Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Specialist

5 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Vanguard Full time
About the Role

Vanguard Australia is seeking a skilled Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Analyst to join our Financial Crime Team. As a key member of this team, you will play a critical role in detecting and preventing financial crime activity, including money laundering and terrorism financing.

As a Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Analyst, you will be responsible for conducting critical analysis of alerts generated by our Transaction Monitoring Program (TMP) to detect and assess financial crime risk. You will also be responsible for managing and clearing alerts within designated SLAs, KPIs, and quality targets.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting first-round critical analysis of alerts to detect and assess financial crime risk
  • Managing and clearing alerts within designated SLAs, KPIs, and quality targets
  • Escalating potential suspicious matters to Financial Crime Operations teams
  • Ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedure for investigations
  • Participating in testing requirements for new TM rules and changes to existing rules
  • Understanding and interpreting transaction data to pursue lines of inquiry
  • Providing support to Financial Crime Operations Analysts to aid understanding of new cases and emerging financial crime typologies
  • Providing support on assessment of matters related to Screening of customers or payments for PEPS, Relatives/Close Associates, Adverse Media, and Third-Party Risk
  • Thoroughly documenting case chronology and preparing reports
  • Reporting trends to the Financial Crime Team and recommending system/policy/procedure changes to mitigate future risk
  • Identifying new and emerging financial crime trends and risks
  • Partnering with the business to support the recommendation and implementation of financial crime/fraud prevention and detection measures and controls

About You

We are looking for an individual with a strong analytical mindset, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and within a team. You will have a solid understanding of ML/TF typologies and experience in a similar role in a Financial Crime team, preferably within AML/CTF transaction monitoring, screening, intelligence analysis, and/or reporting.

Key skills and qualifications include:

  • 2+ years of experience in a related field in Government, banking, or other financial services
  • Demonstrated experience in a similar role in a Financial Crime team, preferably within AML/CTF transaction monitoring, screening, intelligence analysis, and/or reporting
  • Experience in detecting ML/TF and other financial crime typologies
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Ability to work quickly and independently with attention to detail while managing highly confidential, sensitive client data
  • High attention to detail, problem-solving mindset, and strong analytical skills
  • Knowledge of the AML/CTF Act and/or Rules, including AML typologies, customer screening requirements, transaction monitoring, PEPs or Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (ECDD) obligations
  • Formal training/qualifications in AML/CTF and/or investigations (desirable)

About Vanguard

Vanguard is a leading investment management company that has been serving investors for over 45 years. We are committed to doing the right thing and building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve.

We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values. When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.



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