Risk & Compliance Intern

Endowus; Singapore; On-site; SGD 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Endowus, a Singapore-based independent wealth platform, invites a part-time internship in Compliance and AML. You will assist with onboarding reviews, enhanced due diligence, name screening, and records management under guidance from the compliance team.

This six-month internship offers flexibility around 12 hours per week. Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or law, with strong attention to detail, analytical and written communication skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor degree in finance, business, law, accounting or related field.
• Available for a part/full-time internship (minimum 6 months and 12 working hours/week preferred).
• Interest in compliance, risk or financial crime prevention; prior internship or coursework a plus.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and written communication skills.
• Proactive, organised and able to work independently and in a team.
• Comfortable with spreadsheets and handling confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding reviews, including enhanced due diligence (EDD) under guidance of compliance team.
• Assist with name screening against sanctions, PEP and adverse media; escalate potential matches for review.
• Maintain Own Restricted List.
• Assist with Ongoing Due Diligence (ODD) and periodic client reviews related to AML/CFT risk assessments.
• Support AML projects and AI initiatives; conduct research for meetings.
• Carry out record keeping, case file preparation and maintenance of audit trails.
• Carry out other compliance-related tasks as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Team collaboration

Discretion with confidential info

Proactive & organised

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor degree (pursuing)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

About Endowus

Endowus is an award-winning, independent fee-only wealth platform licensed in Singapore (MAS 101051) and Hong Kong (SFC BQR225). We serve over 300,000 clients—individuals, family offices, charities, and institutions—with over US$12 billion in assets under advice. Our mission: help people invest better so they can live easier today, and better tomorrow. Today, we work with 100+ global leading asset managers across major asset classes – public markets, private markets, hedge funds and alternatives – and make it our job to assess and access their Best-in-Class funds, and advise clients on how to invest in these funds to reach their goals. The team has deep domain knowledge in finance and technology, bringing together decades of experience from various banks and tech companies. We treasure our diversity in background and experience, and we look for people who share these beliefs in our mission.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the review of new clients during onboarding, including enhanced due diligence (EDD) checks under the guidance of the compliance team
• Assist with name screening against sanctions, PEP and adverse media lists and help escalation potential matches for review
• Maintenance of Own Restricted List
• Assist with Ongoing Due Diligence (ODD) and periodic client reviews in relation to AML/CFT risk assessments Support AML projects and AI initiatives Conduct research on AML topics for learning and sharing during meetings
• Assist with record keeping, case file preparation and maintenance of audit trails
• Carry out other compliance related tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor degree, ideally in finance, business, law, accountancy or a related discipline
• Available for a part/full-time internship (minimum 6 months and 12 working hours/week preferred)
• Interest in compliance, risk or financial crime prevention; prior internship or coursework in a related area is a plus
• Attention to details
• Good analytical, problem-solving and written communication skills
• Proactive, organised and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and handling confidential information with discretion

Our Investors, recognition, licensing

Founded in 2017, Endowus has raised over US$130 million from investors including UBS, EDBI, Prosus Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Ventures, SBVA, Illuminate Financial, OSK Ventures, Z Venture Capital, and ACF – a joint venture between JLIN LLC and The Wells Investments. Endowus also counts some of the largest billionaire family offices in Asia among its investors. Endowus partners with 1,000+ global fund managers across public markets, private markets, hedge funds and alternatives to deliver world-class solutions at transparent cost through its fee-only model. Private Wealth clients access curated strategies from firms such as EQT, Carlyle, Partners Group, KKR, Ares, Brookfield Oaktree, HarbourVest, Millennium, Point72, Bridgewater, and more. Recognition includes CNBC's World's Top FinTech Companies 2025, the Financial Times' High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific 2025 (#45), Fortune Fintech Innovators Asia 2024, and the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers 2023. The platform has won Asia's Best Digital Wealth Management and Hong Kong's Best FinTech Innovation in Asset Management (Asia Asset Management 2025), Singapore's Best Digital Wealth Management Experience (The Asset Triple A 2025), and Best WealthTech Solution 2023 (Asian Private Banker). The Endowus Group comprises licensed companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, and Hong Kong-based multi-family office Carret Private. With group assets over US$12 billion, Endowus is one of the largest independent wealth managers in Asia, estimated to save clients more than US$50 million in fees per year.