Financial Crime Operations Specialist

**About Vanguard**
Vanguard Australia has been helping investors achieve their long-term financial goals for over 20 years. Serving institutional and individual clients, and financial advisers, we offer investment solutions that are low-cost, diversified and robust through time.

With more than AUD $11 trillion in assets under management Vanguard is one of the world’s largest global investment management companies. In Australia we partner with institutional clients, financial advisers and individual investors to offer low-cost investment solutions. Our comprehensive range of managed funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and tailored investment solutions are built to support long-term investment success for our clients.

**Core Responsibilities**
- Manage financial crime projects relating to function uplifts, by taking a lead role in scoping, executing and delivering on the project, including designing and implementing financial crime procedures and frameworks.
- Provide technical advice on how to operationalise financial crime requirements and build financial crime capabilities within the team in the areas of people, process and technology.
- Lead the development and maintenance of effective OCDD / ECDD processes, and be the escalation point for the Analysts within the team for complex queries
- Support the Financial Crime Operations Senior Associate in the development and review of transaction monitoring processes, including reviewing transaction monitoring rules to ensure effectiveness
- Identify and share money laundering, terrorism financing and fraud intelligence, trends and techniques.
- Establish strong working relationships and good operating rhythms with Financial Crime Compliance, Fraud and other key stakeholders.

**Skills and Qualifications**
- Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and industry experience.
- Five years experience in financial crime, AML/CTF, financial services, banking or related industry. Financial Crime experience within the Superannuation industry is highly desirable.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Understanding of transaction monitoring, investigative techniques and typologies relating to financial crime.
- Inquisitive, analytical and a good eye for detail, with the ability to articulate issues in a quantitative manner.
- Ability to work independently and accomplish work within established deadlines
- Strong problem solving skills - able to proactively identify issues, solutions and make recommendations for resolution

**Inclusion Statement**

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires 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.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

**How We Work**

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.