Senior AML Investigator
ANZ
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Docklands • Australia
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About the role
- Conducting high-quality AML investigations, with emphasis on emerging risks and complex networks, while overseeing Key Risk Indicators amid heightened industry and regulatory scrutiny.
- Preparing and submitting high-quality Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) to AUSTRAC within regulatory deadlines.
- Exercising a wide range of investigative techniques to identify instances of suspicious and unusual activity, including direct customer interactions in the performance of Enhanced Customer Due Diligence.
- Ongoing engagement with AUSTRAC and key law enforcement partners to proactively refer high-risk matters, and provide timely advice on urgent investigations, including national security and serious crime types such as child exploitation.
- Setting industry-leading benchmark with regard to financial crime investigations.
- Acting as a decision-maker for escalated and complex investigations, ensuring outcomes are risk-appropriate and compliant with regulatory obligations.
- Collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive improvements in dynamic detection algorithms, timely escalation and reporting of suspicious matters, and setting the benchmark for excellence in financial crime threat management.
- Setting the standard for investigative excellence through coaching and collaboration, enhancing AML/CTF procedures and capabilities and driving knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement across Financial Crime.
Requirements
- Proven experience in AML investigations with direct SMR reporting exposure.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities, including coaching, mentoring, and building capability within a team, and prioritising what matters.
- Demonstrated capability to navigate complex investigations and business structures by leveraging a range of investigative tools to extract actionable intelligence.
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to manage complex and high-risk cases, and exercising risk-based considerations.
- Experience in interpreting legislation and regulatory obligations, particularly under the AML/CTF Act.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, handle customer conversations, and law enforcement referrals.
- A collaborative mindset, with the ability to drive change and uplift across teams and processes.
Benefits
- access to health and wellbeing services
- discounts on selected products and services from ANZ
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AML investigationsSuspicious Matter Reports (SMRs)Enhanced Customer Due Diligenceinvestigative techniquesdynamic detection algorithmsfinancial crime threat managementrisk-based decision makinginterpreting legislationregulatory complianceactionable intelligence extraction
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationcollaborationdecision-makinginfluencingengagementchange managementprioritization