Compliance Associate

SUNRATE is a leading global payment and treasury management platform for businesses worldwide. Founded in 2016, SUNRATE has enabled companies to operate and scale both locally and globally in 190+ countries and regions with its cutting-edge infrastructure, global network, and unified solutions.

SUNRATE operates through offices across key markets, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London. The company partners with the top global financial institutions, such as Citibank, Standard Chartered, Barclays, J.P. Morgan. SUNRATE is also the principal member of Mastercard and Visa.

About the Role

We are looking for an organised and detail-oriented Compliance Associate to join our Global Risk and Compliance team in Singapore. This is an entry-level role well-suited to fresh graduates or those early in their careers who are looking to build a strong foundation in compliance within a fast-growing fintech environment. You will support Compliance Officers across a range of day-to-day compliance activities - including governance administration, regulatory monitoring, and training coordination - gaining broad exposure to payment services regulation across multiple jurisdictions as you grow in the role.

Responsibilities

Governance and Administration

• Maintain compliance registers, records, and documentation, ensuring information is accurate, up-to-date and well-organised.
• Assist with periodic reviews of compliance documents and version control tracking.
• Support the preparation of management information (MI) reports, dashboards, and metrics to support compliance monitoring and reporting activities.

Regulatory Monitoring and Research

• Monitor regulatory developments, industry news, and emerging trends, and summarise key updates for the team.
• Maintain the global regulatory calendar to track key obligations, reporting deadlines, and internal action items.
• Prepare research materials and summaries to support policy reviews and regulatory assessments.

Training and Awareness

• Coordinate compliance training activities, including scheduling, attendance tracking and completion records.
• Support initiatives that promote compliance awareness and a strong compliance culture across the organisation.

Projects and Ad Hoc Support

• Assist with compliance projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Provide research and analytical support on ad hoc assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Law, or a related discipline.
• 0-1 year of experience in compliance, risk, legal, audit or a related field; fresh graduates with relevant internship experience are welcome to apply.

Required Skills

• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to communicate findings clearly and concise.
• Good organisational and time-management skills; and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively within a cross-regional team.
• Proactive, curious, and genuinely interested in regulatory compliance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).