AML Operations Analyst

BOQ; Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangement

Discounted financial products

Paid parental leave

Job summary

BOQ Group seeks an AML Operations Analyst to join Financial Crime Operations. You will review alerts, perform screening across customers and payments, and escalate or report regulatory exceptions, with AUSTRAC obligations front and center.

You’ll collaborate with Compliance, Risk and Assurance to ensure timely actions and learn NetReveal on Demand if needed, contributing to a safe and compliant operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in screening or transaction monitoring is desirable, with banking background a must.
• Familiarity with sanctions, PEPs and ECDD concepts is expected or learnable on the job.

Responsibilities

• Review alerts from analytics-driven monitoring systems and decide on escalations or reporting.
• Perform customer and payment screening, live payments checks, and name screening.
• Escalate or report regulatory exceptions while prioritising AUSTRAC obligations.
• Collaborate with Financial Crime Compliance, Risk and Assurance teams to ensure timely actions.

Skills

Screening

Transaction monitoring

Banking experience

Attention to detail

Education

ACAMS

ICA

CCP

Tools

NetReveal on Demand (NROD)

Job description

**About the role**We are looking for someone to join our Financial Crime Operations team as an AML Operations Analyst. You’ll spend your days making smart, timely calls on alerts that pop up in our analytics-driven monitoring systems, keeping an eye out for unusual patterns and behaviours, and working out what needs to be dug into, escalated, or reported. You’ll jump between customer and payment screening, live payments and name screening, and the occasional regulatory reporting exception, all while keeping our obligations to AUSTRAC front and centre. You’ll be part of a team that supports retail and institutional banking products, and you’ll collaborate closely with our friends in Financial Crime Compliance, Risk and Assurance to make sure the right things happen at the right time. If you’ve used NetReveal on Demand (NROD), brilliant; if not, you’ll learn quickly with us. We care about quality and timeliness, so you’ll have clear priorities to work through each day, and space to contribute ideas that improve how we do what we do alongside the support of your team leader. **About you**You our preferred candidate – you are curious, calm under pressure, and happiest when you’re piecing together a story from messy data. Experience in screening or transaction monitoring is nice to have but not mandatory with Banking experience a must. You’re ready to jump into financial crime with both feet. If you haven’t learnt the language of sanctions, PEPs and ECDD you will in this role alongside turning complex findings into clean, confident explanations that others can act on. We want you to manage your own workload like a pro, meet commitments without a fuss, and you’re the teammate people trust when things are moving fast. If you’ve seen TTR or IFTI exceptions before, great. If you’ve got ACAMS, ICA or CCP on your CV, even better. Most of all, you bring a positive, adaptable mindset and the kind of attention to detail that keeps our customers, our community and our brand safe. If this sounds like you, hit apply and so you can build a career you’re proud of.**About us**BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.**Our perks**At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth.Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:* Flexible working arrangement - Balance your work and personal life with ease.* Discounted financial products - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.* Salary sacrificing options - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.* Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.* Purchase additional annual leave - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.* Discounted private health insurance plan - Take care of your health with our special rates.* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family* Access to employee network groups - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.* Pride in Diversity membership: We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and actively participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Join us and be part of a company that truly cares about its people and community!**How to apply**To apply for this role, follow the links.BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.**Please no agency applications.**