Financial Crime Compliance Assurance Advisor

• Full Time
• Application Closes 13 Oct 2024
• Auckland - Auckland
• Compliance Officer

Financial Crime Compliance Assurance Advisor
New Plymouth/Wellington and Auckland are the preferred locations

Contract - Fixed Term: Commencing 13 January 2025 through to 26 September 2025

At TSB, you’ll be part of a profit for purpose organisation, that empowers and enables you to be your best and make a positive difference for the people you work with, and the communities you are part of. 

About the role

In this position you will assist the Head of Financial Crime Compliance in the creation and execution of TSB's financial compliance assurance program. Where you will offer critique and examination of actions completed under the 1LOA, ensuring that issues and incidents have been properly resolved and documented. Offer critique and examination of financial crime risk management models under the 1LOA and carry out reporting to the Senior Management regarding financial crime issues, incidents, and the successful resolution of these matters.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Develop and implement a yearly financial compliance assurance program that is informed by risk and includes Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Foreign Tax, and Fraud practices within TSB.
• Conduct thematic assurance reviews consistent with the financial compliance assurance program.
• Report to Senior Management on the outcomes of reviews conducted as part of the financial compliance assurance program and ensure that identified issues are documented in TSB's risk management system.
• Confirm the thorough resolution of significant financial crime compliance issues to ensure that the actions taken have addressed the underlying cause of the issue.
• Oversee the investigations of financial crime incidents and models owned by the 1LOA, ensuring that any changes are suitable, tested, and effectively manage TSB's financial crime risk.
• Perform targeted assurance on significant changes to ensure that the intended results have been achieved by the 1LOA, and these changes adhere to TSB's financial crime policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• 3+ years' experience in Financial Crime Compliance, Risk Management or Operational Roles
• 3+years' experience in internal audit or assurance with experience and sound knowledge of the financial crime regulatory framework
• Experience supporting business units to uplift their levels of compliance and risk management practices
• Demonstrated ability to actively keep abreast of changes in external environments and translate into an internal environment.
• CAMS and/or CGSS qualified

What’s in it for me?

At TSB, we’re small enough to really care about our customers but big enough to have great rates, innovative products, and digital solutions. We are looking for people to help us achieve our goal of being the easiest bank to deal with. 

We aim to create remarkable experiences for our people, who in turn create remarkable experiences for our customers. 

By working with us, you’ll be a part of a profit for purpose organisation. We’re 100% owned by Toi Foundation, a philanthropic trust, and our annual dividends contribute to Toi’s transformational impact in our community. 

We believe that we all bring something unique to our workplace and when we are encouraged to be ourselves, TSB is stronger for it. That’s why we’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, creating space for you to be your best self, both in and out of work, and enabling you to make a meaningful difference in our communities. 

If you are ready to get stuck in as part of a collaborative team where you’re supported to be your best self…. Apply Now! 

Closing date for applications is 5.00 p.m., Sunday 13th of October 2024.