Senior Associate - Governance (Financial Crime)

About the role

Within Governance, Assurance & Insights, the Senior Associate - Governance supports oversight and management of Financial Crime risk by coordinating governance, management reporting and risk insights across the Financial Crime function. The role leads high-quality reporting for senior management and governance forums, monitors key risk indicators, obligations, issues and actions, and works with stakeholders across Financial Crime, Divisions and Countries. It is a full-time permanent position based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare accurate, timely Financial Crime reporting, dashboards, papers and presentations for senior management and governance forums.
• Analyse risk data, metrics, issues, events, control performance and emerging themes to spot trends, exceptions and matters needing management attention.
• Coordinate governance processes such as meeting cycles, agendas, submissions, decisions and action tracking.
• Support articulation, monitoring and escalation of risk appetite, tolerances and enterprise-level risk metrics, including material movements or breaches.
• Coordinate inputs from Divisional, Country and specialist stakeholders to give a consolidated view of risk management and control effectiveness.
• Maintain governance frameworks, risk information, control objectives, obligations and records in applicable systems.
• Monitor regulatory, policy and operating environment developments and their implications for governance and reporting.
• Provide guidance and constructive challenge on governance requirements, reporting quality, risk identification, issue management and escalation.
• Support attestations, regulatory engagement, audit and assurance while driving continuous improvement in governance, reporting, automation, data quality and insight.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in governance, management reporting, risk management, compliance or Financial Crime in a complex or regulated environment.
• Sound understanding of governance disciplines, risk appetite, risk metrics, controls, issues, events, obligations and action management.
• Tertiary qualification in business, finance, law, risk or a related discipline is beneficial; relevant Financial Crime, risk, compliance or governance certification is advantageous.

Required skills

• Management information and reporting, including consolidating complex inputs into clear papers, dashboards and presentations.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, interpreting large data sets and explaining risk implications.
• Stakeholder management and influencing across Divisional, Country and specialist teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with attention to accuracy, structure, audience and deadlines.
• Organisational skills to manage competing priorities and recurring governance cycles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and relevant GRC or reporting platforms.

Applications are made through the ANZ careers site using reference number 126047; the posting closes on 30 October 2026.