Expression of Interest for Experienced Neurodivergent Financial Crime Investigator

Employment Type: Full-Time, 1-Year Fixed Term with possibility of extension

About the Team:

Are you passionate about safeguarding communities from financial crime? In this role, you will be part of a dedicated team responsible for designing, overseeing, delivering, and championing activities that effectively manage financial crime risks. This team provides a comprehensive framework that includes advice, oversight, and detection driven by intelligence and data, focusing on key areas such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF), Sanctions, Fraud, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

About the Role:

As an Investigator, you will play a pivotal role in protecting customers and communities from financial crime. This role is dynamic and fast-paced, requiring flexibility to shift focus as needed throughout the day to manage various operational processes.

Your primary responsibilities will include triaging, investigating, remediating, and managing the outcomes of financial crimes. Your ability to cross-skill, continuously improve, and work effectively within a team is crucial to success.

This role involves interacting with a wide range of stakeholders, including Frontline staff, Risk and Compliance, Fraud departments, Transformation Business Analysts, Management, and other Investigators. Success in this role depends on your proactive engagement, collaborative spirit, and commitment to exceeding expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take Ownership:

  • Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by actioning alerts across multiple streams within the team to ensure adherence to business guidelines.

  • Swiftly respond to investigations, ensuring accurate and timely decisions.

  • Prepare and review risk assessments with business recommendations

  • Demonstrate a commitment to continuous self-improvement and support the development of your team.

    
    

• Continuous Improvement:

  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, utilising a growth mindset to identify and implement improvement opportunities for operational efficiencies.

  • Advocate for change and encourage adoption among team members, adapting quickly and effectively to evolving circumstances.

    
    

• Teamwork and Collaboration:

  • Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders to deliver positive business outcomes.

  • Leverage the expertise of others to enhance productivity and outcomes, sharing relevant information to build trust and loyalty.

    
    

• Performance:

  • Effectively plan, prioritise, and organise work to meet business objectives, overcoming challenges to ensure deliverables are met.

  • Balance risk and opportunity to make decisions that support the organisation's objectives.

    
    

• Quality:

  • Maintain a high level of quality in all activities, seeking feedback and coaching to continuously develop your skill set.

  • Provide timely feedback to others, fostering a supportive and consistent working environment.

    
    

• High-Risk Customer Management:

  • Conduct ongoing due diligence for high-risk customers, beneficial owners, and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) to identify and address unusual and suspicious activity.

    
    

• Escalations:

  • Complete escalation requirements with relevant stakeholders, including Business Units and AUSTRAC, following operational procedures.

    
    

Your Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Genuine Interest: In developing a career in Financial Crime detection and investigation.

• Time Management: Ability to manage varied workloads and priorities effectively.

• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyse complex data and situations.

• Financial Crime Awareness: Sound knowledge of money laundering and financial crime risks.

• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships across teams.

• Attention to Detail: High focus on accuracy and outcomes.

• Initiative: A high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently.

• Communication: Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging a wide variety of stakeholders.

• Confidentiality: High level of discretion and the ability to manage sensitive information appropriately.

  
  

Relevant Experience:

• Understanding of Financial Crime risks.

• Knowledge of the Finance sector and experience with risk management frameworks.

• Technological proficiency, particularly with financial systems and processes.

• Experience in diverse work environments, dealing with a wide spectrum of people.

  
  

Qualifications and Certifications:

The following qualifications are desired but not mandatory:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Accounting, Criminology, or similar.

• CAMS Certification (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists).

• AFMA Diploma of Applied Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Management.\

  
  

How to Apply:

We encourage neurodivergent individuals to apply, at Untapped we believe that your unique strengths are essential to the organisation's success. If you are passionate about protecting customers and communities from financial crime and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you.

Important note: At Untapped Talent, we embrace an inclusive recruitment process that honours the unique strengths of all candidates, especially those who are neurodivergent.

Our strength-based assessments are designed to identify how your strengths align with the role's requirements. Please note that our recruitment and screening process involve an assessment of executive functioning. DOB is required for the administration of this tool only. These assessments are not psychological evaluations and are solely used to highlight relevant strengths.

By applying for this role, you consent to participating in the assessment process.