Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance

• Provide compliance advisory in areas of Banking Act 1970 ("BA"), Securities and Futures Act 2001 ("SFA") and Financial Advisers Act 2001 ("FAA") to all Business Units and departments.
• Update Management on all MAS and other regulatory bodies' notifications that will impact the Bank and perform gap analysis (when required).
• Provide advice on compliance-related initiatives such as new product launch, review of marketing materials, etc.
• Develop/ periodic review policies/manuals/procedure notes under Compliance Department's purview.
• Conduct Regulatory Review in accordance with the Compliance Review and Training Plan
• Attend to Representative Notification Framework related matters, including Notification and Cessation of Appointed Representative under the SFA/FAA.
• Coordinate, liaise, handle enquiries and ad-hoc/periodic submissions to Head Office and MAS promptly.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

• Provide advisory/clearance of daily payment gateway screening hits and periodic name screening hits in relation to sanctions and adverse news (when required).
• Perform onboarding and periodic review on customers.
• Review suspicious and irregular transactions in customers' accounts and conduct basic inquiry into such transactions with a view to filing a Suspicious Transaction Report to the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office ("STRO") when appropriate.
• Address ML/TF queries from Business Units.
• Conduct Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment with Business Units within the Bank.
• Undertake overall responsibility of the name screening tool, including review and reporting of true hits for follow-up actions.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)/ Common Reporting Standard (CRS)

• Liaise with third party vendor on FATCA/CRS application, organize and coordinate data generation/information received from Operations/IT Department for annual submission to IRAS.
• Assist with FATCA / CRS compliance requirements.

Others

• Provide trainings in the areas of Regulatory and AML/CFT Compliance.
• Provide cover for team members within Compliance Department in assigned areas during their leave of absence.
• Undertake other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Degree holders, preferably in Accounting, Banking & Finance, Business or Law.
• Relevant experience in Compliance function of a financial institution/regulatory body covering banking laws, particularly in SFA / FAA, FATCA/CRS and/or, AML/CFT requirements preferred.
• Candidates with certifications such as Diploma in Compliance or Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) would be viewed favourably.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to interact with all levels of staff and management.
• Have the drive, energy and perseverance to succeed in a competitive market environment.