Team Leader AML & Sanctions Quality Assurance

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Detail information about job Team Leader AML & Sanctions Quality Assurance. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Join ASX 100 finance leader – Australia’s Most Loved Bank!
• Suits Financial professional with previous AML & Sanctions Quality Assurance experience
• Brisbane based
• BOQ is a flexible employer. Chat to us about what would make work ‘work’ for you

About us:

Join one of Australia's top 100 listed companies where our vision is to create Australia’s Most Loved Bank!  BOQ is passionate about providing opportunities for you to develop your career as we continuously adapt and deliver in a transformational and competitive environment. We support a flexible workplace and our head office in the trendy gasworks precinct provides a great work environment with collaborative open space.

Benefits include:

• Discounted financial products
• Salary packaging options
• Purchase annual leave
• BUPA Corporate Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - MyCoach for Individuals and People Leaders
• Gym discounts and much more!

About the role:

The primary purpose of this role is to mitigate regulatory risk by acting in a governance and oversight capacity to ensure that systems and controls operated by the BOQ Group to prevent, detect and monitor incidents of financial crime; and processes managed by the AML & Sanctions Operations Team are working effectively.

This position is responsible for implementing and managing robust quality assurance (QA) processes across the breadth of AML/CTF and Sanctions operational areas across the BOQ Group, and reporting findings on a regular basis to Senior Management. Working with stakeholders across the Group Business areas and Functions this role will involve identifying issues, and areas of risk, and ensuring this is escalated appropriately and solutions implemented to mitigate risk.

About you:

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)Post-graduate degrees in technical or analytical discipline preferred
• Training/qualifications in AML/CTF or Sanctions (desirable)Experience in relevant programming languages (SAS, SQL, VBA, R, Python) preferred
• Experience working in a QA, Monitoring or Audit function (preferable) and assessing the quality and effectiveness of AML and/or Sanctions systems and controls (desirable)
• Previous experience working in a financial institution or organisation in the area of AML/CTF and/or Sanctions (preferable) with an understanding of financial crime compliance requirements and the operationalisation of those requirements
• Experience working in and/or a solid understanding of AML/CTF investigations processes; Transaction Threshold Reporting; Sanctions and PEP
• Demonstrates a level of operational leadership. May mentor junior employees. Supervises or manages small teams on a day-to-day basis.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the links, alternatively you can view the role on our Careers Page.

The Bank of Queensland is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

BOQ is a member of the Australian Bankers’ Association and has subscribed to the Conduct Background Check Protocol (Protocol). Under the Protocol, from 1 October 2017, BOQ will contact any previous employer/s who are also part of this association to provide a Conduct Check of any potential employee.

If you are successful for a role with the Bank of Queensland, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.