Head of Financial Crime Risk Stewardship

2 months ago

Sydney, Australia HSBC Full time

-Job description

**Some career choices have more impact than others.**

At HSBC we exist with the purpose of Opening up a World of Opportunity. We use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to provide opportunities for our customers and colleagues through global connectivity. We bring together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world - for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.

As an HSBC employee in Australia, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities, competitive pay, an embedded flexible working culture and a range of employee benefits. These include market-leading subsidised private health cover, enhanced parental pay and support when returning to work, subsidised banking products and services, bonus leave days and wellness programmes including discounted gym memberships.

The Financial Crime function is a Second line of defence function that includes ”Risk Stewards” who are independent of the commercial risk-taking activities undertaken by the Group’s businesses (also referred to as “the First line of defence”). These Risk Stewards are responsible for reviewing and challenging the activities of the First line of defence to ensure that, as “Risk Owners”, they effectively manage the Financial Crime risk inherent in, or arising from, the conduct of their activities and for which they are responsible. Financial Crime risk is a non-financial risk that includes fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption, sanctions violations, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, export control violations and tax evasion.

We are seeking a driven individual for the role of Head of Financial Crime (FC) Risk Stewardship who will be responsible for leading the Financial Crime Risk Stewardship team and for ensuring that HSBC’s operations in Australia and New Zealand are effective in identifying, managing, and mitigating Financial Crime risks.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic direction and guidance with respect to the Financial Crime risks entity-wide across HSBC Australia and New Zealand, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Fraud, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (AB&C), and Tax Transparency.
- Develop and implement a robust Risk management framework in relation to Financial Crime risks and accountable for the implementation of policy for AML, Sanctions and Fraud to meet the requirements and legislation of the local market.
- Lead, motivate and develop an effective team, driving the people agenda ensuring succession planning and essential training to deliver consistent performance, cultivating an environment that supports diversity and reflects the banks’ values.
- Staying up-to-date of key regulatory changes across all FC risks to ensure proactive engagement with internal and external stakeholders and implementation as necessary.
- Provide thought leadership and representation of HSBC views in FC industry forums, public-private partnerships and key regulatory change consultations.
- Oversee the advice provided by the Financial Crime Risk Stewardship function, including the Centre of Excellence, to ensure a clear understanding of Financial Crime risk exposure with respect to clients, transactions and products, and accurate and timely advice.
- Develop and maintain strong positive and professional working relationships with all stakeholders including senior business managers, colleagues within and outside region and regulators.
- Establish a strategy for the sharing of Financial Crime risk-related compliance knowledge and best practice across Australia and New Zealand and the wider Compliance Function and Group.
Requirements

To be successful in the role you will need:

- Qualification in risk or compliance or professional experience within risk or audit. A certification from International Compliance Association (ICA) or Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) is well regarded.
- Understanding and significant experience in the Australian landscape in regards to key regulatory change initiatives and their impacts on businesses, and knowledge of FC inherent risks associated with businesses and products.
- Seasoned leadership experience, with a successful track record of creating, leading, coaching and motivating a high performance team.
- Ability to support decision making with sound reasoning, able to clearly articulate business regulatory implications of analysis and findings and developing practical cost effective solutions
- Proven excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to speak with all levels in the business including the executive committee, regulators and external bodies, able to navigate challenging conversations.
Strong written communication skills, with a strength in drafting Executive Committee governance papers and regulator correspondence.
- Organised, with the ability to

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