Financial Crime Specialist for Wealth Management

3 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Anton Murray Consulting Full time

Wealth Management firm in Sydney seeks an experienced Financial Crime Specialist to join their Accounts Team on a 12-month contract with view to extend or transition into a permanent role.

The Client Account Maintenance Specialist will be a key point of escalation for day-to-day queries on Account change requests raised by Sales and Compliance teams. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years' experience with Financial Crime within financial services, specifically with documentation and account structures exposure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review documentation from Sales as required by global and local policy to support the Account Change Request process for Domestic and Private Wealth Management clients.
  • Review and validate the accuracy of values that impact client's ML / TF risk, such as Source of Wealth and Total Net Worth.
  • Escalate regulatory concerns or exceptions for further review and discussion.
  • Submit accounts with high-risk triggers or high-risk accounts for signoff.
  • Ensure client documentation and relevant approval records are retained properly in internal databases and monitor the receipt of any outstanding documentation within required timeframe.
  • Conduct regular review and update on procedures and checklists.
  • Support with implementing audit (both external and internal) and compliance testing team action plans/remediation.

Job Requirements:

  • 2+ years of Financial Crime experience, ideally with exceptional Documentation exposure and dealing with sophisticated account structures, including trusts, charities, and foundations.
  • Tertiary Degree (Bachelor's Degree or equivalent) required.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Organised and detail orientated.
  • Exposure to primarily Australian KYC regulations, and also some exposure with UK KYC regulations, would be ideal.

This role offers a competitive daily rate of $450-550 plus super, depending on prior relevant experience.



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