This is a senior MLRO and Anti-Financial Crime Lead position with our client, who is a well-regarded global financial services firm with a large office in both Sydney and Melbourne. This position will be based in Melbourne and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing for our client’s operations and work closely with Australian business partners and compliance to ensure adherence to AUSTRAC, APRA and ASIC requirements regarding anti-money laundering, sanctions, politically exposed persons, anti-bribery and corruption and fraud.

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for Australian policies and procedures for countering financial crime, including money laundering, sanctions, politically exposed persons, anti-bribery and corruption and fraud related compliance
• Advise Australian management and business partners on applicable laws, regulations, rules, standards and best practices which may impact their business
• Partner with Australian management and business partners to implement anti-financial crime compliance programs, including training on such programs
• Ensuring adherence to IFTI reporting requirements.
• Identify, document and drive Australian business acceptance of anti-financial crimes risks
• Embed framework for identifying and documenting all local anti-financial crime obligations

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role Experience implementing Australia’s anti-money laundering and other anti-financial crime laws and regulations, including IFTI reporting and other AUSTRAC requirements
• Experience providing compliance advisory and operational support
• Ability to use initiative and work unsupervised in a proactive manner
• Strong organisational skills, a collaborative approach to work, with strong interpersonal skills
• ACAMS or other relevant certification preferred
• Understanding of regional regulations (e.g., AUSTRAC, APRA, ASIC, RBA) and relevant laws preferred

This is a senior permanent, leadership position working closely with regional risk and compliance teams, with support from two compliance headcount. The ideal applicant will have several years of AML and CTF experience, ideally with direct engagement experience with AUSTRAC, APRA and ASIC.