- Conduct client onboarding (AML/KYC checks) / ongoing AML/KYC monitoring
- Involves in handling subscription and redemption process (liaising with fund administrator)
- Helps to set up of funds (VCC / Pte Ltd / limited partnerships)
- Works closely with fund service providers (auditors / fund administrator / corporate secretary), tax agents and regulatory bodies
- Manage internal audit process
- Oversee management reporting, budgeting, statutory filings, and advisory in updating changes for local accounting, tax and regulations
- Responsible for corporate tax and GST filings and ensure compliance with statutory and tax requirements
- Checking fund valuation prepared by fund administrator and reviewing financial and capital numbers for investor reports
Role requirements
- Bachelor degree in Finance, Business, Economics
- At least 10 -15 years of relevant experience in buy-side asset management and/or wealth management in supervisory compliance, audit, risk or other control function role
- Experience or knowledge in investment and risk preferred, with good private markets and cash product knowledge
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, self-driven, adaptable, flexible, team player and also able to work independently, resilient, keen and fast learner
- Matured/independent individual with good problem-solving skills and ability to think critically; results-oriented to ensure sound implementation of internal controls and compliance processes/procedures