Financial Crimes Analyst

SB Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SB Recruitment's client, a fast-growing fintech, seeks a Financial Crimes Analyst for a 7-month fixed-term contract based in Sydney, NSW. You will partner with the Australian Sales team, providing real-time AML/compliance guidance and clearing onboarding roadblocks during local business hours.

Responsibilities include CDD/OCDD, investigating potential financial crime, supporting the MLRO, drafting contracts, and driving process improvements across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in AML/Financial Crime or related compliance role
• Strong understanding of AML and financial crime regulations
• Experience liaising with stakeholders across APAC region
• Track record in change management and remediation projects
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously and handle shifting priorities

Responsibilities

• Investigate customers using internal systems and open source intel
• Perform CDD and review activity for suspicious transactions
• Support MLRO with AML framework design and oversight across jurisdictions
• Advise on AML, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery/Corruption topics
• Ensure accurate record keeping and filings including SARs
• Review processes to identify gaps and implement smarter controls
• Draft and update customer contracts with Sales and Legal on terms

Skills

AML compliance

CDD / OCDD

Stakeholder management

Change management

Autonomy

Job description

The Company…..
Our client is a fast growing, international fintech leader that is transforming how small and medium sized businesses access capital. With operations spanning multiple countries and billions of dollars deployed to customers worldwide, this business is redefining financing speed, flexibility and innovation, and is trusted by well known commercial brands across multiple markets.

The Job…..
This is a 7 month fixed term contract ideally starting mid October. You will step into an established Financial Crimes Analyst role and act as the dedicated compliance partner for the Australian Sales team, providing real time advice and resolving onboarding roadblocks during local business hours.

Key responsibilities include:

• Investigating customers using internal systems and open source intelligence to identify potential financial crime risks
• Carrying out Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and reviewing activity to spot and assess suspicious transactions
• Supporting the MLRO with the design, implementation and oversight of the AML framework across multiple jurisdictions
• Acting as a go to person for advice on AML, Sanctions and Anti Bribery and Corruption topics
• Ensuring accurate record keeping and making required filings, including suspicious activity reports
• Proactively reviewing existing processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies and smarter risk mitigation controls
• Drafting and updating customer contracts, working closely with Sales and Legal on any special terms or conditions
• 2 years' experience in AML, Financial Crime or a related compliance role
• Strong understanding of AML and financial crime regulations (fintech experience highly regarded)
• Experience liaising with stakeholders across the APAC region to support client onboarding and uplift, with strong Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Ongoing Customer Due Diligence (OCDD) skills
• A track record championing change management and process improvement projects, ideally including remediation projects that bring existing clients into line with evolving KYC and AML requirements across multiple jurisdictions
• A self starter, comfortable owning decisions and working with autonomy, including outside standard Sydney hours when needed
• Used to working with shifting priorities and urgency across a global team spanning different time zones, managing expectations according to capacity
• A clear and confident communicator, able to influence and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Commercially astute, balancing risk with growth and operational pace
• Motivated, well organised and adaptable in a dynamic, fast evolving setting

Financial Crimes Analyst • Sydney, NSW, AU