Financial Crime Risk Manager - Financial Services Consulting

EY; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness incentive & flex leave

Gender-neutral parental leave

Job summary

EY in Sydney is seeking a Financial Crime Compliance Manager to lead engagements across financial services clients, advising senior stakeholders and strengthening governance, risk and control environments. You will collaborate with a dynamic team to deliver practical insights and transformations across banks and insurers.

The role focuses on governance, risk management, and data analytics within financial crime uplift programs, offering exposure to risk transformation and advisory work in a

Qualifications

• 5–7 years’ experience in Financial Crime Compliance within financial services, consulting or a regulatory environment.
• Strong understanding of financial crime risk, governance, controls, assurance and risk management frameworks.
• Proven ability to build relationships and communicate complex issues effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing projects, engagement workstreams and developing junior team members.
• Exposure to data analytics, technology-enabled assurance, AI solutions or financial crime transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver financial crime compliance assurance, advisory and transformation engagements across financial services clients.
• Assess governance, risk management and control frameworks, identifying risks, control gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and provide clear, practical recommendations.
• Manage engagement workstreams, coach junior team members and ensure high-quality delivery within budget and timelines.
• Support business development, proposals and client initiatives related to regulatory change, risk transformation and financial crime uplift programs.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Team mentoring

Data analytics

AI / technology-enabled assurance

Job description

EY in Sydney is seeking a Financial Crime Compliance Manager to lead engagements across financial services clients, advising senior stakeholders and strengthening governance, risk and control environments. You will collaborate with a dynamic team to deliver practical insights and transformations across banks and insurers.

The role focuses on governance, risk management, and data analytics within financial crime uplift programs, offering exposure to risk transformation and advisory work in a