Risk & Quality and Data Protection (12-months contract)

GRANT THORNTON SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited is seeking self-motivated professionals to join the Risk & Quality (R&Q) Team and Data Protection Office (DPO) Team. This internal-facing role reports to the firmwide Risk Director and Data Protection Officer and focuses on data protection and risk/compliance support for engagements.

The role involves coordinating audits, updating policies, and advising engagement teams on regulatory requirements, with a strong emphasis on MAS regulations and AML/CTF

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance (law background a plus).
• Minimum 6 years of experience in risk management, compliance, or data protection.
• Good knowledge of data protection laws.
• Familiarity with MAS, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorism financing regulations.
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks within a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and coordination of data protection audits/reviews.
• Collate and distribute audit/review matters to process owners and monitor follow-up timelines.
• Assist in implementing/updating global and local data protection policies and procedures.
• Assist reviews to ensure compliance with data protection policies and legislation.
• Assist responses to data protection queries.
• Assist in managing and recording data incidents.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects.
• Assist in rolling out risk and quality initiatives.
• Help develop and update practice aids/tools for service delivery.
• Assist in training development and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with MAS and global risk requirements.

Skills

Data protection

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Analytical skills

Teamwork

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

Law background a plus

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We areseekingself-motivated and professionals to join our growing Risk & Quality (R&Q) Team and Data Protection Office (DPO) Team. This is an internal-facing role.The role will be focused on supporting and reporting to thefirmwideRisk Director andData Protection Officer. The responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

Data Protection

• Assistin planning and coordination of data protection audit/reviews
• Collating and distributing a list of audit/review matters for follow-up to respective process owners, and monitoring timelines for follow-up actions
• Assistin implementing and updating global and local policies and procedures for the Data Protection Office
• Assistin reviews to ensure compliance with data protection policies and legislation
• Assistin responses with data protection queries
• Assistin managing and recordingdataincidents
• Assistwith ad-hoc projects

Risk Management

• Assistinrolling-out various risk and quality–related initiatives
• Assist in developingand/or updatingpractice aids and tools toassistpractitioners in their service delivery to external clients
• Assistin developingand deliveringgrade and time-appropriate training
• Understand the necessity of Grant Thornton Singapore’s need tocomply withGrant Thorntonglobal’srisk management requirements andadminister the processesrequiredtomaintaincompliance
• Provide advice to engagement teams as a risk consultantwith regard tointernal policy and procedures, external regulations (including the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulations, anti-moneylaunderingand counter-terrorism financing), and contractual matters
• Provide assistance toengagement teams on day-to-day background checks
• Assistwith regular risk compliance monitoring,activitiesand reporting
• Assistwith ad-hoc projects

Qualifications and requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance and with a background in law being a plus.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in risk management, compliance, or data protection, ideally within a professional services or corporate environment.
• Good knowledge of data protection laws.
• Familiarity with regulations such as MAS, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorism financing.
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks while working effectively within a team.