Data-Driven AML/CTF Intelligence Analyst

People First Bank; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Discounts on banking services

Training and study support

Generous leave benefits

Wellbeing program and EAP

Volunteer opportunities

Peer recognition program

Job summary

People First Bank is seeking a Financial Crime Data Analytics professional to join our high-impact AML/CTF team in Australia. You will leverage SQL and analytics to identify risks, develop detection rules, and translate complex data into practical controls.

The role emphasizes collaboration with frontline teams and the use of data-driven insights to strengthen compliance across banking operations. This fixed-term 12-month contract offers hybrid working arrangements and opportunities to advance

Qualifications

• 1+ years' experience in financial crime analytics, risk analytics or data analytics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Use SQL and data analytics to analyse large and complex datasets, identify unusual transaction and customer behaviours, investigate trends and generate insights into potential financial crime risks.
• Develop, test and refine transaction monitoring rules and scenarios to improve detection effectiveness and reduce unnecessary alerts.
• Analyse AML/CTF typologies, transaction patterns and financial crime intelligence to identify emerging risks and translate them into practical detection strategies.
• Develop data-driven analysis to understand customer and transaction risk profiles and support evidence-based decisions on AML/CTF controls.
• Partner with Financial Crime and first-line teams to translate complex financial crime risks into effective, data-driven controls.
• Investigate and explain complex datasets, identifying patterns, anomalies and relationships that may indicate emerging financial crime risks.

Skills

SQL

Data analytics

Financial crime analytics

Tools

Python

R

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

People First Bank is seeking a Financial Crime Data Analytics professional to join our high-impact AML/CTF team in Australia. You will leverage SQL and analytics to identify risks, develop detection rules, and translate complex data into practical controls.

The role emphasizes collaboration with frontline teams and the use of data-driven insights to strengthen compliance across banking operations. This fixed-term 12-month contract offers hybrid working arrangements and opportunities to advance