Senior Regional Compliance Officer
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Senior Compliance Officer overseeing MoneyGram agent AML/CFT and anti-fraud compliance across Australia and New Zealand. Acting as Deputy Compliance Officer and liaising with regulators and law enforcement.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with MoneyGram agents within assigned territories in Australia and New Zealand
- Measure Agents’ AML/CFT Compliance and Anti-Fraud programs
- Drive training and awareness initiatives and provide guidance and support to Agents
- Drive Agents to implement or enhance compliance and anti-fraud policies and procedures
- Assist in developing Compliance and Anti-Fraud programs as required
- Function as Deputy Compliance Officer for Australia and New Zealand
- Interact with local regulators and law enforcement agencies as needed
- Partner with business unit representatives to ensure Agent policies and controls are practical, efficient, workable, aligned with MoneyGram policies and expectations, and compliant with regulatory requirements
- Propose corrective action measures to mitigate identified risks
- Execute established MoneyGram AML/CFT Compliance and Anti-Fraud programs, principles, standards, policies, and oversight expectations
- Consult internal and external experts to identify risks, best practices, and expectations
- Analyze internal and external information to identify emerging risks
- Facilitate policy, risk, and control discussions with stakeholders and ensure policy objectives are met
- Support new product, service, and channel projects
- Support Agent due diligence activities
- Provide policy interpretation and regional support to Agents
- Support the regional compliance manager and director with risk discussions
- Provide content messaging for new policies
- Ensure training materials align with policy expectations
- Provide Agent and employee training
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (minimum): Essential
- Master’s degree: Highly Desirable
- CAMS: An added advantage
- 5–7 years’ work experience within compliance or audit within the financial services industry or regulatory body overseeing financial services
- Experience working for a Money Remittance Provider will be highly desirable
- Working knowledge of Bank Secrecy Act and AML Regulations, USA Patriot Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control is preferred
- Working knowledge of AML/CFT regulations in Australia / New Zealand is essential
- Ability to operate multi-nationally with internal business partners and Agents
- Ability to work in a self-directed and remote environment
- Demonstrated ability to draft clear and professional correspondence and other documents of a legal, compliance and business nature
- Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to resolve customer complaints
- Demonstrated ability to appropriately work with confidential information
- Ability to facilitate the collection of information through interviews and meetings
- Ability to articulate and convey complex, conceptual information to various audiences verbally and in writing
- Experience communicating with regulators and law enforcement agencies
- Experience in public speaking and making clear and persuasive business presentations
- Excellent organizational skills, including time management, record keeping, self-scheduling and follow-up
- Must be a self-starter and be able to act independently
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities in a highly dynamic environment
- Fully proficient in MS Office
Benefits:
- Remote work environment
- Ability to travel up to 25% of available working time




















