Senior Quality Assurance Analyst - Financial Crimes/AML
Summary
A Senior Financial Crime QA Analyst at Vault Outsourcing performs quality assurance reviews of an AU-based client's financial crime program, reviewing CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, and AML/CTF activities, testing controls, documenting findings, and validating remediation to strengthen regulatory compliance.
Job Overview
Vault Outsourcing is looking for a Financial Crime Quality Assurance Senior Analyst to join our team and work closely with an AU-based client.
In this role, you’ll support risk assurance and quality reviews focused on financial crime, AML/CTF, and regulatory compliance. You’ll analyze processes and controls, identify gaps and risks, and provide recommendations that help strengthen the client’s financial crime framework.
This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with backgrounds in AML/KYC, compliance, risk, audit, financial services, or quality assurance who want to take their career to the next level.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct quality assurance reviews of financial crime processes, controls, and operational activities.
- Review Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), transaction monitoring, and AML/CTF activities.
- Test controls and identify quality issues, control gaps, and compliance risks.
- Use data and analysis to identify trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Prepare clear and evidence-based workpapers, findings, reports, and recommendations.
- Monitor and validate remediation actions and escalate significant issues when required.
- Work closely with Financial Crime, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Assurance teams.
- Contribute to improving QA methodologies, processes, reporting, and financial crime capabilities.
Qualifications
Must-Haves
- At least 3 years of experience in financial crime, AML/KYC, compliance, risk, assurance, audit, or quality assurance.
- Experience in banking, financial services, BPO/shared services, corporate, or government environments.
- Strong understanding of risk and control frameworks.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in CDD, EDD, AML/CTF, transaction monitoring, or fraud.
- Experience in control testing, risk assurance, internal audit, or QA.
- ACAMS, ICA, or other relevant financial crime/compliance certification.
- Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Law, Audit, or a related field.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel or data analytics tools.