About this role
- 12-Month Max Term opportunity, based in Parramatta, Sydney.
- Full-time Monday to Friday – Rotational shifts between 7am and 8.30pm
- Hybrid model - two days a week in the office, (full-time training onsite for the first five weeks
If you’ve ever wondered how global events impact banking or want to learn how sanctions protect the financial system, this is your chance.
About the Role
As a Sanctions Risk Analyst, you will play a key role in protecting the organisation from financial crime by assessing sanctions-related risks across international and domestic payments, customer activity and transactional behaviour. You will review alerts, conduct due diligence, and ensure decisions align with regulatory requirements and the bank’s sanctions risk appetite. A key driver of the alerts will derive from the current and ever evolving geopolitical landscape, sanctions, embargoes and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and assess sanctions alerts (system‑generated and manual) to identify potential matches.
- Conduct due diligence, including researching entities, reviewing documentation, and analysing transactional patterns.
- Make clear, well‑informed recommendations in line with sanctions legislation and internal policy.
- Escalate cases where required to senior analysts, technical sanctions officers or Group Sanctions.
- Engage with internal stakeholders (e.g. Relationship Managers, Operations Teams) to gather required information.
- Maintain accurate documentation and ensure audit‑ready record‑keeping.
- Monitor emerging sanctions risks and regulatory changes to support continuous uplift in team capability.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives aimed at reducing errors and improving workflow efficiency.
What You’ll Bring
No prior experience? No problem. This is a role designed for curious minds with a keen interest in financial crime and geopolitics. We’ll give you the training and support to build your skills and confidence.
- Experience working with sanctions alerts or exposure to AML/CTF investigations (preferred but not essential).
- A sharp eye for detail and the ability to interpret complex information.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain decisions clearly.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to support team uplift and knowledge sharing.
- Curiosity and a desire to learn more about financial crime and regulatory risk.
Why join us?
We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal.
In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:
• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives
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Other facts
About Westpac Group
From rescue helicopters to signing the Equator Principles, from paying super during parental leave to adding 'Touch ID' biometric technology to our banking apps and being first on the scene with a helping hand in times of crisis... we have a proud history of stepping up to be first for our customers, communities and people. As Australia’s first bank and Australia’s first company we put service at the heart of everything we do and our people are our priority.
We've grown up as a company and expanded both in Australia and throughout Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Now we are made up of your favourite financial institution names including Westpac, BankSA, St.George Bank, BT Financial Group, RAMs and Bank of Melbourne, a change of job doesn’t mean a change of employer at Westpac Group.
We've made a commitment to put our customers first in everything we do. This means creating fundamentally superior customer experiences for each customer, every time. We promise that when you meet with someone from Westpac Group, you'll be touched by their genuine dedication to helping our customers prosper and grow.
Westpac Group acknowledges the traditional owners as the custodians of this land, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Australia's First Peoples, and to their Elders, past and present.
What you'll do
- As a Sanctions Risk Analyst, you will assess sanctions-related risks across payments and customer activity. You will review alerts, conduct due diligence, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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