Compliance Graduate M/F

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

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB in Sydney is seeking a Compliance Analyst to support the Head of Compliance in executing the Branch's AML, CFT and KYC obligations, ensuring alignment with Australian standards.

You will monitor AML/CFT typologies, conduct due diligence on high-risk clients, review alerts, and assist in regulatory projects, with a focus on timely reporting to AUSTRAC.

The role emphasizes collaboration with regional and APAC teams to drive consistency and maintain a strong compliance culture.

Qualifications

• Experience with AML/CFT, KYC and AUSTRAC requirements.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with risk-based customer due diligence and escalation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitor AML/CFT typologies and red flags to identify risks.
• Provide AML/CFT compliance opinions on high‑risk files and activities.
• Review alerts from transaction monitoring systems (Fircosoft) per sanctions rules.
• Conduct searches on transactions using Factiva and World-Check databases.
• Perform Enhanced Due Diligence on high‑risk clients and PEPs.
• Support AUSTRAC reporting obligations and suspicious activity processes.
• Contribute to updating the AML/CTF Program and related policies.

Skills

AML/CFT knowledge

KYC procedures

Regulatory compliance

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