Financial Crime Analytics Lead

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Department : Risk Group Compliance - Financial Crime

Division : Risk

Location : Auckland or Wellington

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga.

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.

Mo te turanga - About the role

The Financial Crime Analytics Lead will be responsible for assessing and coordinating improvements to financial crime filtering solutions to improve detection capabilities and quality of alerts generated.

The role will work closely with other teams in Financial Crime to identify changes to improve detection coverage and design solutions to achieve these improvements based on inputs including typology reports, intelligence findings and risk assessments.In addition, a key responsibility of this role is to uphold BS11 requirements, ensuring that the financial crime analytics function can operate independently and maintain critical financial crime detection capabilities, even in a separation scenario.

The Analytics Lead is central to documenting, simplifying, and executing BS11 processes.

Protect our Customers, Communities and ANZ against financial crime threats.

Work within the Financial Crime Portfolio to support businesses across the Group in complying with financial crime regulatory obligations.

Develop and support strategies to utilise customer data and intelligence to detect potentially suspicious activity.

Role Location :

Auckland or Wellington

Role Type : Permanent, Full-time

Ka aha to ra e kite ai?

• What will your day look like?

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

Identify new / improved methods of detection to address coverage requirements, utilising advanced data techniques and provide input into longer term strategy for improving coverage and detection of Financial Crime.

Maintain familiarity and understanding of the Robust-Backup (RBU) processes for AML and Sanctions NetReveal to ensure operational readiness in a separation event under the BS11 Policy and manage the ongoing changes and updates to the RBUs.

Ensure that the Group platforms / workflow / policies / processes and procedures continue to meet evolving NZ business needs as well as BS11 compliance.

Develop and maintain solutions and documentation in accordance with defined processes and Model Validation requirements.

Talk authoritatively about the NZ AML solution and assurance to assist in external / internal audits and regulatory reviews.

Assist in external / internal audits and reviews, maintenance of solution documentation and extend ongoing Program Validation artefacts.

Build and maintain relationships within the Financial Crime Portfolio, feature and platform delivery squads for AML & Sanctions platforms and operations stakeholders.

Design, develop and implement solutions to improve the efficacy of AML detection and customer risk rating solutions.

Ou Pukenga?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following :

Experience in Financial Crime, Regulatory, Compliance or financial systems, coupled with experience dealing with Auditors, Regulators, or Senior Stakeholders

A deep understanding and awareness of statistical and data concepts, with experience in application (preferably within a financial crime context)

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and succinct manner that is understandable by all

Ability to manage priorities and conflicting issues in a professional manner, including strong influencing skills

Advanced data management & manipulation skills – Excel, SQL, SAS, Python, Machine Learning

Experience in technology and process governance requirements when deploying technology solutions

You're not expected to have 100% of these skills.

At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we'd love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a matou?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whanau striving towards a common purpose : shaping a world where 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 community you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse community 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 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 Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Maori Strategy called Takiri-A-Rangi.

This includes increasing representation of Maori and Pasifika people at ANZ.

Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua watea te katoa ki te tono.

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 are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

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