Consultant or Senior Consultant | Forensic & Financial Crime | Risk & Regulatory Consulting

Location: Sydney 

Contract Type: Permanent 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities.

MinterEllison helps our clients to solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary advisory offering, MinterEllison Consulting, where clients seek out our industry-informed independent advisors who understand where strategy meets risk, and how to unlock opportunities.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how, when and where you work and offer a wide range of social, financial and health benefits (see www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx)

Your Role

The Forensics and Financial Crime (F&FC) team, sits within our market leading Risk and Regulatory Consulting Practice and specialises in providing our clients comprehensive F&FC solutions across a range of industries with a particular focus on the financial services sector.

We help clients proactively manage key risks including money laundering and terrorism financing, fraud and scams, and bribery and corruption. We advise clients on building and implementing pragmatic risk management solutions and processes to enable compliance with relevant obligations and work closely with them when issues are identified that require specialist investigation and remediation.

We are seeking a Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our dynamic and fast growing team, where you will have the opportunity to work on high profile client projects and deliver exceptional client outcomes within a supportive & collaborative environment. You will have the opportunity to develop your expertise and build an exciting career, working across the breadth of domains within our risk & regulatory consulting practice. This role is based in our Sydney office with hybrid working arrangements available. 

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Work under the guidance of leading F&FC experts, you will be part of a team delivering high profile F&FC engagements with many of Australia’s most iconic organisations.
• Day to day interaction with clients in the delivery of F&FC projects.
• Support senior leaders with business development and practice management.

More About You

• Consultant level: At least 1 year + experience working in a consulting environment/professional services firm.
• Senior Consultant level: At least 2 to 5 years' experience working in a consulting environment/professional services firm.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Relevant graduate or post graduate qualifications.
• An interest in, and understanding of, how financial crime and AML/CTF regulations operate in Australia and the impact they have on organisations 

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact Alexandra.Hussain@minterellison.com.