Senior Financial Crimes Prevention Specialist

Our team assists organisations review and transform their risk and compliance frameworks to prevent, detect and deter money laundering, fraud, bribery, corruption, misconduct and other financial crimes. We apply our experience in financial crime regulations, operations, data analytics and technology to help organisations enhance their financial crime capability and deliver effective and efficient strategies.

• Transforming financial crime functions by optimising existing processes and systems and adopting new technologies to detect and prevent financial crime.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating risk associated with financial crime; and
• Conducting assurance, reviewing and assessing compliance in order of supporting regulatory requirements.

• Work within a national team that has deep experience supporting organisations with their financial crime risk, compliance and transformation.
• Increasing your profile and experience by working with leading organisations in Australia providing a vital role in the prevention, detection and deterrence of criminal and illicit activity.
• Leading the scoping, execution and delivery of financial crime advisory, review and remediation projects.
• Developing financial crime proposals to meet client requirements and strategic objectives.
• Delivering financial crime prevention and detection services to top-tier clients across advisory, implementation and operations
• Executing complex financial crime advisory matters while providing excellent stakeholder management, quality and risk awareness and team development. Working across all parts of the financial crime framework and operating model, gaining valuable insight into Know-Your-Customer (KYC)/Customer Due Diligence (CDD), identify authentication, transaction monitoring, customer screening, sanctions and regulatory reporting.
• Managing complex financial crime projects, including liaising with clients and managing junior resources.
• Providing expert advice to clients to enhance the effectiveness of their efforts to combat financial crime.
• Conducting detailed analysis of financial crime compliance policies, procedures and data.
• Leading the drafting of reports for senior management of clients to help them understand and effectively mitigate their financial crime risks.
• Leading work streams, working closely with other departments supporting financial crime risk management where applicable.
• Having opportunities to develop personally and professionally through our development programs and externally accredited programs.
• Supporting the continued growth of the Financial Crime team by contributing to team management, the development of innovative offerings, relationship building and thought leadership publications.

• Minimum 4 years' experience in financial crime (AML/CTF or Sanctions) with a large professional consulting environment, a financial or regulated institution or a regulatory/law enforcement agency.
• Excellent expertise and understanding of Australian AML/CTF or sanctions regulatory regime or industry best practice.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle and analyse financial information.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to present findings for various audiences.
• Proven capability to develop project scopes, budgets and timelines tailored to client objectives.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage time across multiple projects concurrently.
• Knowledge and experience working in and with the financial or regulated sector.
• Proven leadership, people and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to develop strong client relations and is proactive in deepening those relationships.
• Application of innovative and creative techniques in suggesting and implementing process improvements or solutions to issues and challenges.