Asset & Wealth Managed Services (AWMS) - Risk & Compliance Solutions (Internal Audit and Risk) - Senior Consultant

Job Description & Summary At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com. A career within Risk & Compliance Solutions will provide you with the opportunity to help companies rethink their approach to compliance and risk and create a sustainable risk advantage. We’re a part of a unique client proposition, assisting our clients to develop proper internal controls by sharing our technical know-how and leveraging on analytics and technology solutions to underpin efficient execution of governance, to optimise their risk and compliance policies and processes, and improve business performance. Our Asset and Wealth Management team in Risk & Compliance Solutions is expanding rapidly, and we are looking for seasoned professionals to join us. We are Singapore’s leading Asset and Wealth Management in Risk & Compliance Advisory team, and you will experience a dynamic and fast-paced working environment. You’ll work as part of a fast-growing team of subject matter experts with extensive industry experience in areas relating to regulatory compliance, risk and internal controls. Your clients include leading local, regional and global asset managers, alternative asset managers (private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds and venture capital), wealth management, digital wealth managers, digital assets and other capital market intermediaries. Digital alliances and digital solutions are core to the delivery of our services to clients. You will enjoy a stable yet flexible working environment with certainty in hours, and the ability to manage and control your own time. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Conduct reviews of business processes and internal controls to assess risks, identify control gaps, and provide practical recommendations for remediation, including preparing control assurance reports where required. Perform walkthroughs with process owners, identify key controls, and design audit procedures to assess whether controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively across business processes. Draft clear, concise, and well-structured findings and reports for client deliverables. Manage key stakeholder relationships by communicating the scope of work, discussing findings and observations, and sharing relevant industry or regulatory updates. Support engagement leaders and managers in delivering client work and meeting internal business requirements, including contributing to other key project deliverables as needed. Advise fund management companies, wealth managers, digital advisers, digital asset providers, and other capital markets intermediaries (such as REIT managers, brokerages, corporate finance advisers, and trust companies) on governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance matters, including responding to client queries and recommending practical improvements. The role will involve advising on compliance and risk management frameworks, monitoring programmes, and business conduct practices across areas such as portfolio management, fund operations, sales and product compliance, AML/CFT, outsourcing, culture and conduct, and technology risk. About you: Bachelor’s Degree in a related area of Accounting / Commerce / Business including students from a local/overseas university. For candidates with other degree specialisations, preference will be given to candidate that have obtained or are in the process of pursuing Singapore CA, ICAEW, CIA or CISA accreditations. At least 2 years of external audit, internal audit or IT audit experience, preferably in a Big 4/Mid-Tier Accounting Firm and/or commercial organisations’ in-house internal audit department. Good understanding of the asset and wealth management/digital assets/capital markets landscape and IT audit experience preferred Knowledge of local MAS regulatory requirements for capital markets intermediaries gained through experience in regulatory compliance, internal audit or processes, risk and controls experience. Experience in the following areas would be beneficial: Auditing under the relevant frameworks (for ISAE 3402, ISAE 3000, Audit Upon Procedures); and Technology-related regulatory requirements, which include Technology Risk Management, Cyber Hygiene and Business Continuity Management Direct dealings and interactions with the MAS Good track record of academic achievements Meticulous and attention to details, possessing an analytical and enquiring mind-set Professional, confident and highly motivated self-starter, with an ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines Positive attitude to learn and strong team player Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines Possess strong values, personal integrity, and emotional intelligence