Senior Audit Manager – Financial Crime and Fraud

Commonwealth Bank

Senior Audit Manager contributing to financial crime and fraud audit programs at Commonwealth Bank. Leading reviews and providing audit assurance across the bank's processes and controls.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist in planning, executing, and delivering audits that assess the effectiveness of processes and controls across the Bank, with a specific focus on financial crime risks, including fraud and scams.
Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls aimed at preventing, detecting, and responding to financial crime.
Identify gaps and recommend enhancements to strengthen the Bank’s control environment.
Perform detailed sample testing across key audits (e.g., Fraud/Scams, Customer Sanctions Screening) to identify unusual or potentially suspicious transactions, customers, and broader networks that may indicate financial crime exposure.
Collaborate with business units, risk teams, and compliance functions to validate observations, discuss control weaknesses, and agree on practical remediation actions.
Assist in preparing clear, concise audit reports that highlighting key findings, root causes, and actionable recommendations to enhance financial crime prevention and detection capabilities.
Assist leadership by continuously monitoring for emerging trends (regulatory focus, recent enforcement actions, etc.) to assist leadership in making risk-based adjustments to the audit plan where required.
Lead team members, providing adequate guidance, training and oversight of junior team members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience auditing financial crime and fraud risk within a large financial institution or professional services firm.
Strong background in AML/CTF, sanctions, and financial crime compliance, including testing or assurance roles.
Solid understanding of internal audit practices, risk management frameworks, and regulatory expectations.
Ability to clearly communicate complex issues and audit findings to senior stakeholders.
Strong relationship‑building skills, with a collaborative and credible approach.
Experience using data and reporting tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Alteryx , and experience of developing and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for audit execution.
Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional certifications (e.g. ACAMS, ICA, CIA).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development
Global audit opportunities
Flexible working hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

auditingfinancial crime risk assessmentfraud detectionAMLCTFsanctions complianceinternal audit practicesrisk management frameworksdata analysisreporting

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship buildingcollaborationleadershipguidancetrainingoversightproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingadaptability

Certifications

ACAMSICACIA