Senior Manager / Fin Crime Oversight

Talent Corp; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Corp, a leading Australian financial services organisation in Sydney, seeks an experienced Senior Manager to provide independent second-line oversight across its Financial Crime function.

The role focuses on ensuring financial crime risks are identified, assessed and managed in line with risk appetite and regulatory requirements, and you will lead reviews, challenge controls, and report to senior governance bodies.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience across financial crime, compliance or risk in banking or financial services.
• Strong second-line oversight and independent challenge experience.
• Knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions and financial crime risk frameworks.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and thematic reviews.
• Knowledge of Australian AML/CTF reforms.
• Stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Excellent written communication and governance reporting.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent second-line oversight across AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, and related risks.
• Conduct thematic reviews and targeted risk assessments.
• Assess design and effectiveness of financial crime controls.
• Challenge first-line risk assessments and remediation plans.
• Elevate material risks and compliance issues.
• Oversee regulatory change in AML/CTF reforms.
• Provide financial crime advice across projects.
• Prepare reporting for senior management and governance committees.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver risk-based outcomes.

Skills

Second-line oversight

AML/CTF expertise

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessments

Executive reporting

Independent challenge

Communication skills

Job description

A leading Australian financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Manager to provide independent second-line oversight and challenge across its Financial Crime function.

The role will focus on ensuring financial crime risks are effectively identified, assessed and managed in line with risk appetite and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight and challenge across AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, scams, anti-bribery and corruption, and tax transparency.
• Conduct thematic reviews, deep dives and targeted financial crime risk assessments.
• Assess the design and effectiveness of financial crime controls.
• Challenge first-line risk assessments, control environments and remediation plans.
• Identify and elevate material risks, control weaknesses and compliance issues.
• Oversee financial crime regulatory change, including Australia's AML/CTF reforms.
• Provide financial crime advice across new products, projects and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare clear reporting and recommendations for senior management and governance committees.
• Partner with senior business and risk stakeholders to deliver practical, risk-based outcomes.

Requirements

• Minimum five years' experience across financial crime, compliance or risk within banking or financial services.
• Strong second-line financial crime oversight and independent challenge experience.
• Sound knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions and financial crime risk frameworks.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, thematic reviews and control-effectiveness assessments.
• Current knowledge of Australian AML/CTF reforms.
• Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Excellent written communication, with experience preparing executive and governance reporting.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.