Senior Manager Sanctions and Screening - Brisbane, Australia - BOQ
Description
About the Role
As our Senior Manager Sanctions & Screening here, you'll be the linchpin in our defence against Financial Crime. This role is critical in overseeing the sanctions and screening activities within the BOQ Group, ensuring compliance with both domestic and global regulatory requirements.
This role will report directly to our General Manager of Financial Crime Operations and will be responsible for strengthening the Group's risk profile and importantly, safeguarding our employees, customers, and communities. Some of the key objectives in this role will include leading the development and implementation of procedures and controls related to financial crime sanctions and screening, ensuring that all relevant components of the AML Program are fully implemented – including oversight of PEPs and Adverse Media screening, as well as adherence to sanctions requirements.
About you
We are seeking a proactive, strategic leader with a comprehensive understanding of financial crime sanctions and screening. You'll join us with a proven track record of developing and implementing effective procedures and controls in this domain – yes, your expertise will be vital in ensuring that the components within our programs of work are executed flawlessly. As a senior leader, you'll join us with sound leadership skills where you will lead, coach, and drive significant teams, and your ability to navigate and influence across the Group will be key to your success in this role.
This role is a newly created position, reflecting the importance BOQ Group places on financial crime prevention and the ongoing enhancement of our risk management capabilities. If you are passionate about protecting the financial industry from crime and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we encourage you to apply for this impactful role.
BOQ Group people are easy to spot. They're smart, energetic, full of ideas and passionate about what they do. If this sounds like you and you're looking to join a collaborative team, working across multi-brand streams, we'd love to chat
About Us
BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.
Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That's creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.
BOQ Group's inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.
Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.
Our Perks
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted financial products
• Salary sacrificing options
• Paid parental leave with no minimum
• Purchase annual leave
• Discounted private health insurance plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to employee network groups focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers and accessibility
• BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index
How to Apply
To apply for this role at #boqgroup, follow the links or apply via our Careers Page.
BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.
Please no agency applications.