Manager- Financial Crime Risk

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Manager Financial Crime Risk to join our Divisional Financial Crime Risk team within Group Risk.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical Line 2 advisory and oversight role, partnering with stakeholders across the business to strengthen ANZ's management of Financial Crime risk. You will provide expert guidance, review and constructive challenge across a broad range of Financial Crime matters, helping ensure effective risk management practices while supporting sound customer and business outcomes.

Working closely with business, country, divisional and risk stakeholders, you will provide specialist advice across AML/CTF, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Fraud, and other Financial Crime risk disciplines. You will also contribute to the governance and oversight of material risk issues, regulatory developments and strategic business initiatives.

Role Location: Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
Role Type: Permanent, Full-Time

What will your day look like?

In this role, you will:

• Provide senior Financial Crime risk advice and subject matter expertise to business and risk stakeholders.


• Review and challenge Financial Crime risk assessments, controls, management actions and key decisions.


• Support the assessment, escalation and management of material Financial Crime issues, incidents and regulatory matters.


• Interpret regulatory developments and emerging risk trends, translating complex requirements into practical business guidance.


• Represent Divisional Financial Crime Risk in governance forums, working groups and stakeholder discussions.


• Provide Financial Crime risk input into new products, business initiatives, projects and control enhancement activities.


• Partner with senior stakeholders to influence sound risk outcomes and strengthen risk culture.


• Support governance, reporting and oversight activities across Financial Crime risk management frameworks.


• Coach and guide Financial Crime practitioners while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the function.

What will you bring?

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated expertise across Financial Crime disciplines including AML/CTF, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Fraud and related risks.


• Significant experience in Financial Crime, Risk Management, Compliance or a comparable Line 2 oversight environment.


• Strong ability to assess complex risks, challenge management responses and provide practical, risk-based recommendations.


• Advanced stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across senior leaders and risk partners.


• Sound understanding of risk governance, issue management, escalation and remediation practices.


• Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex risk concepts into clear and practical advice.


• Experience supporting major business change initiatives, governance forums or regulatory engagements will be highly regarded.


• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, finance, law, risk or a related discipline, with professional Financial Crime qualifications such as ACAMS viewed favourably.


• Experience within Global Institutional Banking, including exposure to Global Markets, Correspondent Banking, and Financial Institutions, will be highly regarded.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ, a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.

So why join us? (AU)

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 127376 .
 

Job Posting End Date

11/11/2026, 11.59pm