Economic Crime Risk Assurance Lead

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking an experienced ECR Risk Assurance Lead to shape the assurance strategy across AML/CTF, scams and fraud, and to provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders. You will partner with Group functions to deliver robust assurance coverage and lead a data-enabled transformation.

You will build and lead a high-performing team, oversee risk controls, and deliver independent reviews of risk environments to support regulatory reforms and sustainable risk management across the

Qualifications

• Bring extensive experience leading assurance, risk oversight, audit or controls functions within a large, complex and highly regulated organisation.
• Have a deep understanding of Fraud, Scams and Financial Crime Compliance, including AML/CTF obligations, the Scams Prevention Framework, and controls design and effectiveness.
• Can influence and engage senior stakeholders, providing clear and credible challenge on risk and control matters across Line 1 and Line 2.
• Apply strong judgement, commercial acumen and data-led thinking to identify root causes, thematic risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Have provided independent review and challenge of risk and control environments, including RCSA, controls testing and remediation activities.
• Have delivered assurance over large-scale regulatory reform, remediation or transformation programs, assessing implementation effectiveness and sustainability.
• Have developed and embedded data-enabled assurance practices, using data, analytics and technology to improve assurance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Shape the ECR assurance strategy, priorities and annual plan across AML/CTF, the Scam Prevention Framework and broader Economic Crime Risk obligations.
• Provide second-line review and challenge of Risk and Control Self-Assessments, ensuring material risks and control weaknesses are identified, assessed and managed.
• Lead assurance reviews over key financial crime and scams controls, covering design, operating effectiveness and sustainability.
• Partner across the Group to deliver coordinated assurance over enterprise-wide regulatory reform programs, including AML/CTF Reform and the Scam Prevention Framework.
• Lead the transition to a data-enabled assurance model, leveraging analytics and automation to improve coverage, insight and efficiency.
• Provide insightful reporting and assurance opinions to the ECR Leadership Team, Economic Crime Risk Committees and governance forums.
• Build and develop a high-performing assurance team, strengthening capability in risk-based assurance, control testing and data analytics.

Skills

Assurance leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Regulatory reform

Fraud/Financial crime knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance/Commerce/Law

Job description

• Shape end-to-end assurance across Financial Crime, Scams and Fraud, guiding strategy, planning and delivery.
• Join a high-performing Economic Crime Risk team where your expertise helps protect our customers, community and the integrity of the bank.
• Partner across the Group on coordinated assurance for major regulatory reforms, giving senior stakeholders and regulators trust in implementation and outcomes.

Do Work That Matters

Economic Crime Risk (ECR) provides support to the Group's domestic and international operations, protecting the bank's integrity, reputation and community. We provide robust foundations and proactive support to enable the business to be confident in its accountability for managing Financial Crime, Fraud and Scam Risk. We equip business units globally with simple, fit-for-purpose frameworks, tools and advice to ensure proactive and effective identification and management of financial crime, fraud and scams.

See yourself in our team

Part of the broader Economic Crime Risk, Regulatory Change, Governance, Reporting and Assurance team, the ECR Risk Assurance team partners across ECR, Line 1 and Line 2 to provide expert guidance on Economic Crime risks, controls, incidents and issues. As the ECR Risk Assurance Lead, you'll hold a critical enterprise role, ensuring robust assurance coverage over Financial Crime, Scams and Fraud, while acting as a strategic advisor to senior stakeholders on reform delivery and fostering a positive risk culture where people feel safe to speak up and share ideas.

• Shape the ECR assurance strategy, priorities and annual plan across AML/CTF, the Scam Prevention Framework and broader Economic Crime Risk obligations.
• Provide second-line review and challenge of Risk and Control Self-Assessments, ensuring material risks and control weaknesses are identified, assessed and managed.
• Lead assurance reviews over key financial crime and scams controls, covering design, operating effectiveness and sustainability.
• Partner across the Group to deliver coordinated assurance over enterprise-wide regulatory reform programs, including AML/CTF Reform and the Scam Prevention Framework.
• Lead the transition to a data-enabled assurance model, leveraging analytics and automation to improve coverage, insight and efficiency.
• Provide insightful reporting and assurance opinions to the ECR Leadership Team, Economic Crime Risk Committees and governance forums.
• Build and develop a high-performing assurance team, strengthening capability in risk-based assurance, control testing and data analytics.

We're interested in hearing from people who:

• Bring extensive experience leading assurance, risk oversight, audit or controls functions within a large, complex and highly regulated organisation.
• Have a deep understanding of Fraud, Scams and Financial Crime Compliance, including AML/CTF obligations, the Scams Prevention Framework, and controls design and effectiveness.
• Can influence and engage senior stakeholders, providing clear and credible challenge on risk and control matters across Line 1 and Line 2.
• Apply strong judgement, commercial acumen and data-led thinking to identify root causes, thematic risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Have provided independent review and challenge of risk and control environments, including RCSA, controls testing and remediation activities.
• Have delivered assurance over large-scale regulatory reform, remediation or transformation programs, assessing implementation effectiveness and sustainability.
• Have developed and embedded data-enabled assurance practices, using data, analytics and technology to improve assurance outcomes.

Working with us:

At CommBank, we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For support please contact 1800 989 ***