Senior Associate - Governance

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

As a Senior Associate - Governance within Governance, Assurance & Insights, you will support effective oversight and management of Financial Crime risk by coordinating governance, management reporting and risk insights across the Financial Crime function. You will lead the preparation of high-quality reporting for senior management and governance forums, monitor key risk indicators, obligations, issues and actions, and provide analysis that enables informed decisions, timely escalation and effective challenge.

Working with stakeholders across Financial Crime, Divisions and Countries, you will help maintain clear governance disciplines and strengthen the consistency, transparency and effectiveness of Financial Crime risk management.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Type: Permanent

Role Location: Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane

Work Hours: Full time

What will your day look like?

Lead the preparation of accurate, timely and decision-useful Financial Crime reporting, dashboards, papers and presentations for senior management and governance forums.

Analyse Financial Crime risk data, metrics, issues, events, control performance and emerging themes to identify trends, exceptions and matters requiring management attention.

Coordinate governance processes, including meeting cycles, agendas, submissions, decisions and action tracking, ensuring materials meet required standards and are appropriately challenged.

Support the articulation, monitoring and escalation of Financial Crime risk appetite, tolerances and enterprise-level risk metrics, including material movements or breaches.

Coordinate inputs from Divisional, Country and specialist stakeholders to provide a consolidated view of Financial Crime risk management and control effectiveness.

Maintain Financial Crime governance frameworks, risk information, control objectives, obligations and related records in applicable systems.

Monitor regulatory, policy and operating environment developments, assessing implications for governance, reporting and oversight activities.

Provide guidance and constructive challenge to stakeholders on governance requirements, reporting quality, risk identification, issue management and escalation expectations.

Support attestations, regulatory engagement, audit and assurance activity while driving continuous improvement in governance, reporting, automation, data quality and insight

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

Demonstrated experience in governance, management reporting, risk management, compliance or Financial Crime within a complex or regulated environment.

Strong management information and reporting capability, including the ability to consolidate complex inputs into clear, concise and decision-focused papers, dashboards and presentations.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret large or varied data sets, identify themes and explain risk implications.

Sound understanding of governance disciplines, risk appetite, risk metrics, controls, issues, events, obligations and action management.

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to coordinate inputs and build effective relationships across Divisional, Country and specialist teams.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with close attention to accuracy, structure, audience and deadlines.

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities, recurring governance cycles and time-sensitive deliverables.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and relevant governance, risk and compliance or reporting platforms.

Tertiary qualification in business, finance, law, risk or a related discipline is beneficial.

Relevant Financial Crime, risk, compliance or governance certification is advantageous.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 126047 .

Job Posting End Date

30/10/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)