Assistant Manager, FCC Officer - Corporate Banking - 12 Month FTC

About Our Client

Our client is a global banking group with an established presence in the Australian market, providing wholesale and corporate banking services to a diverse client base. Backed by an international network and a long-standing reputation in the finance sector, our client continues to grow its local footprint and is investing further in its Financial Crime Compliance function to support that growth.

The Opportunity

Our client is seeking a Line 2 Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Officer with a corporate banking background to join their team. This role will play a key part in supporting governance and controls, advising on and reviewing Customer Due Diligence (CDD) matters, and assisting with transactional escalations across transaction monitoring, filtering, sanctions, and scams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support governance and controls work across the FCC function
• Advise on and review CDD matters, both internal and external, including AML/CTF legislative requirements
• Support transactional escalations, including transaction monitoring, filtering, sanctions, and scams
• Review and provide input on CDD files
• Triage and assess daily name screening alerts
• Contribute to anti-bribery and corruption controls
• Help manage and perform risk assessments
• Maintain and update the risk and controls libraries
• Design and run controls testing
• Maintain policies and procedures
• Prepare ad-hoc and ongoing reporting
• Support incident and findings management

Key Challenges

• Managing multiple queries and priorities across different business lines
• Ensuring financial crime risks are well understood across the organisation
• Making sound, risk-based decisions
• Communicating financial crime risks professionally, both verbally and in writing, to a range of teams

About You

• Minimum 3 years’ experience across various aspects of financial crime, including Australian AML/CTF laws and sanctions regulatory obligations
• Prior experience gained within a corporate or wholesale banking environment
• Hands-on experience handling CDD matters and transactional alerts, with a general understanding of governance and controls
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and flexibly with minimal oversight
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Flexible and willing to support other team members as needed