Senior Investigator

Westpac Bank; City of Parramatta Council; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Australian financial institution is seeking a Senior Investigator for Financial Crime Surveillance. This role involves safeguarding the organization against financial crimes such as money laundering and conducting due diligence. Candidates should have experience in Institutional Banking and strong problem-solving skills. The position offers flexible working arrangements to promote work/life balance and various employee benefits including discounts on banking products.

Benefits

Employee discounts on banking products

Flexible work arrangements

Tailored learning and development opportunities

Volunteering initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Corporate and Institutional Banking products.
• Demonstrated experience in Institutional Transaction Monitoring.
• High level of integrity and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive customer due diligence.
• Monitor financial transactions to detect suspicious activity.
• Provide operational support to managers through reporting and insights.

Skills

Experience in Institutional Banking

Knowledge of financial crime typologies

Strong problem-solving skills

Relationship building and management

Job description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Investigator, Financial Crime Surveillance

• Permanent role
• Adelaide or Sydney-wide based – flexible working options
• Excellent opportunity to join Westpac’s Institutional Financial Crime Surveillance team

What’s the role?

As a Senior Investigator, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the Westpac Group against financial crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit activities. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct comprehensive customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and enhanced customer due diligence activities across the Group’s customer base, focusing on Institutional Banking customers, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and industry standards. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to identify and mitigate financial crime risks.

This role will provide operational support to managers through reporting, insights, and stakeholder engagement. Monitoring financial transactions to detect suspicious activity, conduct investigations into potential financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorism financing, and elevate matters in accordance with Westpac Group policies and procedures.

What do I need?

• Experience in Institutional Banking, with strong knowledge of Corporate and Institutional Banking products.
• Demonstrated experience in Institutional Transaction Monitoring and Enhanced Customer Due Diligence.
• Knowledge of financial crime typologies for institutional banking products and services, i.e. trade finance, foreign exchange markets, corporate lending facilities, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in relationship building and management for internal stakeholders.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a proactive approach to risk management.
• High level of integrity and attention to detail.

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee‑only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

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