Senior Manager Financial Crime Assurance - 2LoA

We’ve never been ‘just a bank’. Just like you should never be ‘just an employee’. We’re united in our belief that in banking, better can be bigger, and together we’re making it happen.

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you.

Come and be part of a landmark transformation of our Financial Crime Risk (FCR) function. As we build a best-in-class financial crime second line of accountability, this is a unique opportunity to provide critical oversight, strategic direction, and effective challenge, to detect, deter and disrupt all types of financial crime and help protect our bank, our customers, and our communities. We are currently recruiting multiple driven and experienced leaders to join this enhanced function.

You’ll love the good you can do here. In these pivotal leadership roles: Senior Managers, Heads of and Deputy MRLO, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of financial crime risk management at Bendigo Bank. You will help develop and embed a proactive, intelligence-led risk management framework that enables the bank to achieve its goals safely and soundly.

As a leader in our Financial Crime Risk Department, you’ll make an impact by:

• Developing and implementing the strategic direction for financial crime risk management.
• Providing expert advice and effective challenge to the first line of accountability to uplift our overall financial crime risk management maturity.
• Leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of dedicated risk professionals.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and proactive risk identification.

About the Role

The Senior Manager Financial Crime Assurance reports to Head of Financial Crime Assurance.

• Shape and implement the strategic direction for financial crime risk management.
• Provide expert advice and effective challenge to uplift our financial crime risk maturity.
• Design and execute independent assurance testing for AML/CTF, Sanctions, and Fraud controls.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of dedicated financial crime risk professionals.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and proactive risk identification.
• Oversee issue management and remediation, performing root cause analysis to ensure sustainable outcomes.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience establishing and managing assurance and assurance testing frameworks in a bank’s financial crime environment
• Proven track record in designing and executing independent financial crime assurance frameworks, testing control effectiveness, and validating sustainable remediation across AML/CTF, Sanctions, and Fraud.
• Experience in issue management, remediation oversight and root cause analysis.
• Regulatory relationship skills are an asset.
• Highly effective engagement and leadership skills with ability to aggressively lead and drive change at all levels.
• Able to navigate and deliver on business outcomes, while being comfortable with ambiguity.
• Demonstrated understanding of the interplay between people, process and systems.
• Preferred - Tertiary qualification in a relevant field.
• Preferred - Financial Crime Industry qualification preferred such as ACAMS, AFCS.

Location: Melbourne, Bendigo, Adelaide, Sydney, or Brisbane with flexible hybrid options.

This is a permanent position. We are committed to helping you find your balance. with the flexibility to design either a full-time or part-time schedule that supports both your career and personal goals.

Why Bendigo Bank?

This isn't just another role; it’s a reinvention. As part of a smaller, dynamic team, you’ll gain unparalleled exposure and experience. You'll do more, learn more, and grow more, with direct access to key leaders. If you are a resilient and driven leader who wants to make a tangible impact and build something exceptional, this is your opportunity.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

Still in two minds?

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!

We’re making better, bigger. And we’ll get there with you.

Now’s the time to set your sights even higher – on the future you and the future career you deserve.