Senior Risk Analyst (WIB Specialist), Financial Crime Surveillance
This is a permanent role based in Adelaide or Sydney, with flexible working options.
What's the role?
As a Senior Risk Analyst, you will play a key role in protecting the Westpac Group from financial crime, including money laundering, terrorism financing and other illicit activity. You will take full ownership of complex investigations end‐to‐end, with a high level of autonomy and accountability for outcomes. Working exclusively with Westpac Institutional Bank customers across multiple jurisdictions (including Australia, the UK, the US and Germany), you will conduct both transaction monitoring and enhanced customer due diligence for the Group's most sophisticated and high‐risk customer profiles, using state‐of‐the‐art monitoring and analytics tools.
This is a fast‐growing team offering strong exposure, responsibility and genuine opportunities for career progression, as you collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to identify, investigate and escalation financial crime risks in line with regulatory requirements and Westpac Group policies.
What do I need?
* Experience in Institutional Banking, with strong knowledge of Corporate and Institutional Banking products.
* Demonstrated experience in Institutional Transaction Monitoring and Enhanced Customer Due Diligence.
* Knowledge of financial crime typologies for institutional banking products and services, i.e. trade finance, foreign exchange markets, corporate lending facilities, commodities, etc.
* Demonstrated experience in relationship building and management for internal stakeholders.
* Strong problem‐solving skills and a proactive approach to risk management.
* High level of integrity and attention to detail.
Why join us?
You'll be joining a close‐knit, highly collaborative team led by an empowering and supportive leader who genuinely trusts their people. The team culture encourages autonomy, ownership and open communication, giving analysts the confidence and space to make decisions, grow their expertise and deliver high‐quality outcomes together.
We're obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:
* Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee‐only mortgage rates.
* Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
* Tailored learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career within the bank.
* Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.
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