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Manager AML Operations

Manager AML Operations

P&N BankNone, Australia
15 days ago
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About us

Are you looking for a career with endless opportunities? There’s more to us than banking. P&N Group is amongst the largest customer‑owned banking organisations in Australia, represented by P&N Bank in Western Australia and BCU Bank in New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of our customers and their communities. With over $9 billion in assets and a head office in Perth and corporate offices in Coffs Harbour and Brisbane, we service over 200,000 customers across Australia from all walks of life supported by over 600 employees in group services, retail banking, broker, and business banking roles. We believe our culture is a real point of difference, and our values – Focus on customers, Improve & Learn and Trust & Collaborate – are fundamental to our ways of working. We offer a collaborative and inclusive workplace where our people feel a strong sense of belonging, are recognised, invested in, cared for, and are part of something bigger. As part of our ongoing strategic customer‑centric transformation, we’re focussed on making it even easier to bank with us for our customers of today and the future.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Financial Crime, this position is responsible for leading and overseeing the day‑to‑day AML Operations team and ensuring compliance with AML / CTF regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of SMEs providing leadership, guidance and advice in relation to the assessment and investigation of Transaction Monitoring alerts, Screening alerts, and operational compliance with AML / CTF legislation.
  • Lead a team of SMEs, with oversight of and responsibility for, the reporting of Threshold Transaction Reports (TTRs), International Funds Transfers (IFTIs) and Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs).
  • Contribute to the strategic direction of and execute the ongoing refinement of PNL’s AML / CTF monitoring frameworks, commensurate with the changing regulatory environment, regulator and member expectations, and in line with the Group’s risk profile.
  • Oversee the AML team to provide a consistently high level of customer service to members and staff, with particular regard to victims of financial crime.
  • Develop and maintain external relationships with key industry stakeholders and local law enforcement agencies.
  • Support the Head of Financial Crime with regulatory engagement where required.
  • Day‑to‑day management of outsourced vendor relationships delivering core services to the business unit in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
  • Prepare AML / CTF management reporting for EXCO, Board and Regulators.
  • Provide key insights and trends in the operation of the Framework, and appropriate proactive and reactive responses, as necessary.

What you’ll bring

  • Experience leading / managing a compliance and / or AML Operations team. Familiarity with key AML / CTF controls and their effectiveness with respect to banking.
  • Contemporary AML / CTF experience and understanding / operating within AML / CTF law, preferably within the banking industry. Significant knowledge of AUSTRAC regulatory rules.
  • Extensive experience in leading a small team of SMEs. Ability to educate, direct and motivate a team to deliver on the Department, Division and Corporate level objectives.
  • Highly developed negotiation, influential and relationship management skills.
  • Extensive experience in developing and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with regulators and law enforcement agencies.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and decision‑making capability.
  • Well developed, written and oral communication, and negotiation skills.
  • A finance, business or similar post graduate qualification preferred.

    • What we can offer you

  • Work for a national multi‑brand, customer‑focused organisation
  • Enjoy flexible work arrangements
  • An incentive scheme for exceptional performance
  • Be supported with leadership and professional development
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave for the primary caregiver, and three weeks for the non‑primary caregiver
  • Generous discounts on home loans, personal loans, insurance and other banking products and services
  • Up to two weeks’ additional purchased leave per year
  • Two days’ paid volunteer leave each year to use with a community partner of your choice
  • An Employee Assistance Program

    • If you need assistance or require flexibility to be able to fully participate in the application process, please email us at [emailprotected]

    Please apply with your current resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience by 04 / 11 / 2025 .

    (Please note that candidate screening and interviews may be completed prior to advertisement closure date.)

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