Senior AML / CTF Financial Crime Specialist

About Scout InvestigationsSCOUT Investigations & AML (SCOUT) is a female-led, academically minded boutique consulting firm pioneering a fresh perspective on compliance and investigations in Australia. The firm brings together a diverse team with extensive public and private sector experience across banking and finance, technology, retail, security and intelligence, mining, and state and federal government. Team members are internationally experienced, having worked, studied, and lived in the Americas, Australasia, Europe, and Africa. SCOUT specialises in private, insurance, and workplace investigations, as well as AML/CTF and sanctions compliance. Joining SCOUT means contributing to complex, high-impact matters in a collaborative, research-driven environment.Role DescriptionSCOUT is seeking a Senior AML/CTF & Financial Crime Specialist to support our financial crime advisory practice across AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), and broader financial crime risk.This is a senior technical role requiring 10+ years’ experience, including experience at AMLCO, senior management or equivalent advisory level. The successful candidate will have strong Australian AML/CTF experience across multiple sectors, international financial crime experience, and a proven ability to make and advise on complex risk decisions.Typical tasks may include:Developing and reviewing AML/CTF Programs, risk assessments, policies and control frameworks.Providing senior technical advice on AML/CTF, sanctions, ABC and financial crime risk.Advising senior management and AMLCOs on complex risk and regulatory decisions.Conducting and reviewing complex CDD, EDD, source of funds/wealth and beneficial ownership assessments.Reviewing sanctions, PEP, transaction monitoring and suspicious matter assessments.Conducting independent reviews, gap assessments and remediation work.Researching emerging financial crime risks, typologies and regulatory developments.Reviewing, training and mentoring junior staff and providing technical oversight.Skills and ExperienceMinimum 10 years’ experience in AML/CTF, financial crime or regulatory compliance.Demonstrated experience at AMLCO, senior financial crime leadership or equivalent advisory level.Strong Australian AML/CTF experience across multiple sectors or designated services.International experience across AML/CTF, sanctions and anti-bribery and corruption.Proven experience developing AML/CTF Programs, enterprise-wide risk assessments and compliance frameworks.Strong technical capability across CDD/ECDD, SOF/SOW, beneficial ownership, transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEPs and suspicious matter assessment.Experience advising senior stakeholders and training, mentoring and reviewing the work of junior practitioners.Excellent analytical, written communication and professional judgement.Relevant Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree and/or recognised professional qualifications such as CAMS (ACAMS), CFE (ACFE), ICA or equivalent.