Risk & Compliance Consultant – Asset & Wealth Managed Services

About the role

PwC's Asset & Wealth Managed Services (AWMS) Risk & Compliance Solutions team in Singapore is expanding and is looking for a consultant to advise fund management companies, wealth managers, digital asset providers and other capital markets intermediaries on governance, risk management and regulatory compliance. The team works with local, regional and global asset managers, private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, venture capital and digital wealth managers, and offers a stable yet flexible working environment with certainty in hours.

Key responsibilities

• Review business processes and internal controls to assess risks, identify control gaps and recommend remediation, including preparing control assurance reports where required.
• Walk through processes with process owners, identify key controls and design audit procedures to check whether controls are designed and operating effectively.
• Draft clear, concise findings and reports for client deliverables.
• Manage stakeholder relationships by explaining the scope of work, discussing findings and sharing industry or regulatory updates.
• Support engagement leaders and managers in delivering client work and meeting internal business requirements.
• Advise on compliance and risk management frameworks, monitoring programmes and business conduct practices, including portfolio management, fund operations, sales and product compliance, AML/CFT, outsourcing, culture and conduct and technology risk.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, commerce or business; candidates with other degrees are preferred who hold or are pursuing Singapore CA, ICAEW, CIA or CISA.
• 1-2 years of external, internal or IT audit experience, preferably in a Big 4 or mid-tier firm or an in-house internal audit department.
• Knowledge of local MAS regulatory requirements for capital markets intermediaries.
• Experience in auditing under ISAE 3402, ISAE 3000 or Audit Upon Procedures, and knowledge of technology risk, cyber hygiene and business continuity requirements is beneficial.
• Good track record of academic achievement, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.