Control Risks

Specialist risk consultancy ensuring secure operations

Researcher - Financial Services

Risk, Regulatory & Legal AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

Education to degree level, with a minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Full fluency in written and spoken Mandarin and English.
Experience writing, researching, and reviewing or editing research reports, with demonstrated excellence in research, writing, and editing in Mandarin and English.
Strong knowledge of open-source research techniques.
Ability to engage with individuals of different seniority levels and backgrounds to obtain information.
Ability to think critically and solve problems.
Strong knowledge of the socio-political environment in APAC.
Proven ability to meet project deadlines and perform well under pressure.

Responsibilities

Manage enhanced due diligence assignments for financial-services clients.
Conduct public-records research and discreet interviews to gather intelligence about companies and individuals.
Research specific topics and issues and draft summaries and findings when contentious issues arise, independently or as part of a team depending on the situation.
Produce high-quality research reports for financial-institution clients.
Assist with proposals, conduct scoping research, and communicate with clients to understand their requirements.
Communicate directly with clients, primarily compliance or internal-control departments at financial institutions, to clarify project scope, address questions, and suggest additional research avenues.
Assist managers in developing and expanding the regional pool of research resources and subcontractors.
Liaise with and provide feedback to vendors and subcontractors to ensure high-quality work that adheres to global delivery standards.
Engage with colleagues across the organization to address client queries.
Interact regularly with researchers, supervisors, managers, and the Quality Assurance team to support and provide feedback on SDP work.
Participate in discussions with the SDP team and the organization about potential service or product improvements.

Desired Qualifications

Experience executing and managing enhanced due diligence projects for financial-institution clients.
Experience engaging with international clients, preparing written proposals, providing verbal updates, and answering follow-up questions and queries.
Fluency in Bahasa as an additional language.

Researcher - Financial Services (Fluent Mandarin)

Control Risks · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-10-29

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Scaled Diligence Programme

Description

The Financial Services Researcher is responsible for producing high quality enhanced due diligence reports for financial services clients. He/she will be responsible for producing clear, analytical and exceptionally well-written reports which help financial services Clients in the Asia Pacific region meet compliance and regulatory requirement.

He/she will be responsible for a range of tasks, including conducting in-depth research of public records such as media articles, corporate records, litigation and regulatory filings, social media sites, and compliance databases; engaging in discreet interviews to gather information around companies’ and individuals’ reputation and develop intelligence on specific topics and industries; producing enhanced due diligence and research reports to support major banking transactions such as IPOs and debt issuance. He/she will support the work of his/her line manager in training, managing internal and external resources in order to complete enhanced due diligence projects for financial institutions in a timely and effective manner.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Project management of enhanced due diligence assignments for financial services clients

Conduct public records research and discreet interviews to gather intelligence surrounding companies and individuals
Conduct research into specific topics and issues and draft summaries and findings in situations where contentious issues arise, either as part of a team or independently, depending on the requirement of the situation
Produce high-quality research reports for financial institution clients
Assist in the proposal process, conduct scoping research, and communicate with clients to understand their requirements
From time to time, communicate directly with the clients, which primarily include members of the compliance or internal control departments of financial institutions, in order to clarify the scope of projects, address questions, and suggest potential additional avenues of research
Assist his or her managers in developing and expanding the pool of research resources and subcontractors of Control Risks in the region
Liaise with and provide feedback to vendors and subcontractors, ensuring the quality of work they provide is high and adheres to our global delivery standards
Engage with colleagues across Control Risks to address client queries

Regional research initiatives

Interact regularly with researchers, supervisors, managers, and the Quality Assurance team to provide support and feedback on SDP work
Participate in discussions with other members of the SDP team and Control Risks Group on potential service/product improvement

Requirements

Essential

Education to degree level (minimum of a bachelor’s or equivalent experience)
Full fluency in written and spoken Mandarin and English is essential
Experience in writing, researching and reviewing/editing research reports; demonstrated excellence in research, writing and editing in Mandarin 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 APAC
Proven ability to meet project deadlines and perform well under pressure

Preferred

Experience executing and managing enhanced due diligence projects for financial institution clients
Experience engaging with international clients, preparing written proposals, providing verbal updates, and answering follow up questions and queries
Fluency in Bahasa as an additional language

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About the Company

Control Risks

Specialist risk consultancy ensuring secure operations

Control Risks provides specialist risk consultancy that helps organisations become secure, compliant and resilient in a world of changing risks. It works across disciplines, technologies and geographies, delivering insight and intelligence to help clients focus resources, prepare for crises, resolve issues, and realise opportunities. Its approach emphasizes turning uncertainty into guidance and gives leaders reassurance from the boardroom to remote locations. Compared with competitors, it combines broad, cross-disciplinary risk expertise with global reach and actionable insights to bring order to chaos. The company’s goal is to help clients succeed by enabling sensible risk-taking and sustainable growth.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1975

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