About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

As the Head of Compliance and Money Laundering Risk Officer (MLRO), Samoa, you will be responsible for governance responsibilities of ANZ's Compliance Frameworks (including AML and Economic and Trade Sanctions requirements) through implementation and education across the ANZ Business and Risk areas.  As HoC/MLRO, Samoa, you will provide subject matter expertise and advice to Risk, Business Partners and senior internal and external stakeholders on compliance policies, frameworks, obligations, and adherence.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Location: ANZ Bank, Apia, Samoa

Role Type: Permanent, full-time 

What will your day look like?

As a Compliance and MLRO Officer, you will be accountable for:

• Samoa Licences: Ensure effective capture, management, and monitoring of regulatory and compliance issues.
• Primary Point of Contact: Provide timely and specialist advice on compliance, financial crime, and policy/framework matters arising from business activities.
• Compliance and MLRO SME: Participate in key industry groups and internal forums (e.g., committees, projects, workshops).
• Build Relationships: Establish strong professional relationships with senior business and risk stakeholders across the Country, Division, and Group Compliance/Financial Crime.
• Manage Compliance: Actively manage and maintain all compliance aspects of ANZ’s non-financial risk management framework, including regulatory interactions, issues, change, and obligations management.
• Trusted Advisor: Develop and maintain trusted advisor status with external stakeholders and regulatory relationships.
• Oversee Assessments: Ensure completion of assigned compliance and AML/CTF and Sanctions assessments related to events, changes, and initiatives, aligning with ANZ framework requirements and local regulatory conditions.
• Support Risk Culture: Provide support and guidance to businesses to embed a sound risk culture and maintain optimal standards.
• Maintain Knowledge: Keep up-to-date with business, compliance, and sanctions knowledge.
• Continuous Improvement: Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leadership Team: Member of the Samoa Tautai Leadership team.

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Knowledge and application of ANZ Risk and Compliance/ AML/CTF and Sanctions policies and procedures.
• Concern for quality and standards – attention to detail.
• Ability to react positively to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Oral and written skills – able to explain facts and interact in a range of circumstances.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. you'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 91316.

Job Posting End Date

28/04/2025 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)