Financial Crimes Compliance – Complex Investigations Intern

About the role

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is recruiting a Complex Investigations intern for its Financial Crimes Office for Asia (Intelligence & Analytics) in Singapore. The internship runs from 11 January 2027 to 30 June 2027 and supports the team in handling APAC financial crime intelligence leads, including adverse media, external referrals, LFCF escalations and typology-driven review matters. Only Singaporean and PR students are eligible.

Key responsibilities

• Support the identification, triage and documentation of APAC financial crime intelligence leads.
• Assist with media sweeps by reviewing public-source material, summarising it, identifying subjects of interest and jurisdictional nexus, and drafting recommended next steps.
• Support exposure reviews, including drafting template inputs, organising SOI details and identifiers, tracking branch responses and performing basic completeness checks.
• Help organise investigation workpapers, KYC and transaction data, RFIs and correspondence into case folders, following confidentiality and recordkeeping rules.
• Prepare governance and management information such as exposure review trackers, escalation trackers, action logs and quarterly summaries.
• Take part in process improvement and document refresh activities, including template clean-up, checklists and presenting learnings.

Required profile

• Undergraduate student in Law, Business, Accountancy, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• Strong written communication and analytical judgement, with attention to detail.
• Able to handle confidential information responsibly and follow information security and cross-border data sharing guidance.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to manage deadlines and work with stakeholders across APAC.
• Prior coursework or internship in AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, investigations, risk management or regulatory compliance is advantageous but not mandatory.

Required skills

• Comfortable with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Familiarity with data organisation, trackers, research databases or public-source research is advantageous.

To apply, candidates must submit a CV and cover letter through the MUFG early careers website; only shortlisted applicants will be notified.