Financial Crimes Analyst

**Overview**

Protecting Clients, Customers & Link Group:
The purpose of the Financial Crimes Analyst role is to action daily analysis of potentially fraudulent transactions and support the service delivery of Fraud and AML/CTF processes. This covers both internal and external fee for service tasks, regular member and investor contact and establishing strong working relationships across the business and driving continues process and procedural improvements. This role is critical to the Link Group and is focused on ensuring that we protect our clients, their customers, and the Link Group from the negative impacts of financial crime.

**This is a 12 months Fixed term contract role.**

**Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities**

Strategic Focus
- Contributing towards Link’s wider fraud mitigation strategies and actioning daily ALERT assessments and broader AML analysis and reporting. Making daily decisions on the correct fraud preventative measures specific to each account analysed.
- Constantly striving for process improvement and efficiency using technology.

Operational Management
- Efficiently and effectively utilise all fraud and AML mitigation tools and inhouse systems to make decisions on individual member/ investor transactions and activities. Make outbound calls to members/ investors as required.

People Leadership
- Although there is no specific people leadership in this role, it would be advantageous to demonstrate a display of leadership skills and a desire to take on a leadership role when required

Governance & Risk
- The Financial Crimes team interacts with governance and risk areas internally according to Link’s internal Risk and Financial Crimes policies, and with our clients and government regulators. The role requires a sound knowledge of superannuation, and/or corporate markets and Fraud/ AML/CTF legislation and mitigation.

**Experience & Personal Attributes**
- Strong Communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, particularly when making outbound calls to members/ investors and interacting with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong Analytical abilities and creativity in developing approaches to ALERT/ potentially fraudulent transactions and making accurate assessments and decisions
- Self-motivated and able to work primarily without direction
- Sound knowledge of superannuation/ corporate markets and fraud AML/CTF legislation
- Ability to create and maintain technical and procedural documentation
- Ability to meet goals and deadlines
- Experience managing multiple tasks
- Display strong leadership skills and desire to take leadership role when required.
- Excellent time management skills
- Experience with gathering business requirements and analysing is an advantage
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft products (Excel, Word etc), and structured analysis tools and techniques

Link Group is a leading fund administration and share registry specialist. We are a market leading provider of technology-enabled administration solutions, continually developing our offerings to expand with our clients' needs. Since our inception, Link Group has been entrusted by clients to handle sensitive data in a secure and confidential manner. Our core businesses of fund administration and securities registration are complemented by our expertise in digital solutions and data analytics.

Our continued investment in our proprietary technology platforms allows us to automate wealth management workflows, manage large consumer and member bases, and provide insights through predictive analytics.

By focussing on product and service innovation, our Technology division has evolved to become an innovative provider of solutions, identifying and anticipating the needs of clients across Link Group.

Link Group is building a dynamic, client focused, caring and inclusive culture that is built on the foundations of an entrepreneurial spirit, effective risk management, empathy and trust, and underpinned by its core values.

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage, support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive and their wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes, continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of the Link Group journey and together we will achieve our full potential.

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.