Senior Associate - Financial Crime Operations

Financial Crime Operations Senior Associate

Organisation: ASB Bank Limited is one of New Zealand’s largest banks and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CommBank.  Here at ASB, the customer is at the heart of everything we do. Recognised as one of New Zealand's leading financial organisations, with a united and talented workforce, we are continuously evolving against a backdrop of rapidly changing customer needs, regulations, and technologies.

ASB's Financial Crime Operations team protects ASB and its customers from the impact of Financial Crime. You will contribute in a meaningful way to the protection of Aotearoa New Zealand from organised crime, modern slavery, extreme right-wing groups, and other activity which places New Zealand at risk.

Job Title: Senior Associate – Financial Crime Operations (ASB)

Location: Bangalore

Business & Team: ASB - Financial Crime Operations

Impact & contribution:  Ensure that all AML/Sanctions/KYC processes continue to provide an effective control environment that is consistent with regulatory requirements and banks expectations. 

Reporting lines: Reporting to Manager – ASB FCO – CBA India.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• An understanding of the financial crime regulatory framework with knowledge of the AML/CTF, Sanctions and ABC risk environment

• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate trends and insights to a large range of stakeholders 

• Continuous improvement (CI) mindset and the ability to utilise CI tools 

• Excellent time management skills 

• Perform investigation on AML - Transaction monitoring alerts generated on retail  

• Ensuring all alerts actioned in appropriate manner within agreed procedure standards 

• Screening all Incoming and Outgoing SWIFT messages and transactions to ensure that there are no financial crime concerns 

• Investigating all swift messages as per Bank’s Economic and Trade Sanctions policy, Anti-Money Laundering, and Trade Sanctions Policy 

Essential Skills:

• 2-4.5 years of Relevant experience in AML/KYC

• CDD/EDD Experience

• Fraud Investigations 

• Financial Crimes Investigations 

• Sanction screening

• Investigative Reporting 

• Early Joiners preferred

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or master’s degree in a relevant field such as Finance, Accounting, or Business administration.

• Professional certifications such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) would be highly advantageous.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Experience Level

Senior Level