Compliance Graduate M/F

Crédit Agricole Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole Group seeks a Compliance Analyst in Sydney to support the Head of Compliance and Local Compliance Officer in executing the AML, CFT, and KYC framework. You will monitor typologies, review high-risk files, and advise on established policies and procedures within Australian regulatory standards.

Key activities include transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, EDD for high-risk clients, and collaboration with regional teams to ensure group consistency across APAC.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated AML/CFT/KYC compliance experience.
• Ability to review and escalate alerts and conduct EDD.
• Knowledge of AUSTRAC reporting obligations.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor AML/CFT typologies and red flags.
• Provide AML/CFT opinions on high-risk files and transactions.
• Review and process alerts from monitoring systems.
• Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence on high-risk clients.
• Assist in maintaining AML/CTF Program in line with legislation.
• Collaborate with regional teams to drive consistency across groups.
• Prepare regulatory reports for Australian regulators.
• Deliver training to promote a compliant culture.
• Track and close internal audit observations/recommendations.
• Support policy and procedures across business lines.

Skills

AML knowledge

KYC expertise

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

PEP screening

Tools

Fircosoft

Factiva

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