Manager Economic Crime Risk

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank seeks a skilled professional for its Economic Crime Risk team in Sydney. You will advise and support the business on AML/CTF, sanctions and fraud risks, helping to strengthen controls and risk governance across KYC, monitoring and investigations.

The role involves collaboration with COO and multiple stakeholders to deliver compliant, auditable risk assessments, reporting, and action plans. Experience in advisory capacity and industry certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• 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 AML / CTF, Sanctions and Fraud and Scams risk environment.
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder management skills with proven experience to influence senior stakeholders.
• Relevant industry certification/accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 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.

Skills

Compliance

AML/CTF

Sanctions

ABC (anti-bribery & corruption)

Stakeholder management

Job description

• We perform interesting and challenging work

• 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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