Senior Compliance Officer

OIL BROKERAGE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commodities brokerage firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced Compliance Officer. The role focuses on compliance advisory, regulatory monitoring, and maintaining compliance records. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of experience in financial services, particularly in brokerage, and must understand commodity derivatives and relevant regulations. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years compliance experience in financial services, ideally in brokerage.
• Understanding of commodity derivative products, particularly oil markets.
• Knowledge of FCA and CFTC/NFA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance advisory for brokers and the Operations team.
• Support regulatory monitoring with the London compliance team.
• Conduct regulatory certification and registration processes.

Skills

Compliance advisory skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Time management skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Job description

Full-time on site

This is a key role, based in Singapore, working within a rapidly growing global commodities brokerage firm headquartered in London. The role requires a range of compliance skills and knowledge, the ability to manage priorities, and to quickly become familiar with new compliance requirements.

The role involves

• Primarily, compliance advisory for thebrokers and Operations team in Singapore
• Working closely with the Londoncompliance team to support compliance with the firm’s regulatory monitoringrequirements, including:
  • Review of late trade reports andfollow-up as appropriate
  • Monthly monitoring of trades (audittrails/trade reconstructions)
  • Communications monitoring
• Conducting regulatory certification /registration processes in compliance with FCA/NFA requirements
• Maintenance of all relevant complianceregisters, records, and files
• Assisting with responses to regulatoryinquiries
• Additional ad hoc projects and work asrequested by the Senior Compliance Officer or Senior Management

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years complianceexperience in the financial services industry, preferably within aninstitutional brokerage environment.
• An understanding of commodityderivative products is essential; in particular, oil markets
• Good knowledge and understanding of:
  • FCA regulations, preferably CFTC/NFArules as well
  • ICE and CME exchange rules,particularly as they pertain to block futures trades
• Strong communication skills, bothwritten and verbal
• Strong interpersonal skills and apositive ‘can-do’ attitude
• Good time management andprioritization skills
• Ability to work in a fast-pacedenvironment
• Strong analytical skills andattention to detail