Compliance, Regional Financial Crime Controls, Associate, Singapore

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Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Goldman Sachs Group is a bank holding company and a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Goldman Sachs provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.

Within the firm’s Compliance division, the Financial Crime Compliance Group is responsible for coordinating Goldman Sachs’ enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) compliance effort and provides the related services to Goldman Sachs subsidiaries worldwide. These services include: developing and implementing policies and procedures; performing customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence; screening against OFAC and other government sanctions lists; conducting automated and manual transaction monitoring, investigating potential violations of law, regulation or firm policy by employees and/or clients; reporting suspicious activity; coordinating training of relevant employees; and liaising with law enforcement and regulatory authorities.

The successful candidate will work closely with a money laundering reporting officer (MLRO) for an entity in Singapore in managing the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations. In particular, AML/CFT Notices and regulations overseen by the MAS. The person will also assist the MLRO to monitor and manage risks to ensure adherence to the firm’s group requirements, including coordinating with counterparts to comply with regulatory requirements of a Goldman Sachs entity in APAC.

This role requires some familiarity with international transactions and multi-modal booking arrangements in a globalized banking environment. In this capacity, the person will assist the MLRO to proactively identify and manage financial crime, reputational and regulatory risks in a fast-moving environment. The candidate should be conversant with financial crime regulations and be alert to the relevant risks. The role requires a practical, commercial mindset when working through complex issues, without compromising on effective risk management.

Principal Responsibilities

• Providing daily support and advice on the firm’s policies and Singapore financial crime regulations for banking business in Singapore
• Supporting the MLRO in engaging stakeholders on high-profile projects, providing practical regulatory guidance and direction to achieve commercially viable outcomes without compromising compliance standards
• Collaborating closely with FCC counterparts in APAC and global teams to ensure proper implementation of the corresponding controls in the entity. 
• Supporting the MLRO in drafting and implementing applicable policies, procedures and programs for the entity
• Performing enterprise risk assessment 
• Investigations into potential suspicious activities, conduct enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers and addressing any escalations related to other FCC workstreams, including Anti-Bribery Compliance and Sanctions Compliance 
• Supporting the MLRO on regulatory and audit inquiries
• Providing training to employees on FCC-related topics

Experience/Skills

• Minimum 3-7 years of experience of Financial Crime Compliance
• Working knowledge in the application of MAS regulations in banks preferably gained from working in MLRO / compliance team in a Singapore bank, a regulator, as a regulatory lawyer or other relevant roles
• Experience with EU-based AML regulations is an advantage but not essential
• An eye for detail, analytical and writing skills, such as experience with comparative or gap assessments between MAS regulations with those of other jurisdictions, risk assessments or product assessments  
• The ability to reason and communicate clearly, taking the initiative to conduct thorough research and due diligence in the resolving complex issues in a risk-proportionate manner 
• Some experience in customer due diligence, client trading activity, surveillance alerts or payment screening alerts 
• Good understanding of banking operations, global trading environments, payment infrastructures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially, when communicating complex issues across different stakeholders
• Strong analytical, organizational and investigative skills with attention to details
• Ability to multi-task, work independently under stress, and escalate issues timely 

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