What’s the role?

As a Financial Crimes Investigator, you will be responsible for identifying and monitoring Financial Crime activities such as fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing. You will be conducting investigations and reporting findings to the relevant APAC authorities. You will play a critical role in protecting our client’s customers and ensuring the company meets its regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct 2nd level investigations from alerts generated, monitoring systems as well as alerts raised by front-line teams.
  • Drive and facilitate the continued optimisation of Financial Crime detection systems by way of rule reviews, trend analysis, and customer & threat profiling.
  • Think critically about the customer’s activity vs the customer’s profile.
  • Engage with external partners, consortiums, and other financial institutions to exchange knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of Financial Crime trends.
  • Manage comprehensive investigations through to reporting to the applicable governing authorities.
  • Ensure maintenance of thorough investigation records.
  • Support the development and enhancement of the Financial Crimes team.

Required work experience, skills, or education: 

  • 3+ years’ experience in Financial Crimes investigations ideally within the financial sector.
  • Knowledge of current Risk, Anti-Fraud, and Anti-Money Laundering obligations and frameworks.
  • Understanding of red flags, criminal typologies, and trends.
  • Ability to investigate, make logical findings and clearly articulate those findings.
  • Ability to prioritise work and resources, keeping business objectives at the forefront of the decision-making process.
  • Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

Next steps: 

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Tell me more

  • Location: Sydney CBD - Hybrid Model
  • Rate: $450 pd + super
  • Work Pattern: Full time - Monday to Friday
  • Start Dates: ASAP
  • Duration: Until the end of September