Control Risks

Researcher – Financial Services, Fluent Thai

Control Risks

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇹🇭 Thailand

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Open Source

About the role

  • Produce high quality enhanced due diligence reports for financial services clients to help meet compliance and regulatory requirements.
  • Conduct in-depth research of public records such as media articles, corporate records, litigation and regulatory filings, social media sites, and compliance databases.
  • Engage in discreet interviews to gather information about companies’ and individuals’ reputation and develop intelligence on specific topics and industries.
  • Produce enhanced due diligence and research reports to support major banking transactions such as IPOs and debt issuance.
  • Project-manage enhanced due diligence assignments: conduct public records research and discreet interviews, research specific topics, draft summaries and findings, and produce high-quality research reports.
  • Assist in the proposal process, conduct scoping research, and communicate with clients to understand their requirements; communicate directly with compliance/internal control clients to clarify scope and suggest research avenues.
  • Support line manager in training, managing internal and external resources, and help develop and expand the pool of research resources and subcontractors.
  • Liaise with and provide feedback to vendors and subcontractors to ensure quality and adherence to global delivery standards.
  • Engage with colleagues across Control Risks to address client queries and participate in regional research initiatives, QA interactions, and service/product improvement discussions.

Requirements

  • Education to degree level (minimum of a bachelor’s or equivalent experience)
  • Full fluency in written and spoken Thai and English
  • Experience in writing, researching and reviewing/editing research reports; demonstrated excellence in research, writing and editing in Thai and English
  • Strong knowledge of open source research techniques
  • Good communication skills; ability to think on one’s feet and engage with individuals of different levels of seniority and from different backgrounds, to obtain information
  • Ability to think critically and solve problems
  • Strong knowledge of the socio-political environment in South-East Asia
  • Proven ability to meet project deadlines and perform well under pressure
  • (Preferred) Experience executing and managing enhanced due diligence projects for financial institution clients
  • (Preferred) Experience engaging with international clients, preparing written proposals, providing verbal updates, and answering follow up questions and queries
  • (Preferred) Fluency in an additional language