Financial Crime Investigations Lead

13 hours ago

Melbourne, Australia SMC Executive Full time

Use Your Inquisitve Nature to Drive Investigations
- Join A High Performing Team
- Melbourne Based Hybrid Role

SMC Executive are partnering with this global Fund Manager to identify and recruit a Financial Crime Investigations Lead,

**Responsibilities Include**:

- Enhance and oversee investigation techniques, ECDD processes, and SMRs produced by our investigators.
- Motivate, coach, and develop the team to ensure compliance with ECDD requirements.
- Supervise the execution of critical activities such as ECDD, OCDD on High-Risk customers, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and complex accounts.
- Review the submission of SMRs to the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCO) and AUSTRAC.
- Plan, coordinate, and manage complex investigations.
- Provide expert guidance and training on various financial crime typologies, including money laundering, money muling, fraud, scams, terrorism financing, high net worth individuals, complex account structures, and transnational organized crime.
- Oversee and report on Key Performance Indicators, statistics, and trends to senior management and key stakeholders.
- Compile and present summaries of casework and strategic findings to highlight financial crime trends.
- Participate in Financial Crime Management Team forums and support the Senior Management Approval Process (SMAP).
- Provide technical advice on operationalizing financial crime requirements and contribute to the drafting of associated procedures.
- Foster strong working relationships and establish effective operating rhythms with Financial Crime Compliance, Fraud, and other key stakeholders.

**To be successful in this role, you will need**:

- An undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and industry experience.
- A minimum of five years of experience in ECDD and SMR within financial services, banking, or related industries.
- Experience in leading financial crime investigations, gained either from another financial institution or government agency.
- Excellent knowledge of all financial crime typologies, indicators, emerging risks, and trends.
- Exceptional analytical and writing skills, enabling assessments and recommendations based on incomplete information and under time pressure.
- Inquisitive, analytical, detail-oriented, and able to articulate issues quantitatively.
- Ability to work independently and meet established deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving skills, proactively identifying issues and providing recommendations for resolution.

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