Compliance Consultant Associate Manager

Ingenia Consultants Pte. Ltd. is a leading provider of compliance and internal audit services to small and medium-sized financial institutions, including fintech companies. We provide superior-quality and innovative services to facilitate compliance, regulatory and operational risk management to enable financial institutions, regardless of their size, to provide outstanding services to their clients.

As an Associate Manager within the compliance function, you are expected to play a supporting role and be trained to independently manage compliance for our clients as part of our team.

You will be responsible for managing the compliance of several small financial institutions, including customer due diligence, regulatory reporting and advice on regulations, as well as the management of Ingenia’s relationship with these financial institutions.

While you will be responsible for managing your customers and/or assignments, you will, on occasion, collaborate with our associates and managers. Our managers will provide support and guidance as and when required to train you up to independently handle assignments or any challenges.

Your values: We are working as a team and strive to constantly improve. You need to be open-minded to learn, frank to facilitate our constant enhancement, and diligent to provide best services to our clients.

Your abilities: You must be diligent in the execution of your compliance tasks to ensure compliance with regulations, but also to maintain proper records of your services. You must have the resolve to withstand pressure and enforce compliance yet apply a broader perspective to provide practical and commercially viable solutions to customers and be open-minded to incorporate new trends in the financial sector.

Job Requirements:

- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance and/or licencing within financial institutions or compliance consulting firms

- Good understanding of compliance requirements under financial regulations, such as the Securities and Futures Act and/or the Financial Advisers Act and their subsidiary regulations, and MAS Notices and Guidelines for Capital Markets Intermediaries

- Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, with a particular focus on Capital Markets Services

- Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, Banking, Business or Law

- Accounting knowledge would be an advantage, in particular, for the purpose of reviewing or completing the MAS quarterly returns

- Professional qualifications such as ICA or ACAMS would be an advantage

- Collaboration and work with English-speaking clients, preparing records and communication with the regulator; therefore, good command of and fluency in English is essential

- Able to collaborate and work with Chinese-speaking clients; hence, fluency in spoken Mandarin is preferred