Since 2002, KordaMentha has been entrusted with some of the region’s most complex and sensitive commercial situations. We are an advisory and investment firm at heart, helping corporations, financiers, lawyers, private investors and government clients to grow, protect and recover value.

Our capabilities extend far beyond our core expertise

Fiercely independent, strategically local, and with a bias for action, we focus on doing what is right by our clients, our people and the wider communities across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Indonesia. We provide bold and impactful solutions that deliver growth, certainty and value.

There is strength in difference.  Join our team and experience a career and opportunities with a difference.

We are passionate about supporting the broader financial services industry in order to improve its collective capability and in turn, strengthen Australia against the threat of financial crime. We adopt a highly collaborative and practical approach to solving complex problems. Our differentiator is our ability to provide practical advice that is gained from a combined 40+ years of experience. We understand the challenges faced by our clients because we have walked in their shoes. We are passionate about delivering workable solutions and imparting knowledge to improve our client’s capability.

An exciting opportunity exists to join KordaMentha Implementation Services as a Senior Analyst. You will be part of the KordaMentha team that is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) and Sanctions operations.

We are particularly interested in candidates with practical experience in complex KYC/KYB reviews and/or Transaction Monitoring (TM) and Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (ECDD) investigations.

Depending on your experience, you may work across a range of financial crime activities, including complex customer and entity reviews, transaction monitoring investigations, ECDD, screening and broader AML/CTF operational support.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Conducting KYC/KYB reviews for complex customers and entity structures, including companies, trusts and other legal entities
• Reviewing and assessing ownership and control structures, beneficial ownership and supporting documentation
• Conducting Transaction Monitoring (TM) investigations, including reviewing transactional activity, identifying unusual or potentially suspicious behaviour and documenting investigation outcomes
• Completing Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (ECDD) reviews for higher-risk customers
• Conducting detailed customer risk assessments and financial crime investigations
• Identity verification and customer due diligence checks
• Name screening, sanctions screening and adverse media screening
• Customer outreach and requests for additional information or documentation
• Assessing unusual activity reports (UARs) and supporting Suspicious Matter Report (SMR) lodgements where required
• Quality assurance activities
• General AML/CTF operational support

You will be working with a team of subject matter experts and will undergo our comprehensive training program, including potential opportunities to complete formal AML/CTF qualifications.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate hands-on financial crime operations experience, particularly within complex KYC/KYB, Transaction Monitoring and/or ECDD investigations.

Ideally, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Financial Services, Accounting, Law or another relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of relevant AML/CTF, KYC/KYB or financial crime operations experience
• Hands-on experience conducting complex KYC/KYB reviews, including reviewing complex legal entities, ownership structures and beneficial ownership
• And/or hands-on experience conducting Transaction Monitoring and ECDD investigations, including analysing customer activity, identifying financial crime risk indicators and documenting investigation outcomes
• A good understanding of AML/CTF obligations and financial crime risk
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to interpret information from multiple sources and make well-reasoned decisions
• High attention to detail and strong written documentation skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume operational environment
• Ability to act with discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
• Effective stakeholder and relationship management skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook skills

What we’re looking for

You may be a good fit if you have worked in banking, financial services, fintech, payments, gaming/gambling or another regulated environment and have practical experience investigating customers, entities or transactional activity.

We are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Complex KYC/KYB and entity reviews
• Beneficial ownership and complex ownership structures
• Transaction Monitoring investigations
• Enhanced Customer Due Diligence
• Customer risk assessments
• Financial crime investigations
• Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening
• UAR/SMR assessment and escalation

If this is the role for you, we want to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online portal.

Applications will only be considered from candidates who hold working rights in Australia and are currently residing in Australia.

We are seeking to fill and onboard several candidates quickly and will conduct interviews as applications are received.  

At KordaMentha, we're at our best when different perspectives come together to solve complex problems. We believe better outcomes come from people with diverse experiences, backgrounds and ways of thinking.

We bring together the right teams to help our clients tackle complex challenges and move forward with confidence. That collaborative mindset is central to how we work. We foster an environment where ideas are welcomed, curiosity is encouraged and people are empowered to contribute from day one.

It's how we create opportunities and deliver outcomes that count for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate.

If you're looking for meaningful work, real responsibility and the opportunity to make an impact, we'd like to hear from you.

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