Senior Leader, Financial Crime & Compliance

ASB Bank; Auckland; On-site; NZD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

ASB Bank in Auckland seeks an experienced financial crime leader to join our Financial Crime Compliance team. You’ll provide expert advice, oversight and challenge across our risk framework to protect customers and the financial system.

In this senior leadership role, you will lead and coach the team, partner with stakeholders across the business, assess AML/CFT, sanctions and anti-bribery risks, and drive controls design and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compliance, risk management or audit.
• In-depth knowledge of financial crime risks and regulatory requirements.
• Experience assessing controls and advising on regulatory change.
• Leadership experience managing change through direct reports.
• Ability to build credible relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Positive, pragmatic leadership style with integrity and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist financial crime advice across business projects and change initiatives
• Identify and assess risks across AML/CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, foreign tax and anti-tax evasion
• Assess the design and operational effectiveness of key controls, identifying gaps and opportunities to strengthen the control environment
• Provide insight and constructive challenge on financial crime issues and incidents
• Support the embedding of regulatory obligations and policy requirements within ASB’s Risk Management Framework
• Build strong relationships across the business, working closely with Line 1 teams, industry peers and relevant working groups
• Lead, coach and develop team members, building capability and supporting strong performance
• Help mitigate the risk of ASB’s products, channels and services being used for money laundering or terrorist financing purposes

Skills

Compliance

Risk management

Audit

Financial crime

Controls assessment

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Integrity

Job description

ASB Bank in Auckland seeks an experienced financial crime leader to join our Financial Crime Compliance team. You’ll provide expert advice, oversight and challenge across our risk framework to protect customers and the financial system.

In this senior leadership role, you will lead and coach the team, partner with stakeholders across the business, assess AML/CFT, sanctions and anti-bribery risks, and drive controls design and effectiveness.