Financial Crime Risk Senior Analyst

ASB Bank; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASB Bank is seeking a proactive Financial Crime Risk Senior Analyst to join the Business Banking and Corporate Banking Financial Crime Risk team in New Zealand. You will investigate and manage financial crime risks, providing specialist analysis to support risk-based decisions across BB & CB.

The role requires experience in Financial Crime, AML/CFT, sanctions, and compliance, with a proactive mindset and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Crime, AML/CFT, sanctions, compliance, risk, or banking environments.
• Strong knowledge of financial crime compliance, AML/CFT, and sanctions risk.
• Proactive approach with ability to upskill and adapt quickly.
• Excellent analytical, investigation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement mindset to simplify processes and strengthen controls.
• ACAMS, ICTA, ACFC qualification, or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Investigate alerts, exceptions, and unusual customer activity to identify potential financial crime risks.
• Provide high‑quality analysis, recommendations, and technical support to business initiatives.
• Identify control gaps and opportunities for enhanced risk management practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of controls, procedures, and team processes.
• Deliver insights and metrics to support risk-based decision making.
• Promote a strong risk culture through ownership and timely escalation.

Skills

Financial crime

AML/CFT

Sanctions risk

Compliance

Analytical skills

Data analytics

Proactive approach

Communication

Continuous improvement

SQL

Education

ACAMS/ICTA/ACFC qualification

Tools

SQL

Job description

Business Banking & Corporate Banking (BB & CB)

At ASB, our purpose is to accelerate progress for all New Zealanders. We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded Financial Crime Risk Senior Analyst to join our Business Banking and Corporate Banking Financial Crime Risk team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in protecting ASB and our customers from financial crime by investigating, assessing, and managing financial crime risks while supporting strong regulatory compliance and risk management practices.

Reporting to the Senior Compliance Manager (BB & CB), you will be responsible for monitoring and investigating customer activity, identifying emerging financial crime risks, and providing specialist analysis and insights to support risk-based decision making across the business.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders across Business Banking, Corporate Banking, and wider ASB teams to:

• Investigate alerts, exceptions, and unusual customer activity to identify potential financial crime risks.
• Provide high-quality analysis, recommendations, and technical support to business initiatives.
• Identify control gaps, emerging risks, and opportunities for enhanced risk management practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of controls, procedures, guidance, and team processes.
• Deliver meaningful insights, metrics, and intelligence that support effective decision making.
• Promote a strong risk culture through ownership, constructive challenge, and timely escalation.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving complex problems while collaborating with others.

You will bring:

• Proven experience within Financial Crime, AML/CFT, sanctions, compliance, risk, or banking environments.
• Strong knowledge of financial crime compliance, AML/CFT, and sanctions risk.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to quickly upskill, adapt to changing priorities, and work at pace.
• Excellent analytical, investigation, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• The ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.
• A passion for sharing insights, lessons learned, and best practices to strengthen team capability.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with a desire to simplify processes, enhance controls, and improve the way we work.
• Exposure to SQL or similar data analytics tools would be advantageous.
• ACAMS, ICTA, ACFC qualification, or a willingness to obtain one.

Te mahi ki ASB | Working for ASB

At ASB, we live our values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity every day. We offer flexibility, career development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to meaningful work that impacts customers across New Zealand.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in one of New Zealand's leading banks, working alongside experienced risk professionals who are passionate about protecting customers and strengthening ASB's financial crime risk framework.

To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from allbackgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture andperformance of our team.