Manager Economic Crime Risk

Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia seeks an experienced professional to support the Economic Crime Risk function in Melbourne/Sydney. You will advise on AML/CTF, sanctions, and fraud risks, and work with COO stakeholders to uplift processes across KYC, monitoring, and investigations.

You will help develop controls, contribute to risk assessments, and provide timely, high-quality risk guidance to the business. Strong advisory and cross‑functional collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Compliance, AML / CTF, Sanctions or ABC role (preferably advisory).
• Deep technical knowledge of AML / CTF, Sanctions and Fraud and Scams risk environment.
• Excellent co-ordination and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Relevant industry certification/accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in execution of the financial crime compliance business plan.
• Support internal stakeholders to identify, manage, and mitigate financial crime risks.
• Provide quality advice on financial crime matters and participate in risk assessments/reviews/forums.
• Help develop and deliver reporting for financial crime controls.
• Maintain auditable records of risk assessments and advice provided to business customers.
• Assist in developing controls to ensure compliance with the Group's financial crime policy framework.
• Collaborate with other risk teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Compliance experience

AML/CTF knowledge

Stakeholder management

Regulatory framework

Job description

We support a successful business We see risk as an investment We perform interesting and challenging work

See yourself in our team

The Economic Crime Risk team is accountable for the development, implementation, and ongoing leadership of the group's economic crime compliance services. ECR leads the Group's approach to managing AML / CTF, Sanctions and Fraud and Scam risks and obligations.

The Economic Crime Service Advisory team supports the Economic Crime Services, Domain and Customer Data Domain within COO

Do work that matters

Reporting to the Executive Manager, you will work closely with stakeholders in COO to provide quality advice to support process uplift for key economic crime controls across KYC, Transaction Monitoring and Investigations, and Customer Due Diligence processes

On any given day you will:

• Assist in the execution of financial crime compliance business plan;
• Support internal stakeholders to proactively identify, manage, and mitigate the financial crime risks of the business;
• Provide quality advice on financial crime matters and participate in relevant risk assessments / reviews and forums as required.
• Assist the business and Group support functions to develop and execute appropriate action plans to address identified issues relating to financial crime;
• Assist in the development and delivery of relevant reporting;
• Ensure maintenance of adequate auditable records of all risk assessments and advice provided to business customers;
• Assist the business to develop controls to enable compliance with the Group's financial crime policy framework;
• Work collaboratively with other risk teams and stakeholders

We're interested in hearing from people who possess:

• Experience in a Compliance, AML / CTF, Sanctions or ABC role (preferably in an advisory capacity);
• Understanding of the financial crime regulatory framework with deep technical knowledge of the AML / CTF, Sanctions and Fraud and Scams risk environment;
• Excellent co-ordination and stakeholder management skills with proven experience to influence senior stakeholders;
• Relevant industry certification/accreditation is desirable.

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