Senior Research Analyst

Our Product

LSEG World-Check provides trusted information to help businesses comply with regulations and identify potential financial crime. Financial crime has an incalculable adverse impact on our world. The proceeds of such crimes, including bribery, corruption, fraud, narcotics trafficking, and organised crime, have all been implicated in the financing of terrorism, human rights abuses such as slavery and child labour, and environmental crime.

Role Summary

As a Senior Research Analyst, you will conduct in-depth research on breaking news in APAC region regarding specific Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) related issues. We focus on maintaining an extensive list of Politically exposed persons (PEP), State owned & invested enterprises (SOE/SIE), Sanctions ownership information, etc.

Daily, you will research and extract data from extensive sources from public domain in English and local language (Bahasa Malaysia), ensure accuracy and quality of findings by aligning with policies and applicable laws.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide APAC region related content support to clients on daily basis and work independently in handling individual assignment and tasks.
• Work closely with team members to support or lead APAC coverage related ad-hoc projects.
• Strong adherence to APAC country specific and General research guidelines following strict requirements to ensure product content and quality.
• Able to meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Provide strong mentorship and training to other team members.
• Collaborate with Research Team Leader in supporting overall team operations and deliveries.

You'll bring:

• Native or full professional language proficiency in English and local language (Bahasa Malaysia) as role requires candidate to conduct research in this language on a daily basis.
• Good English comprehension and writing skills.
• Strong analytical skills especially with excellent attention to details and critical thinking to analyse and resolve research related issues.
• Strong organization and interpersonal skills.
• Good domain knowledge of local naming conventions including characteristics of personal names, salutations and titles.
• Strong curiosity about the knowledge of political structure and governance at all levels, sanctions, law enforcement and regulatory enforcement bodies and relevant national laws concerning the AML/CFT regime in APAC region, is an advantage
• Good understanding of the prevalent financial crimes in APAC region based on guidance and reports from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), and other relevant sources.
• Exhibit excellent professionalism - self-motivated, can-do attitude, innovative thinking, strive for efficiency.

Education Qualification/Certifications:

• At least 1 year experience in compliance, due diligence, AML/KYC or third-party risk management
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in International Relations/Political Science, Finance/Accountancy/Banking, Business Studies, Commerce, Journalism, Linguistics/Languages.
• Candidate with AML related certifications will be prioritised, if equally qualified.

This role is on blended work model, with 3 days working from the office and 2 days working remotely. Standard working hours is Monday - Friday, 9AM - 6PM.

If you're up to the challenge, connect with us today!

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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