Associate- Thematic Assurance Financial Crime

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

We have an opportunity in 2nd Line Financial Crime Function for an Associate - Thematic Assurance to join our Governance, Assurance & Insights team.

I n this role, you will support thematic assurance activities by performing design and operational reviews, assessing evidence, documenting outcomes, and contributing to assurance findings and reporting. Working closely with stakeholders across the business and 1st line risk functions, you will play an important role in helping strengthen Financial Crime controls, governance practices, and risk management outcomes.

Role Location: Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

What will your day look like?

As an Associate, you will:

- Support thematic reviews and assurance activities across Financial Crime processes, controls, and governance arrangements.

- Perform design and operational reviews and testing , gather and assess evidence, and evaluate information against defined control objectives and testing criteria.

- Maintain accurate and well-organised testing documentation and working papers.

- Document testing observations and support the analysis of control assessment outcomes, issues, trends, and recurring themes.

- Assist with remediation validation activities and issue closure assessments.

- Contribute to assurance reports, thematic observations, and supporting analysis.

- Engage with stakeholders ensuring a collaborative approach towards timely completion of reviews, including information requests, clarify evidence requirements, validation of observations and findings.

- Apply Financial Crime knowledge and sound judgement while assessing evidence, process and controls including determining risks.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives across review and assurance methodologies, documentation practices, and team processes.

What will you bring?

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Experience in Financial Crime, compliance, non-financial risk, assurance, control testing, oversight, or a related discipline.

- Working knowledge of Financial Crime risks, obligations, controls, and governance frameworks.

- The ability to follow testing methodologies and assess evidence against defined criteria.

- Strong analytical, evidence-gathering, and documentation skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

- The ability to identify and clearly articulate control weaknesses, issues, trends, and observations.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.

- Excellent planning, prioritisation, and problem-solving capabilities.

- High standards of integrity, accountability, collaboration, and professional judgement.

- Exposure to thematic reviews, assurance activities, remediation validation, or issue management.

- Experience using data analysis and insights to support testing activities and findings.

You're not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ, we value curiosity, growth, and diverse perspectives, so if you feel your experience aligns with most of the requirements, we'd love to hear from you.

So why join us? (AU)

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers . You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 127097 .

Job Posting End Date

, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)