Financial Crime Compliance Senior Manager

• Hybrid working model
• Permanent role, Sydney based
• High visibility opportunity and direct engagement with Senior leader exposure
• Lead FCC Advisory role for Reforms uplift of digital and assisted business onboarding channels

The Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team is accountable for the development, implementation and ongoing governance of the group's financial crime compliance services.

You will be part of the wider Financial Crime team which is driving the Group's approach to managing AML / CTF, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Anti-Tax Evasion Facilitation risks and obligations through the provision of policies, frameworks, regulatory engagement, advice, assurance and complex escalations.

Do work that matters

Reporting to the Executive Manager Financial Crime Compliance Business Banking and Group Operations & Technology, you will work closely with various stakeholders and colleagues to support the Group in the effective and efficient management of financial crime.

You will work closely with stakeholders in Financial Crime Services (FCS) and Financial Crime Domain (FCD) and risk colleagues to provide financial crime related advice on process re-design, and change initiatives and be an escalation point on matters relating to financial crime compliance.

You will be required to forge strong relationships with members of the financial crime community both internally and externally as well as other stakeholder groups to drive outcomes.

On any given day, you will

• Contribute to the execution of financial crime compliance strategy and the implementation of new processes to support AML/CTF Law Reform.
• Support internal stakeholders across the Group to proactively identify, manage and mitigate the financial crime risks of the business.
• Providing quality advice to support process uplift for key financial crime controls across Transaction Monitoring and Investigations, and Customer Due Diligence processes. to
• Participate in relevant risk assessments / reviews and forums as required.
• Assist the business to develop and execute appropriate action plans to address identified issues relating to financial crime.
• Assist the business to develop controls (including procedures and training) to enable compliance with the Group's financial crime policy framework.
• Review and assess effectiveness of existing controls.
• Work collaboratively with other FCC teams and provide relevant support and advice as required.
• Forge strong relationships with members of the Financial Crime Compliance community, as well as other internal stakeholders.

We're interested in hearing from people who have

• Exposure to interpretation and implementation of ICDD changes under the AML/CTF Reforms, ensuring policy, process and control uplift is pragmatic, compliant, and embedded across impacted business lines.
• Significant experience in compliance advisory, AML/CTF processes including Transaction Monitoring and Customer Onboarding and Customer Due Diligence, ideally within Banking and Financial Services
• Thorough understanding of the financial crime regulatory framework with practical knowledge of AML / CTF requirements.
• Sound knowledge of Transaction Monitoring and Investigation processes and Customer Onboarding journeys.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence large senior stakeholder groups to support investment decisions
• Demonstrated strong judgement and decision making capabilities
• Experience proactively uplifting capability, driving change and leading continuous improvement initiatives through to successful implementation
• Tertiary qualification in business/finance/law or a relevant industry certification/accreditation (i.e. ACAMS) is desirable

You'll have a highly valued and visible role. With exposure to complex matters and a variety of stakeholders across the business. From here, the opportunities are endless.

If you have the right skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you!

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Advertising End Date: 01/03/2026