Commonwealth Bank

Manager Financial Crime

To empower our people and the communities in which we work and making sustainable, transparent and balanced business decisions.

  • Finance and accounting

  • Full-time

  • Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia

  • Visa sponsorship · No

  • Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.

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Why Commonwealth Bank

We really love working here, and we think you will too. Diversity, flexibility and innovation are just some of the reasons why our people come to work every day.

Our team includes around 45,000 people from all walks of life, with different goals, experiences, and perspectives. At CommBank we’ll encourage and support you to be yourself. This is a place where you can feel confident expressing who you really are; where you belong because of your uniqueness.

About the role

Manager Financial Crime

  • You have in depth experience in complex financial crime investigations with a keen interest in emerging financial crime typologies
  • You have strong analytical and communication skills with a track record of building strong stakeholder relationships
  • Be part of a dynamic new team utilising cutting edge technology and data analysis in financial crime investigations

See yourself in our team The Financial Crime Compliance Emerging Typologies (ET) Team is a newly established team who will be responsible for the identification, triage, assessment and reporting of complex and emerging financial crime risks facing the CBA Group.

The CET Team sits within the Line 2 Financial Crime Compliance function, in the Risk Management division. The team supports the Group, its customers and the communities we serve through:

  • The coordination and triage of referrals for action from a range of internal stakeholders and/or other financial crime processes and controls.
  • Investigation, network analysis and assessment of referrals to determine and quantify customer risk.
  • The reporting of financial crime risk and suspicious activity to regulators.
  • Working with operational teams and relevant business units to ensure financial crime compliance obligations and expectations are met.
  • Developing guidance on the assessment of new typologies and gaining endorsement through relevant committees.
  • Reporting to senior management on financial crime trends and typologies to inform the Group’s responses to and management of those risks.

We’d love to hear from people who have

  • In depth experience in complex financial crime investigations, for example AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-tax evasion facilitation.
  • Strong understanding of the financial crime regulatory framework with some technical knowledge of the AML/CTF, sanctions, AB&C and ATEF risk environment.
  • Experience in intelligence or related fields – for example AML/CTF and sanctions operational processes, operational risk, law enforcement (money laundering, organized crime, intelligence), customer due diligence, data analysis
  • Strong critical thinking skills and ability to apply sound judgement to risk-based assessments and decisions
  • Strong communication skills with proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
  • Solid data analysis skills
  • Cryptocurrency knowledge and/or experience with crypto currency exchanges is desirable
  • Experience with international banks is highly regarded
  • Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Finance or related Financial Crime or Risk Management certifications or accreditations.

What you'll be responsible for

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    Development of Finance Strategy

    Recommend improvements to optimize and improve financial performance and development of strategic long-term plans

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    Operational and Financial Reporting

    Analyze financial data to prepare timely reports to support business decisions

  • Financial Modeling

    Analyze data to create financial models that support planning and projections

Skills you'll need

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    Collaboration

    Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

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    Numerical problem solving

    Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems

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    Critical thinking

    Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight

Meet the team

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Commonwealth Bank

Responsible for a variety of tasks – including accounting, recordkeeping, administrative work, and cash flow. A finance team is also in charge of all duties related to your organization's capital funds, including acquiring and managing these funds.