AML Onsite Review Officer

We are looking for an experienced and passionate AML professional with strong experience in conducting AML onsite reviews or AML audits on regulated Financial Institutions and PSPs.

Your team welcomes you with open arms. As our new AML Onsite Review Officer in Sydney, you’ll experience an open and knowledge driven culture, where everyone can thrive, connect with colleagues, learn and grow. Here you will be empowered to make an impact every day.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of conducting AML on-site reviews on clients. You will also support broader Business AML initiatives as required. The Business AML team operates as a first line of defence, with primary responsibility for client due diligence (CDD), sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring. You will play a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance while maintaining a strong partnership with the business. You will report directly to our AML Regional Lead.

We offer a hybrid work model for our employees to allow for flexibility and productivity. However, we do expect you to spend most of your time in the office to build community and efficiency in the team.

Exciting work is waiting for you

• Review and analyse AML policy and procedures of clients
• Lead collaboration with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure an informed visit to the client
• Demonstrate strong regulatory knowledge of our client base across jurisdictions
• Collaborate with our Transaction Monitoring team to review payment flows and identify risks
• Have a strong understanding of correspondent banking, payment flows and solutions to ensure risks and required mitigants are understood
• Produce high standard onsite reports in timely manner following the onsite visit
• Present findings to senior management/onboarding committee

Things we’ll look for on your resume

To be the right candidate for this position, we expect you to have a demonstrated capability from an applicable role where you have 5+ years of experience performing onsite reviews or AML audits on regulated Financial Institutions and high-risk businesses. Furthermore, it is desirable if you have financial crime related professional qualifications and experience in developing processes.

You are pragmatic and can review AML procedures and policies to identify gaps and recommendations, and you have strong analytic skills and critical thinking. Also, you are an expert user of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. An AML certification would be an advantage.

As a person you are highly organized and proactive, and you possess strong communication and engagement skills. You are adaptable, and you can work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Banking Circle is an international group, our internal workforce consists of over 50 nationalities, and we collaborate with clients and partners worldwide. Therefore, you’ll need to be fluent in English.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, age, religion, disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Australian laws. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. To learn more about Banking Circle, visit us at www.bankingcircle.com.

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