Financial Crime Analytics Lead

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Mo te tūranga | About the Role:

ASB's Financial Crime Analytics team has a wide remit across Financial Crime, with a particular focus on Anti Money Laundering (AML). The team works to identify, assess, report and manage activity related to money laundering and terrorism financing, ensuring the financial safety our customers.

As a Financial Crime Analytics Lead, you will be expected to lead and develop a specialist team, manage multiple and competing stakeholder relationships, balance long and short-term project deliverables, appropriately allocate resources to ensure the successful delivery of project driven change activity in Financial Crime systems and processes. Apart from this, you will:

• Take the lead to ensure systems and processes relating to customer risk models, coverage assessments and reports are well documented and maintained, and comply to Group Frameworks, policies and any regulatory requirements
• Take ownership of documenting and presenting technical results to non-technical business audiences, including the formation and delivery of effective recommendations and solutions
• Apply thought leadership to enhance data analytics, including use of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Take the lead to work proactively with internal stakeholders, CBA representatives, and third-party vendors to understand and deliver strategic solutions in to ASB

Ō pūkenga | About you:

This role will enable you to take the lead and ensure that Financial Crime Models are well updated and are operating in an optimal/timely manner. In order to be successful in this role, you will have:

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in financial crime, sanctions, fraud, legal, risk management or finance area
• Specific subject matter knowledge of AML/CFT requirements an advantage
• Preferred strong experience of leading technology related projects
• Experience in development/enhancement of Models/Tools
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills and confidence to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation.

Te mahi ki ASB | Working for ASB:

In return, you will work for an organisation that places huge importance and focus on its people, where the sky is the limit for development and career opportunities. ASB is committed to fostering a culture where people are engaged, passionate and valued - living our values every day is integral to achieving our purpose.

We offer a flexible and supportive work environment with industry leading benefits that include Choice options, Health, Life and Income protection insurance plus several leave benefits.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and this role may close earlier than advertised so apply now if you feel this role aligns with your experience and career aspirations.

Me pēhea te tono | How to apply?

For more information on responsibilities and requirements see the attached position description, please note that all applications must be received via our careers site online.

If this role sounds like it might be the one for you then please click "apply"… we'd love to hear from you!

Successful candidates will be required to undertake several pre-employment checks which will include but are not limited to; Police Check, Credit Check, AML Compliance, Verification of your qualifications and may include checks both here in New Zealand and overseas.

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