Financial Crime Manager - Financial Services Risk Consulting

About the role

EY is hiring a Financial Crime Manager for its Financial Services Risk Management team in Sydney. You will help Australia's largest banks, insurers and financial institutions strengthen and transform their financial crime compliance governance, risk and control environments. You will work directly with senior risk and compliance stakeholders to give advice, independent assurance and practical insights on major risk, regulatory and transformation challenges, in a team combining risk and controls, delivery, transformation and technology expertise.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver financial crime compliance assurance, advisory and transformation engagements for financial services clients.
• Assess governance, risk management and control frameworks, identifying risks, control gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and provide clear, practical recommendations.
• Manage engagement workstreams, coach junior team members and ensure high-quality delivery within budget and timelines.
• Support business development, proposals and client initiatives related to regulatory change, risk transformation and financial crime uplift programs.

Required profile

• 5-7 years' experience in Financial Crime Compliance within financial services, consulting or a regulatory environment.
• Proven ability to build relationships and communicate complex issues with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing projects, engagement workstreams and developing junior team members.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of financial crime risk, governance, controls, assurance and risk management frameworks.
• Exposure to data analytics, technology-enabled assurance, AI solutions or financial crime transformation initiatives.

What we offer

• Career development with future-focused skills and world-class experiences.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• A benefits package including a yearly wellness incentive, an extra 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies such as up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.
• A competitive salary open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.