About the Role Reporting to the CRO, you will provide independent oversight and challenge of financial crime risks and controls across the firm and its regulated entities, while working closely with business and operational teams responsible for implementing and operating those controls.

Alongside this, you will manage and oversee the existing frameworks in place covering money laundering, terrorism financing, proliferation financing, fraud, scams, identity crime, sanctions, bribery and corruption, and other relevant financial crime risks.

Key Responsibilities of the role will include:

- Lead the organisation's Financial Crime Risk Framework across AML/CTF, fraud, scams, sanctions and emerging financial crime risks.
- Provide independent second-line oversight, challenge and advice on financial crime risks and controls.
- Maintain and enhance the AML/CTF compliance framework, including risk assessments, policies and regulatory obligations.
- Oversee fraud and scams risk management, including identity controls, account protection and incident governance.
- Develop and deliver financial crime monitoring, assurance activities and key risk reporting.
- Partner with business leaders and service providers to strengthen financial crime risk management across outsourced operations.




- Support regulatory engagement, regulatory change initiatives and financial crime capability uplift across the organisation.

Key Requirements of the role will include:

- Demonstrated experience in AML/CTF, financial crime risk, compliance or risk management within financial services.
- Strong knowledge of the Australian AML/CTF framework and regulatory expectations.
- Experience developing, implementing or overseeing financial crime risk frameworks, policies and risk assessments.
- Practical understanding of fraud, scams, sanctions and broader financial crime risk management.
- Proven ability to provide effective second-line oversight, challenge and stakeholder engagement across business functions.
- Strong communication and reporting skills, with experience presenting risk insights to senior executives, committees or boards.
- Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into pragmatic and commercially focused risk management solutions.

This is an excellent prospect to join an established team and lead out Financial Crime and AML best practice. If you are interested, apply through the link or email Sean at [email protected]

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📌 Financial Crime and AML Manager (Australia)
🏢 Kaizen Recruitment
📍 Australia