Senior Manager, External Investigative Reporting, Australia

at  HSBC

Job description

SOME CAREER CHOICES HAVE MORE IMPACT THAN OTHERS.

At HSBC we exist with the purpose of Opening up a World of Opportunity. We use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to provide opportunities for our customers and colleagues through global connectivity. We bring together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.
As an HSBC employee in Australia, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities, competitive pay, an embedded flexible working culture and a range of employee benefits. These include market-leading subsidised private health cover, enhanced parental pay and support when returning to work, subsidised banking products and services, bonus leave days and wellness programmes including discounted gym memberships.
The Senior Manager Investigative Reporting and Triage is responsible for overseeing the Investigative Reporting and Triage team, both onshore and offshore supporting Australia and New Zealand, to ensure the delivery of high quality reviews and analysis of transaction monitoring triggers and unusual activity escalations, and the submission of Suspicious Matter Reports (SMR) /Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulators in Australia and New Zealand, in line with internal and external service level agreements.
We are seeking a driven individual for this hybrid Senior Manager, Investigative Reporting and Triage role based in Barangaroo, Sydney. It is expected the individual have strong leadership and people management skills, solid experience in Financial Crime Investigations and SMR/SAR Reporting.
This role has 8 direct reports and 65 indirect reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the oversight of the investigation of transaction monitoring triggers and usual activities.
• Leadership, coaching and development of high performance teams both onshore and offshore.
• Control owner for on the onshore investigative reporting and triage controls as well as being responsible for Green reporting of relevant KCI (Key Control Indicator)/KRI (Key Risk Indicator) metrics,
• Control Owner for the transaction monitoring programme for Australia and New Zealand, overseeing the changes/enhancement to the transaction monitoring systems and controls.
• Act in the capacity of the MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) and inform senior management of Investigative Reporting and Triage current and emerging risks.
• Undertake projects, reviews and monitoring as requested.
• Engage with second line and third line of defence stakeholders to ensure cases are investigated competently, proportionately and promptly.
• Participate in the Public and Private Partnership working group and work with the internal relevant teams to contribute to the intelligence sharing initiatives.
• Support and participate in key initiatives from the country/region.

Requirements

To be successful in the role you will need:

• Experience as an Executive Manager/Senior Manager with Investigative or Triage exposure, ideally within a global firm in the financial service industry or local regulators.
• Qualification in risk or compliance or professional experience within risk or audit, a certification from International Compliance Association (ICA) or Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) is well regarded.
• Significant leadership experience and people management skills to manage onshore and offshore resource, and ability to influence and motivate staff.
• Experience in generating and managing risk and operational metrics, timely reporting of any current/emerging risks.
• Proven excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to speak with all levels in the business including senior leaders.
• Strong written communication skills, with a strength in drafting Executive Committee governance papers and regulator correspondence.
• Organised, with the ability to deliver initiatives and projects on time.Preference will be given to candidates who hold Australian PR/Citizenship or New Zealand Citizenship, or who can demonstrate current unrestricted work rights in Australia without limitations.

We value different perspectives, we succeed together, collaborating across boundaries, we take responsibility, holding ourselves accountable to get things done. Through these values, HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are appreciated and respected and where opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow in an inclusive environment. Applications from First Nations peoples are encouraged.
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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the oversight of the investigation of transaction monitoring triggers and usual activities.
• Leadership, coaching and development of high performance teams both onshore and offshore.
• Control owner for on the onshore investigative reporting and triage controls as well as being responsible for Green reporting of relevant KCI (Key Control Indicator)/KRI (Key Risk Indicator) metrics,
• Control Owner for the transaction monitoring programme for Australia and New Zealand, overseeing the changes/enhancement to the transaction monitoring systems and controls.
• Act in the capacity of the MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) and inform senior management of Investigative Reporting and Triage current and emerging risks.
• Undertake projects, reviews and monitoring as requested.
• Engage with second line and third line of defence stakeholders to ensure cases are investigated competently, proportionately and promptly.
• Participate in the Public and Private Partnership working group and work with the internal relevant teams to contribute to the intelligence sharing initiatives.
• Support and participate in key initiatives from the country/region

To be successful in the role you will need:

• Experience as an Executive Manager/Senior Manager with Investigative or Triage exposure, ideally within a global firm in the financial service industry or local regulators.
• Qualification in risk or compliance or professional experience within risk or audit, a certification from International Compliance Association (ICA) or Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) is well regarded.
• Significant leadership experience and people management skills to manage onshore and offshore resource, and ability to influence and motivate staff.
• Experience in generating and managing risk and operational metrics, timely reporting of any current/emerging risks.
• Proven excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to speak with all levels in the business including senior leaders.
• Strong written communication skills, with a strength in drafting Executive Committee governance papers and regulator correspondence.
• Organised, with the ability to deliver initiatives and projects on time.Preference will be given to candidates who hold Australian PR/Citizenship or New Zealand Citizenship, or who can demonstrate current unrestricted work rights in Australia without limitations