Manager, Assurance Financial Crime

at  Westpac Group

Responsibilities include but not limited are:

• Deliver thematic and deep dive Assurance reviews that comply with the requirements of the 2nd Line Assurance Standard to ensure the effective governance and quality of control environment for financial crime and fraud risks within the Westpac Group.
• Test and review processes and controls to assess design and operating effectiveness to ensure that key risks and obligations are managed according to Group expectations.
• Draft clear and concise issues based on testing outcomes, contribute to drafting assurance report to Senior Managers on the effectiveness of financial crime risk management, based on findings from ongoing assurance and testing activities.
• Track and review the resolution of significant issues identified.Partner and collaborate with Divisional second line teams and business stakeholders to provide progress updates and substantial findings; socialise issues and opportunities to improve financial crime risk management in their area

You will have experience in financial crime risk, internal audit or similar assurance roles.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience in overseeing risk management and compliance in large-scale organisations, including controls and process testing.
• Strong and practical understanding and experience of financial crime obligations and risks (including AML/CTF, Sanctions, foreign tax transparency and Anti-Bribery & Corruption, and Fraud), including key challenges, risks, trends and regulatory environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders; strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Written workpapers and issues and actions should be to a reasonable quality and able to articulate key risk and compliance insights.
• Strong ethics to ensure identified issues are escalated to senior management.Experience with use of data analytics tools will be well regarded