Do work that matters:
Join our Financial Crime Operations (FCO) Strategy & Performance team and be a part of our mission to eradicate financial crime. We are looking for a dedicated Senior Analyst Strategic Initiatives to support Financial Crime Services in achieving our vision: “To relentlessly pursue the elimination of financial crime.”
FCO is accountable for the development, implementation and ongoing leadership of the Group’s financial crime operations shared service. FCO leads the Group’s approach to managing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF), Sanctions risks and obligations through the provision of AML/CTF, KYC, Sanctions, ECDD and other operational services.
The Role:
You will be part of the FCO Strategic Initiatives & Governance function, responsible for supporting and enhancing the performance of FCO operational teams via strategic projects, workforce planning, capability, change, quality control as well as uplift across policy, process and risk.
As a Senior Analyst Strategic Initiatives, you will support FCO by identifying and implementing opportunities in multiple initiatives to streamline and enhance processes. Enabling productivity and quality uplift, and ongoing compliance to the ever-changing nature of financial crime operations. Your efforts will directly contribute to enabling our operational teams to provide world-class prevention and detection of financial crime and safeguard the Group and wider community through our expertise, insights and quality.
On any given day you will:
· Rigorously challenge process, people, and technology designs to identify and prioritise opportunities to increase capacity, decrease risks, eliminate errors & rework, and improve end-to-end customer and colleague experience.
· Identify opportunities for process automation and partner with technology partners to implement changes.
· Translate financial crime policies and standards into operational processes and business requirements.
· Assess and document the Current and Future states of business functions and processes to identify and recommend improvements.
· Support the project delivery / scrum team to break down work and translate requirements into functional specifications using appropriate method (e.g. backlog creation, user stories, etc.).
· Identify relevant stakeholders, select appropriate techniques and processes to derive and manage requirements.
· Define problems and opportunities. Perform data analysis that can be used to support or challenge business initiatives; and achieve desired customer outcomes.
· Effectively communicate requirements to stakeholders and manage conflicts, issues, and changes across various BUs i.e. Maintain effective relationships across FCS, FCC and other BUs
· Work with stakeholders to understand their needs, concerns and operating environment to define clear problem statements.
· Contribute to the conversion of business needs into functional designs with the intent of achieving desired outcomes.
· Contribute to assessment of dependencies and associated risk and compliance implications of requirements and solutions.
· Assist with developing and delivering on a roadmap of initiatives
· Adhere to the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct sets the standards of behaviour, actions and decisions we expect from our people.
We’re interested in hearing from people who:
· Have demonstrated experience within Financial Crime, regulatory or law enforcement operations.
· Are a self-starter who is pragmatic, adaptable, curious and eager to learn about new processes and policies.
· Are confident to question, truly understand and constructively challenge to find better ways to do things.
· Are able to present business and technical concepts in simple terms.
· Are able to work well with dynamic technical teams, business stakeholders and 3rd party providers.
· Have a risk Mindset to proactively identify, understand, openly discuss and act on current and future risks.
· Are confident communicators who influence and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and influence decision-making at all levels of the business.
· Are able to take ownership of work and deliver outcomes in an ambiguous or changing environment.
From here, the opportunities are endless
At CommBank, we’re determined to make a real difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. You’ll be part of a community that’ll support you professionally and personally, every step of the way. Beyond your team, you’ll also have the opportunity to network across our Indigenous Employee Network, linking to other Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees across CommBank.
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done, with at least half their time each month connecting in the office.
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Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience in financial crime, regulatory, or law enforcement operations
- Ability to analyze and improve business processes and identify automation opportunities
- Ability to translate policies and standards into operational processes and business requirements
- Ability to define requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and process designs
- Data analysis skills to support or challenge business initiatives
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills
- Risk mindset with the ability to identify and assess compliance implications
- Ability to work with technical teams, business stakeholders, and third-party providers
- Ability to take ownership and deliver outcomes in an ambiguous or changing environment
Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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