Financial Crime Analyst

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 10 January 2025

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier

Job Description

• Great Opportunity to Contribute to Managing Financial Crime Risk and Compliance Obligations
• Permanent, Full-time Role
• Sydney or Melbourne Located - Hybrid Working, blend of office and home

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*.

We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome. Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

This role will contribute to managing financial crime risks and regulatory compliance obligations at Rest. It entails triaging, investigating and resolving any unusual behaviour relating to financial crime including Anti-Money Laundering/ Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF), Sanctions, Fraud, Scams, Bribery and Corruption.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Investigate, resolve and respond to financial crime escalations received from the fund administrator or across Rest (i.e. Transaction Monitoring, Name Screening, ATO SuperMatch and UARs)
• Gather and record required evidence to support any reasonable grounds for suspicion of money laundering, organised crime or terrorism financing activities and articulate key recommendations
• Escalate potential regulatory reporting matters and potential breaches (as required) to the AML/CTF Compliance officer
• Maintain a current understanding of money laundering and terrorist financing typologies and fraud trends, including regulations, industry best practice, criminal typologies and developing trends
• Deliver financial crime training and education on the identification and reporting of unusual activity
• Manage financial crime enquiries and escalations
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships
• Identify, manage and deliver continuous improvement opportunities across financial crime.

Qualifications

• Tertiary education in relevant discipline, or equivalent experience; and
• Further relevant postgraduate qualifications are highly regarded (e.g. AML/CTF, ACAMS, fraud, investigations, criminology, accounting, finance, business, law, IT).

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Experience and/or understanding of financial crime risks across the financial services industry, preferably in Superannuation
• Experience and/or exposure to criminal investigation techniques including evidence management and presentation
• Awareness of relevant financial services regulators and resilience to ongoing regulatory change
• An ability to focus on proactive risk management and education
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with high attention to detail
• Strong negotiation, planning and organisational skills; and
• Advanced computer skills - Microsoft Office Suite.

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Linkedin Learning
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022