Reporting Specialist - Financial Crime

Create your best future and join Westpac’s Financial Crime Surveillance team in Adelaide or Sydney - with Melbourne also an option. 

What’S The Role?

This is a permanent, full-time role where you’ll play a key part in detecting, deterring and fighting financial crime. 

As a Reporting Specialist, you’ll be responsible for submitting Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), supporting investigations, and helping uplift the operational environment through insights and training. 

You’ll work across a range of financial crime risks including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF), sanctions, Know Your Customer (KYC), and customer due diligence - helping to protect our customers and the integrity of the financial system.

What do I need?

We’re looking for someone who brings strong investigative skills and a proactive mindset. You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience in financial crime investigations, ideally within AML/CTF environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly.
• A solid understanding of financial crime regulations and banking products.
• Ability to mentor and coach team members and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder relationships and work collaboratively across teams.

Why Join Us?

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

Create your future today

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We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

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