Regulatory Services Senior Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION:
You will use the experience you have acquired in the past as well as excellent organisational skills, sound judgement, the ability to prioritise tasks and strong personal character to help meet client requirements. Your team will benefit from your flexible approach, attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced regulated environment.
You will work with our client relationships and will have specific responsibility for the company secretarial and governance process undertaken by the team in Australia.

• Review of agreements and KYC documents for new investors and borrowers; and reviewing similar work undertaken by Officers in the team;
• Building ongoing and new client relationships as the key contact point;
• Maintenance of KYC information in the electronic document management system (EDMS);
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of latest AML/CFT and fraud trends;
• Mentoring junior members of the team where necessary;
• Performance of the ongoing monitoring tasks related to these investors and related parties;
• Working effectively with key stakeholders using strong influencing skills to ensure the mutually satisfactory resolution of key issues;
• Assisting in the development of training materials;
• Coordinating and supporting external and internal audits, external reviews and other quality assurance activities;
• Completing internal and external reporting requirements;
• Assist with submissions of Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) within regulatory timeframes.

Your Profile:

• You hold a degree in law, business, finance or economics (preferable but not essential);
• You must have at least 3 years' experience in a Compliance role, including AML/CFT;
• You like working in a small team and you are able to think out of the box;
• You have the ability to interpret regulatory guidelines;
• You have a thorough understanding of financial crime legislation, rules and regulations in Australia; with knowledge of legal entity structures (both domestic and international);
• You are a results-oriented person; and are able to identify risks with maturity and awareness;
• You have excellent communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal), with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and positively influence outcomes;
• You combine a large autonomy with the necessary attention to detail;
• You have good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.