Senior Financial Crime Analyst
FNZ is a global wealth management platform provider.
About FNZ
FNZ describes itself as 'wealth's growth platform', providing a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology, business operations, and investment operations within a regulated financial institution connected to a universe of investment products. The company serves banks, wealth managers, insurance companies, and asset managers, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform and nearly 30 million end investors served through its clients. Its offerings span wealth management platforms, advisor tools and productivity solutions, asset management distribution, and trade and post-trade securities services, along with a data platform combining an Operational Data Store, Analytical Data Warehouse, and Aggregated Data Warehouse to power analytics, machine learning, and generative AI insights. FNZ has notable clients including Santander, Colonial First State (CFS), Vanguard, Aviva, and Swedbank, and in 2025 announced a global five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to integrate Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft 365 Copilot across its platform and operations. FNZ is backed by major institutional shareholders including Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), CPP Investments, Generation Investment Management, and Motive Partners.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage and enhance financial crime compliance programmes with a focus on AML and CTF obligations. You will develop policies and controls, investigate complex cases, assess risks, support regulatory engagements, monitor regulatory developments, deliver training and mentoring, and prepare reporting for senior leadership and governance forums.
Requirements
- Proven financial crime compliance experience with a strong AML and CTF focus
- Experience in wealth management investment platforms banking or financial services
- Strong knowledge of AML and CTF regulations DIA requirements and industry best practice
- Experience with KYC CDD EDD sanctions screening and suspicious activity reporting
- Understanding of the New Zealand AML/CFT Act and supporting regulations
- Experience developing financial crime policies procedures and controls
- Strong stakeholder management communication and report writing skills
- Ability to interpret regulatory change and implement risk-based solutions
- Proactive self-driven approach and comfort working in ambiguity
- Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues
- Ability to promote a strong risk and compliance culture
Responsibilities
- Manage and enhance financial crime compliance programmes
- Develop and maintain financial crime policies procedures and controls
- Standardise financial crime frameworks and processes
- Provide oversight of escalated financial crime matters
- Review and investigate AML alerts sanctions screening results PEP assessments and high-risk cases
- Conduct financial crime risk assessments
- Enhance controls and mitigate emerging risks
- Support regulatory engagements audits and reviews
- Monitor regulatory developments and financial crime trends
- Deliver training coaching and mentoring
- Prepare reporting and insights for senior leadership and governance forums
Benefits
- Bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Life insurance
