Senior Financial Crime Specialist

About the organisation

More than one million Australians trust HESTA with their money. HESTA is a top-performing industry super fund working for real-world impact. We use our expertise and influence to deliver strong long-term returns while accelerating our contribution to a more sustainable world. HESTA is also an inspiring and rewarding place to work. That’s because what we do makes a real difference to the lives of our members. The people who work at HESTA are not only exceptional at what they do, they’re focused on living and creating a strong organisational culture. We’re an industry super fund dedicated to the people who keep our communities going. People who provide some of the best health, education and community services in the world are HESTA members – and we are proud to serve them.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

The opportunity

As a Senior Financial Crime Specialist, your role will be to provide hands-on support to the management of HESTA’s financial crime framework and Convergence Program.  You will do this by working collaboratively with the Risk and Compliance teams, as well as with the line 1 business teams and third parties who perform key controls that are relevant to the management of financial crimes.

Reporting into the Financial Crime Risk Lead, you will be accountable for the risk management of HESTA’s financial crime framework and related risks such as fraud, bribery and corruption, AML/CTF, modern slavery, economic trade sanctions and market abuse.  On a daily basis, you will be driving continuous improvement and maintenance of a fit for purpose and compliant AML/CTF program, and the execution of financial crime policies and procedures.

About You

You will possess experience in a similar role as part of a Financial Crime team within superannuation, or broader financial services sector, having participated in Financial crime-related engagements to facilitate the completion of risk/control assessments across the business. You will bring your hands-on experience to support  business teams to proactively identify financial crime risks, as well as recommend and implement risk resolution will be highly regarded.  This also extends to having worked within highly regulated environments where a culture of risk focused ethics and accountability are non-negotiable.

Difference is valued

HESTA celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. They are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact Chris Goulas at Care Recruitment on 03 8560 7013 or 0403 128 127.

Applications will close once the appointment has been made.