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About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Financial Crime Adviser to join our Australia & Asia Financial Crime team in our Sydney office. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity for an experienced financial crime professional to provide trusted advisory support, risk assessment expertise, and policy oversight across our offices in Australia and Asia. The role will play a key part in ensuring compliance with AML/CTF and sanctions obligations while supporting the business in managing financial crime risks in a complex and evolving regulatory environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day financial crime advice to practice groups and business units across Australia and Asia on AML/CTF and sanctions compliance obligations.
- Support the ongoing maintenance, enhancement, and governance of the firm’s AML/CTF policies, controls, and procedures.
- Monitor regulatory developments and industry trends, assessing impacts on the firm's financial crime framework and coordinating policy updates where required.
- Review and assess higher-risk clients, matters, and business initiatives, and act as an escalation point for unusual activity reports and other financial crime referrals.
- Conduct risk assessments and gap analyses to identify potential financial crime risks, and develop remediation plans and controls.
- Support responses to regulatory enquiries, audits, and surveys, and prepare evidence and briefing materials for internal and external use.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives that strengthen financial crime risk management, operational effectiveness, and the use of emerging technologies.
Requirements
- A degree and minimum 6 years' experience in a regulated financial crime environment.
- Technical expertise in applicable financial crime and AML/CTF regulations and legislation.
- Excellent research and analytical skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- An ability to handle complex and confidential matters with total discretion.
- Excellent verbal, written, and face-to-face communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritise multiple tasks simultaneously, and deliver under pressure and to deadlines.
- An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies.
Skills
- AML/CTF
- Sanctions compliance
- Financial crime risk management
- Risk assessment
- Policy development
- Regulatory analysis
- AI
- Emerging technologies
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Senior
- Minimum 6 years' experience
Education Level
- Degree
Benefits
- Holistic wellbeing fund
- Home office allowance
About the Company
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm.
- We are a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm with an extensive footprint across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres, and major growth hubs.
- We are recognised as leading in demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work, and complex public and private market transactions.
- We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure, and resources.
- We are a world-leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
- We are the market leader in Australia.
- We are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity, and digital innovation.
- We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
- We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
- This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.