Financial Crime Specialist

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

We have an opportunity in 2nd Line Financial Crime function for a Senior Associate - Specialised Assurance to join our Governance, Assurance and Insights team.

In this role, you will conduct specialised, risk-based assurance reviews to assess control effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, and provide evidence-based insights that support strong Financial Crime risk management outcomes.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll play a key role in strengthening assurance practices, identifying emerging risks, and helping ensure the effectiveness of Financial Crime controls and processes.

Role Location: Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

What will your day look like?

As a Senior Associate, you will:

• Conduct specialised assurance reviews using approved methodologies, assessment and evidence standards.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls, processes and risk management practices across Financial Crime activities.
• Gather, analyse and evaluate information from multiple sources to support balanced, evidence-based observations and conclusions.
• Prepare clear and insightful review findings, recommendations and reports that support management response and action in operational improvement.
• Monitor remediation actions and support validation activities in line with assurance frameworks.
• Partner with stakeholders to obtain information, discuss findings and support effective issue resolution.
• Identify recurring themes, emerging risks and areas requiring escalation through appropriate governance channels.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and strong risk management across Financial Crime operations.

What will you bring?

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in assurance, oversight, risk management, compliance, control assessment, audit, or a related discipline.
• Strong ability to assess information, evaluate control effectiveness and develop evidence-based conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including stakeholder engagement and report writing.
• Well-developed analytical, planning and problem-solving capabilities with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• Experience within banking, financial services or Financial Crime environments will be highly regarded.
• Knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud and ABAC obligations, processes and controls is advantageous.

You're not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ, a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.

So why join us? (AU)

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 127099 .

Job Posting End Date

, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)