Financial Crime Compliance Manager, APAC

Overview

Class: Full-time AND Permanent

Legal Entity: StoneX Financial Pte. Ltd.

Reporting to: Head of Compliance, APAC

Company Overview:

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.  With 5,400+ employees and over 80,000 institutional, commercial, and payments clients, we operate from more than 80 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.  Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth. 

Business Segment Overview:

Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies. 

Responsibilities

Position Purpose:

This role at StoneX will manage business, financial crime compliance and reputational risks in APAC by ensuring adherence to laws and regulations, updating policies and procedures to comply with regulatory changes, advising businesses and senior management, managing audits and inquiries, conducting training and compliance testing. 

Primary duties will include: 

• Provide financial crime compliance (FCC) advice and guidance to senior management and business units in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan
• Collaborate with Businesses (such as global payments, precious metals), Risk, Legal, Technology, Auditors, Regulators and overseas offices
• Update policies, procedures and controls to meet regulatory requirements on AML, CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery & corruption in Singapore and APAC
• Conduct enhanced CDD, AML/CTF/PF transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and vendor DD
• Supervise financial crime list management, name-screening, management reporting and trade surveillance, communications surveillance
• Monitor high-risk transactions and customer activities through a risk-based approach, and investigate potential suspicious transactions with filing of STRs
• Perform enterprise-wide AML/CFT/Sanctions risk assessment and ensure effective measures are in place to identify, assess and mitigate risks in APAC
• Assist in audits, investigations and responding to queries from regulators and exchanges
• Participate in strategic FCC projects to upgrade digital platforms and implement technology solutions

Qualifications

To land this role you will need:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial crime compliance in financial services or regulatory environment
• Knowledge of MAS regulations, MinLaw regulations, FATF standards and best practices in financial crime compliance
• Work experience in audit firms, banks, brokerages or financial services firms
• Attention to detail, pro-active, hands-on approach to problem solving
• Agile mindset, collaborative and trustworthy team player
• Familiarity with compliance, surveillance and transaction monitoring systems is advantageous (e.g. World Check One, ThetaRay, Nice Actimise, Global Relay, One Tick)

Working environment:

• 4 days in office, 1 day remote

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