Manager | Forensics & 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)

The Role

The Forensics and Financial Crime (F&FC) team, sits within our market leading Risk and Regulatory 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 an experienced Manager to join our dynamic and fast growing team, where you will have the opportunity to work on high profile client projects, delivering exceptional client outcomes, while managing and developing a team of Consultants. You will have the opportunity to workacross 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:

• Manage responsibility in the delivery of high profile F&FC engagements with many of Australia’s most iconic organisations.
• Client relationship management.
• Management and development of Consultants within the team.  
• Assist with practice and engagement management.

More About You

• At least 5 years + experience working in a consulting environment
• Understanding of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML/ CTF) Act and Rules.
• Understanding of fraud, scams and bribery and corruption risks and typologies.
• Experience with AML/ CTF risk management practices, internal control functions and operations, specifically in relation to financial crime metrics and reporting, know your customer (KYC) guidelines, enhanced customer due diligence (ECDD), watchlist screening, transaction monitoring (TM) and investigations.
• Experience conducting AML/ CTF Program Independent Reviews.
• Understanding of the regulatory technology landscape for AML/ CTF, fraud and scams.
• Experience working with large scale remediation, transformation and regulatory change programs.
• Experience with fact-finding investigations and coordinating response to large scale regulatory enquiries.
• Experience with whistleblower management programs.
• The ability to work with clients to design and implement end to end risk management frameworks and processes.
• Effective project management skills.
• Relevant graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

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.