Compliance Analyst M/F

Crédit Agricole CIB; Sydney; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB is seeking a Compliance Analyst in Sydney to support the Head of Compliance and Local Compliance Officer. The role focuses on AML/CFT/KYC obligations, regulatory reporting, and ensuring adherence to Australian standards.

The analyst will engage in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and EDD on high-risk clients, while assisting in updating the branch's compliance program and advising business lines on policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in AML/CFT/KYC compliance
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and provide guidance
• Experience with transaction monitoring and sanctions screening

Responsibilities

• Monitor AML/CFT typologies and red flags
• Provide AML/CFT compliance opinions on high-risk files
• Review and process alerts from transaction monitoring systems
• Conduct enhanced due diligence on high-risk clients
• Identify and escalate suspicious matters to AUSTRAC reporting obligations
• Assist in maintaining AML/CTF program and policies
• Prepare compliance opinions and ensure KYC document consistency
• Collaborate with global teams to drive consistency
• Support regulatory projects and governance with reporting

Skills

AML/CFT

KYC

Transaction Monitoring

Regulatory Reporting

Tools

Fircosoft

Factiva

WorldCheck

Cosmos Controls

Job description

The Compliance Analyst supports the Head of Compliance/Local Compliance Officer (LCO) in executing the Branch's compliance framework, with a primary 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 escalating 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

Key Contacts

• Local Business Lines and Support Functions teams
• Compliance’s Financial Security (Regional and Global) teams
• AUSTRAC, ASIC, RBNZ, APRA (as required)

Systems Used

• KIWIS: KYC client data management
• Actimise AML: Transaction monitoring & AML alerts
• Fircosoft / Fircosoft Trust: Sanctions filtering & alert processing
• Cosmos Controls: Compliance controls management
• Factiva Dow Jones: Adverse media & client searches
• WorldCheck: transactions & files screening

Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities

• Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements
• Complete any mandatory training in line with legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements
• Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role
• Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence
• Refrain from taking any steps which could lead to the removal of certification of fitness and properness to perform the role
• Undertake all necessary steps to satisfy the annual certification process
• Comply with all applicable conduct rules as prescribed by the relevant regulator

CACIB embraces diversity and encourages applications from people with disability. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Application criteria

Company Crédit Agricole CIB

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment bank of the Crédit Agricole group, the 10th largest banking group in the world *

We support major companies and financial institutions in their development and the financing of their projects.

As pioneers in responsible finance, social and environmental commitments are at the heart of our activities.

Joining our teams means working in a multicultural environment, both dynamic and stimulating, where you will contribute to developing a sustainable economy.

We support employees throughout their journey: you will develop your skills and access various mobility opportunities among the diversity of our businesses in more than 30 international locations.

Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation and openness, where everyone is valued and empowered.

By working every day in the interest of society, Crédit Agricole CIB aligns with the Group values committed to diversity and inclusion and placing people at the heart of all its transformations.

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

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