Financial Fraud and Crime Manager

**Be a Financial Crime Crusader at a Growing Fintech**:
**Do you crave a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your sharp mind can make a real impact?**

**Are you passionate about financial security and ready to hone your skills as a Financial Crime Manager?**

**If you answered yes, then Zai wants YOU**

Zai is a prominent Australian FinTech payment service provider with over a decade of experience in servicing B2B merchants and is backed by Standard Chartered Venture arm SC Ventures. The company specialises in providing connectivity to multiple Australian payment rails and account-to-account real-time payments, including PayID and PayTo. Zai empowers businesses to simplify their intricate workflows by facilitating seamless automation and reconciliation through robust payment APIs.

Zai, a leading payment platform provider, is seeking an exceptional Financial Crime and Fraud Manager to join our growing Risk and Compliance team. In the role of **Financial Fraud and Crime Manager**, you'll become a champion for Zai's fraud risk and AML/CTF compliance framework, leading its uplift, and ensuring effective monitoring and controls. You'll report directly to the Chief Risk Officer, playing a critical role in navigating Zai through the ever-changing regulatory landscape.

**In this role, you'll be a key player in safeguarding Zai from financial crime and ensuring we operate at the highest ethical standards.**

**Making a lasting Impact**
- ** Become a data detective**: Analyse transactions and user activity to identify suspicious patterns and potential financial crime (money laundering and fraud).
- ** Be our compliance champion**: Monitor customer activity, report suspicious activity, and ensure we comply with all relevant AML/CTF regulations.
- ** Work like Sherlock**: Investigate suspicious alerts, dig deep, and uncover the truth behind potential financial threats.
- ** Collaborate like a boss**: Partner with other teams (think Risk and Tech) to keep Zai financially secure.
- ** Shape the future**: Provide input on new products and initiatives, ensuring they stay compliant and robust.
- Manage the AML/CTF compliance framework of the company
- Serve as the primary contact for compliance-related queries, facilitating prompt resolution through effective collaboration with the broader team
- 3+yrs experience within a Payments firm would be highly advantageous, or a similar Financial Services firm (banking/transactions)
- Previous experience in a Financial Crime role with a focus on anti-fraud initiatives
- Educated to degree level with required knowledge of SQL and Excel
- Good to have knowledge: Tableau, Power BI, R, SAS, Python, and other programming languages are not required for this role; however are good indicators of existing technical abilities
- Strong and effective communicator, ability to engage with all levels of an organisation
- Professional, diligent and adaptable
- Able to execute and deliver to a high level of quality and within required timeframes
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others through logical and well-thought-out reasoning
- Experience with facilitating Fraud Prevention or Transformation projects would be highly regarded
- Demonstrated strong time and project management skills
- You will be willing to challenge the status quo and be able to instigate change management where required.

**Bonus points if you**:

- Have experience working in a startup environment.
- Are familiar with AML/CTF regulations and best practices.

**Zai benefits**:

- Competitive salary packages and benefits
- A hybrid working environment (min 2 days. dependent on business needs)
- Centrally located Melbourne CBD office (opposite Southern Cross)
- 5 Weeks of Annual leave as standard
- Once off working from home allowance
- 12 Weeks of paid parental leave
- Free Beer and Cider are available after 2 pm every day
- A company culture with an innovative, inclusive, and collaborative mindset where you will learn something new daily alongside amazing professionals.
- A fun and flexible work environment.

We're looking for someone with a sharp mind, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for keeping things safe and secure. If you're ready to join the fight for compliance and make a real impact