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Senior Audit Manager Financial Crime & Fraud Audit

Commonwealth Bank · Sydney, New South Wales

Type
Full-time
Posted
14 days ago

Overview

Your fraud investigation and AML experience from policing maps directly onto assessing financial crime controls and leading audits.

About this role

Senior Audit Manager Financial Crime & Fraud Audit

Multiple Opportunities Available across Sydney and Melbourne

Why this role

  • Make an impact protecting customers and strengthening the Bank's financial crime and fraud controls.
  • Join a growing team with multiple Senior Audit Manager opportunities available.
  • Work on some of the Bank's most critical risk areas, including AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud and scams.

Do work that matters

Group Audit & Assurance (GA&A) provides independent assurance over the risks, controls and governance that underpin CommBank.

We're looking for experienced Financial Crime and Fraud professionals to join our audit team and help assess, challenge and strengthen the Bank's control environment.

Your impact

You'll lead audits across key financial crime and fraud risk areas, providing insight and assurance to senior stakeholders while helping the Bank respond to an evolving regulatory and risk landscape.

What You'll Do

  • Lead and deliver audits across Financial Crime and Fraud.
  • Assess the effectiveness of controls relating to AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud and scams.
  • Identify risks, control gaps and improvement opportunities.
  • Present clear, practical findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Partner with business, risk and compliance teams to drive better risk outcomes.
  • Coach and support junior team members.

We're Interested In Hearing From People Who Have

  • Experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Assurance and Financial Crime and Fraud.
  • Experience in fraud and scams risk management, including prevention, detection, investigation, controls assurance, or regulatory compliance.
  • Strong knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, scams, or broader financial crime risk frameworks.
  • Experience assessing the effectiveness of controls, governance, and risk management frameworks.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills.
  • The ability to analyse complex issues, identify key risks, and deliver practical, risk-based recommendations.
  • Experience using data analytics and visualisation tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, or similar.
  • Relevant professional qualifications such as CFE, ACAMS, ICA, CIA, CA, or CPA.

Why join CommBank

  • Work on high-profile and complex financial crime and fraud risks.
  • Be part of a highly respected audit function.
  • Access leading audit, analytics and AI-enabled tools.
  • Grow your career in a collaborative and flexible environment.

Ready to apply?

Whether you're an experienced auditor or a financial crime specialist looking to move into audit, we'd love to hear from you.

Working at CommBank

At CommBank, we support flexibility so you can balance how and where work is done with at least half of each month connecting in‑office. We also offer flexible options including adjusted start/finish times, part‑time arrangements and job‑share opportunities. Talk to us about how these options could work for you.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Advertising End Date: 26/08/2026

About fraud prevention roles for ex-police

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Why this fits a police background — match score 85/100

  • Financial crime & fraud
  • Investigative casework
  • Working to legislation & regulation

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