Reporting to the Director Risk & Compliance and working closely with the Director, Financial Care, the Financial Care Risk Manager is responsible for supporting the effective management, continuous improvement and ongoing effectiveness of financial care risk management practices across the Financial Care Operations team at The Star Sydney.

As the dedicated risk partner to Financial Care Operations, this role works closely with the team and the Director, Financial Care to provide risk advice, oversight and support, ensuring financial care risks, controls and operational processes are effectively managed and continually improved.

The Financial Care Risk Manager supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of financial care risk management practices across Financial Care Operations and The Star Sydney. The role plays a key part in money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing risk assessments, ensuring identified risks are appropriately managed through effective controls, monitoring activities, and risk mitigation strategies.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening The Star Sydney's compliance framework and contributing to the ongoing uplift of our Financial Care Operations function.

A few of your responsibilities:

- Support the identification, assessment, and management of financial crime risks across The Star Sydney.
- Conduct and maintain product and channel ML/TF/PF risk assessments on behalf of The Star Sydney.
- Assess the financial crime impacts of new products, services, technologies, and delivery channels and recommend appropriate controls and mitigation strategies.
- Provide expert advice on financial crime risks, legislative obligations, and control effectiveness.
- Support the enhancement of AML/CTF policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.
- Monitor emerging financial crime threats, typologies and regulatory developments and assess impacts on the business.




- Contribute to the design, enhancement and effectiveness of customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and control frameworks.
- Support remediation initiatives arising from audits, assurance activities, regulatory reviews, and compliance assessments.
- Prepare regular reporting and provide insights to support effective risk management and decision-making.

What we will be looking for:

- Minimum 5 years' experience in financial crime, AML/CTF, compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs, audit.
- Demonstrated experience conducting financial crime risk assessments within a complex regulated environment.
- Strong knowledge of AML/CTF legislation, regulatory expectations, and financial crime risk management principles.
- Experience assessing and monitoring customer, product, channel, and enterprise financial crime risks.
- Experience supporting AML/CTF programs, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, or financial crime control frameworks.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical business solutions.
- Experience coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing financial crime teams, with expertise in delivering quality assurance programs, providing meaningful feedback, and driving continuous improvement across financial crime operations.
- Strong analytical, investigation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience within the casino, gaming, banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries will be highly regarded.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Law, Business, Risk Management, Compliance, Commerce,



or a related discipline.

About you: You are a highly analytical risk professional with solid expertise in financial crime risk management and regulatory compliance. With a deep understanding of AML/CTF obligations, financial crime typologies, and risk assessment methodologies, you are passionate about protecting organisations from financial crime risks while supporting a strong culture of compliance.

You have experience operating within complex, highly regulated environments and are skilled at identifying emerging financial crime risks, assessing control effectiveness, and implementing practical risk mitigation strategies. You are comfortable partnering with stakeholders across the business, providing expert advice and influencing outcomes that strengthen financial crime risk management practices.

Your ability to interpret regulatory requirements, analyse complex information and apply sound risk-based judgement enables you to support informed decision-making and contribute to continuous improvement across financial crime frameworks, controls, and governance practices.

Please be aware that eligibility checks are required as part of the recruitment process and ongoing employment for this position.

For three decades, The Star Sydney has been a local landmark, deeply ingrained in Pyrmont and Darling Harbour. Committed to our communities, we strive to create fun in trusted destinations as Australia's premier entertainment hub. The Darling, and The Lyric Theatre have hosted prestigious events and international acts.

With extraordinary dining options, including Sokyo, BLACK Bar and Grill, Cucina Porto and our vibrant Sports Bar where the action is live and loud, we are dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment, hospitality, and dining experiences for all.

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📌 Financial Care Risk Manager (Sydney)
🏢 The Star Entertainment Group
📍 Sydney