Senior Financial Crime Risk & Compliance Leader

EY; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Wellbeing incentives

Gender-neutral parental leave

Job summary

EY Australia seeks a Director or Senior Manager in Financial Crime Compliance within Financial Services Risk Consulting to help banks, insurers and institutions strengthen governance and control.

You will lead complex engagements, develop senior client relationships and drive risk transformation with data analytics and AI-enabled solutions. Flexible, hybrid work and a clear path for career progression are offered along with a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of Financial Crime Compliance experience within Financial Services.
• Experience with banking, insurance, wealth management or consulting in FS.
• Strong understandings of risk governance, controls and assurance.
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial crime assurance, advisory and transformation engagements.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and risk leaders.
• Identify risks, weaknesses and opportunities, translating findings into business actions.
• Evaluate governance and control frameworks across financial crime and tech risk.
• Help clients transform operations with tech-enabled solutions and AI.
• Use data analytics to deliver deeper, efficient assurance outcomes.
• Lead teams and develop junior members to deliver quality outcomes.
• Manage multiple engagements with deadlines and commercial performance.
• Lead business development, proposals and thought leadership in FS.
• Support regulatory, risk transformation and control uplift programs.

Skills

Financial crime

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data analytics

Risk governance

Project management

Communication

AI awareness

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Financial Crime Senior Manager or Director - Financial Services Risk Consulting

The opportunity

As a Director or Senior Manager in Financial Crime Compliance within our Financial Services Risk Management team, you will play a leading role in helping Australia’s largest banks, insurers and financial institutions strengthen and transform their financial crime compliance governance, risk and control environments. You will work directly with senior risk and compliance stakeholders to provide advice, independent assurance and practical insights on some of the industry’s most significant risk, regulatory and transformation challenges.

You’ll join a collaborative and dynamic team that combines risk and controls, delivery, transformation and technology expertise, meaning you will get exposure across a broad range of domains.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced financial crime risk professional, auditor or consultant looking to accelerate their career, lead complex engagements and build trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution and reporting of various financial crime compliance assurance, advisory and transformation engagements across banking, insurance and wealth management.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and risk leaders.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and improvement opportunities, translating technical findings into practical business outcomes.
• Evaluate governance, risk management and control frameworks across financial crime and technology risk environments.
• Support clients transform their financial crime operations by reimagining their end to end processes with technology and AI enabled solutions.
• Apply data analytics and technology-enabled techniques to provide deeper insights and more efficient assurance outcomes.
• Lead engagement teams, coaching and developing junior team members to deliver high-quality client outcomes.
• Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously, maintaining quality, commercial performance and delivery deadlines.
• Lead business development activities, proposals and thought leadership initiatives across the Financial Services market, building a strong network of clients.
• Support clients through major regulatory, risk transformation and control uplift programmes.
• Opportunity to also assist clients in other industries manage their financial crime risks.

What’s in it for you?

• Work with Australia’s leading financial institutions on complex and high-profile assurance, risk and transformation initiatives.
• Accelerate your professional development through direct exposure to senior client stakeholders and executive decision-making.
• Access EY's global methodologies, market-leading technology and extensive Financial Services network.
• Benefit from structured career progression, coaching and leadership development opportunities.
• Flexible and hybrid ways of working that support both career growth and personal wellbeing.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• 6 - 10 years’ Financial Crime Compliance experience within Financial Services, with a strong understanding of industry-specific risk and control environments.
• Experience within banking, insurance, wealth management, financial services consulting or a financial services regulator.
• Strong understanding of risk management, controls, governance and assurance frameworks.
• Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and communicate complex issues clearly and confidently.
• Interest in exploring technology and AI enabled solutions.
• Experience leading engagements and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Strong report writing skills and experience of agreeing and presenting internal audit findings and action plans.
• Experience using data analytics, technology-enabled assurance approaches or audit automation tools is highly regarded.

What We Offer You

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders - past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous.

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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