Compliance Analyst M/F

Crédit Agricole Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole Group in Sydney seeks a Compliance Analyst to support the Head of Compliance in executing the local framework with a focus on AML, CFT and KYC obligations. You will assist in AML/CFT monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC documentation, while ensuring compliance with Australian regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and ED D on high-risk clients, with collaboration across regional teams to drive consistency and timely

Qualifications

• Experience in AML/CTF/KYC compliance and regulatory risk management.
• Ability to interpret and apply Australian AML/CFT Act and related guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Monitor AML/CFT typologies and red flags.
• Provide AML/CFT opinions on high-risk files and activities.
• Review alerts from transaction monitoring systems (Fircosoft).
• Conduct searches on transactions using Factiva Dow Jones and World-Check.
• Perform Enhanced Due Diligence on high-risk clients and PEPs.
• Escalate suspicious matters per AUSTRAC requirements (SMRs, TTRs).
• Maintain and update AML/CTF Program in line with regulatory acts.
• Prepare compliance opinions and verify KYC documents for consistency.
• Support regulatory projects and governance with timelines and reporting.
• Provide policy and compliance guidance to business units.
• Collaborate with regional and APAC teams for consistency.

Skills

AML/CFT

KYC

Transaction Monitoring

Sanctions

PEPs

EDD

AUSTRAC

Regulatory Reporting

Policy Compliance

Tools

Fircosoft

Factiva/Dow Jones

World-Check

Job description

The Compliance Analyst supports the Head of Compliance/Local Compliance Officer (LCO) in executing the Branch's compliance framework, with aprimary focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and Know Your Client (KYC)obligations.

This role is critical in safeguarding the organisation against financial crime risk and ensuring adherence to Australian Prudential standards. This encompasses activities across the different Compliance areas: AML/CTF/KYC, Sanctions, Privacy, Corporations Act, Prudential Standards and international laws.

You will be required to execute Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening and Compliance Control Plan in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements, as well as advice provision on established policies and procedures. Regulatory project management may also be required which will require timeline, action point driving and project governance facilitation work.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess AML/CFT typologies and red flags to proactively identify and mitigate emerging financial crime risks
• Provide comprehensive AML/CFT compliance opinions on higher-risk files, transactions, and business activities
• Review, investigate, and process alerts generated by transaction monitoring systems (Fircosoft) in line with Group sanction requirements
• Conduct searches on transactions and files via Factiva Dow Jones and Worldcheck
• Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high-risk clients, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and complex ownership structures
• Identify, assess, and escalation suspicious matters in accordance with AUSTRAC reporting obligations, including Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) and Threshold Transaction Reports (TTRs)
• Assist in maintaining and updating the Branch's AML/CTF Program in line with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth)
• Prepare the draft compliance opinion form and conduct the consistency checking on KYC documents
• Involvement in regulatory projects with reference to project management aspects such as reporting, timeline progression and meeting governance
• Assist in providing policy, procedure and compliance advice to the business lines and support functions
• Collaborate with regional and Head Office teams to seek advice and drive consistency across the Group and APAC region
• Ensure timely completion and submission of reports and documents to the Australian regulators (where the reporting / submission is connected to CPL themes and topics)
• Devise a business-oriented compliance culture via training facilitation
• Ensure proper and timely tracking and closure of internal audit and regulatory observations / recommendations
• Perform compliance monitoring / testing / control