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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 a Senior Sanctions Complex Case Analyst in our FTCM Sacntions Team, you’ll serve as an escalation point for the Group Capability Centres (GCC) for the filtering of Inward/Outward SWIFT messages to and from ANZ, and customer account data through the Sanctions Filter which searches for sanctioned names and countries. You will ensure that sanctions risks, and customer experience are managed effectively through prompt actions with regards to issuance of Requests for Information (RFIs) and handling of the responses. Moreover, ensuring that cases referred (Complex Message Filtering and Namesearch alerts) are investigated and actioned in line with ANZ’s Sanctions Policy and Requirements.

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 Type: Permanent, Full-time 
Role Location: Solaris One, Makati or MDC 100, Quezon City
Work Hours: Morning

What will your day look like?

In this role, you will be accountable for:

• Ensuring that sanctions cases related to Message Filtering and Namesearch that are escalated by the team in Group Capability Centres are investigated and actioned expeditiously as per the prescribed timelines.
• Ensuring no sanctions breaches occur (policy or regulatory) and that sanctions investigations are completed to the level of due diligence, quality and timeliness required.
• Ensuring actions related to issuance of Request of Information (RFIs) to banks or customers (where necessary) and the responses are handled expeditiously without any adverse impact to ANZ or customer experience.
• Immediate escalation of any ‘true sanctions matches’ to line managers.
• Working collaboratively with other team members to maintain the necessary coverage across Melbourne working hours including any public holidays as per team requirements.
• Building collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and teams to achieve objectives.
• Working closely and collaboratively with the Sanctions Control team to ensure early identification of risks

What will you bring?

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

• Excellent understanding of sanctions risks related to transactions and customers.
• Financial Crime Investigations experience including clear and concise note writing ability justifying any decisions taken.
• Good knowledge of Payments messages and formats.
• Ability to work to tight timelines to ensure BAU is always met.
• Compliant with sanctions accreditation framework always.
• Interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Product knowledge, particularly international payments.

 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?

ANZ provides banking and financial services and operates across more than 30 markets. We are among the top 4 banks in Australia, the largest banking group in New Zealand and Pacific, and among the top 50 banks in the world. With more than 2,000 people, our team in Manilla play a critical role in executing our strategy and deliver what matters most to our customers and the bank. We continue to grow our professional services capabilities to support our customers around the world.  Our expertise and services make us a bank, and our people, purpose, and culture makes us ANZ. We're proud of the inclusive culture we're renowned for where 90 percent of our people feel they belong. 

We provide our people with a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services.  We also have flexible working options so that our people can 'make work, work for them'.

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, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ visit  https://www.anz.com/careers/. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 96710.

Job Posting End Date

28/05/2025 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)