FircoSoft WLM Functional Consultant

ARY Peopletech Consulting Llp; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VionData Partners is seeking a FircoSoft WLM Functional Consultant to support a leading financial institution across APAC, Japan and EMEA from Singapore. You will configure FircoSoft WLM, manage watchlists, and drive regulatory compliance activities with Operations, Technology, Risk and AML teams.

Responsibilities include UAT, deployment, change control, and audit-ready documentation, with focus on reducing false positives and ensuring regulatory alignment across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML, sanctions screening or Trade Finance.
• Mandatory skills include FircoSoft WLM/FMM, Continuity, Trust, Filtering Engine v6.0, MultiLaw Manager, Simulation Manager (FLV), Stripping Detector, Case Manager.
• Regulatory knowledge of OFAC, EU, UK HMT, MAS, HKMA, Japan FSA, ISO 20022 and SWIFT MT messaging.

Responsibilities

• Watchlist Governance: manage watchlist lifecycle using FircoSoft WLM components and deploy regulatory watchlists.
• System Configuration Firco Filtering Engine v6.0: configure matching, thresholds, and risk-based tuning.
• Tuning, Simulation & Impact Assessment: run historical simulations and assess regulatory changes.
• Release Management, QA & Testing: lead UAT, validate watchlist mods and release packages.
• Regulatory Compliance, Reporting & Audit: provide audit documentation and generate MI dashboards.

Skills

FircoSoft WLM/FMM

Continuity

Trust

Filtering Engine v6.0

MultiLaw Manager

Simulation Manager (FLV)

Stripping Detector

Case Manager

Tools

XML/CSV datasets

API integrations

SQL

Job description

FircoSoft WLM Functional Consultant

Location: Singapore

Domain: Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) / AML / Banking

About the Opportunity

VionData Partners is supporting the search for an experienced FircoSoft WLM Functional Consultant on behalf of a leading Banking and Financial Services institution. As a core member of the Financial Crime Compliance Transformation (FCCT) team, the successful candidate will provide functional support across APAC, Japan and EMEA. The role is responsible for system configuration, governance, operational maintenance, regulatory updates, UAT, production deployments, and close collaboration with Operations, Technology, Risk, AML Sanctions and Compliance teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Watchlist Management & Governance
  • Manage the complete watchlist lifecycle using FircoSoft WLM components (FMM, WLM-API, WLM-Web, Resource File Manager).
  • Configure, validate and deploy regulatory watchlists (OFAC, UN, EU, UK HMT, MAS, DFAT, Japan FSA).
  • Maintain version control, maker-checker approvals and audit-ready change records.
  • Support list implementation through MultiLaw Manager.
• System Configuration Firco Filtering Engine v6.0
  • Configure phonetic matching, fuzzy logic, scoring and alias expansion.
  • Calibrate thresholds and suppression rules to reduce false positives.
  • Implement risk-based tuning for payment and customer screening.
• Tuning, Simulation & Impact Assessment
  • Execute historical simulations using Simulation Manager (FLV).
  • Assess regulatory and threshold changes before production deployment.
  • Prepare impact analysis and simulation reports for Compliance approval.
• Release Management, QA & Testing
  • Lead UAT planning, scenario development and execution.
  • Validate watchlist modifications and release packages.
  • Support defect analysis, root-cause investigation and production deployment.
• Regulatory Compliance, Reporting & Audit
  • Provide documentation for internal and external regulatory audits.
  • Generate MI dashboards covering SLAs, false-positive ratios and list distribution.
  • Participate in AML governance and regulatory workshops.

Candidate Qualifications

• Experience: 410 years in Financial Crime Compliance, AML, sanctions screening or Trade Finance.
• Mandatory Skills: FircoSoft WLM/FMM, Continuity, Trust, Filtering Engine v6.0, MultiLaw Manager, Simulation Manager (FLV), Stripping Detector, Case Manager.
• Technical Skills: XML/CSV datasets, API integrations, SQL, production support, issue investigation and release management.
• Regulatory Knowledge: OFAC, EU, UK HMT, MAS, HKMA, Japan FSA, ISO 20022 and SWIFT MT messaging.
• Preferred Certifications: ICA, ACAMS or equivalent AML certification.

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