Safeguarding Controller - APAC

Wise
Singapore
Workplace: HybridFull timeSGD 8,250 - 11,700 monthlyFunction: Finance & AccountingSkills: ["Proactive problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Ownership","Attention to compliance"]

Assist the APAC safeguarding control team in ensuring the safeguarding control framework runs smoothly across payments/e-money and investment business. Support compliant product launches, coordinate policy/procedure attestations, and help implement first-line assurance. Maintain the APAC safeguarding risk and controls matrix, support discrepancy escalation with SMEs, and contribute to incident management, MAS regulatory reporting, and annual safeguarding audit coordination.

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Safeguarding Controller - APAC

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Job Summary

Assist the APAC safeguarding control team in ensuring the safeguarding control framework runs smoothly across payments/e-money and investment business. Support compliant product launches, coordinate policy/procedure attestations, and help implement first-line assurance. Maintain the APAC safeguarding risk and controls matrix, support discrepancy escalation with SMEs, and contribute to incident management, MAS regulatory reporting, and annual safeguarding audit coordination.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assist safeguarding specialists and controllers to ensure the APAC safeguarding control framework runs smoothly across regimes.
  • •Help ensure new product launches are compliant with safeguarding regulations and controlled proportionately.
  • •Coordinate policy and procedure completeness, obtain attestations on control operation and alignment to the controls framework, and support first-line defence assurance.
  • •Maintain the APAC safeguarding risk and controls matrix for APAC entities and help link incidents to control failures to surface themes for senior management.
  • •Support MAS safeguarding regulatory reporting preparation, discrepancy escalation for safeguarding reconciliations, and annual safeguarding audit coordination.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: SGD 8,250 - 11,700 monthly
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Ability to learn about fintechs and the inner workings of organizations handling high-volume transactions.
  • •A solid understanding of APAC safeguarding (Singapore preferred) across investment business and payments.
  • •Strong writing skills to clearly convey regulation and communicate key risks to non-SMEs.
  • •Ability to take ownership, be proactive in resolving complex issues, and roll up your sleeves to get things done.
  • •Understanding the value of balanced risk and controls to support business growth, working well in a multinational team environment.
Experience:FintechPaymentsE-moneyInvestmentsHigh volume transactions
Skills:Proactive problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationOwnershipAttention to compliance
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Internal risk management software

Company Brief

Wise
Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a London-based fintech that provides low-cost international money transfers, multi-currency accounts and payment infrastructure for individuals and businesses worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2011
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