AML Analyst
As an AML Analyst, you'll play a critical role in protecting Sportsbet and our customers from financial crime. Working within our AML Operations team, you'll help operationalise Sportsbet's AML/CTF Program by conducting customer due diligence investigations, monitoring customer activity, identifying suspicious behaviour, and supporting regulatory compliance obligations. You'll also use data and insights to help inform operational and strategic decisions while partnering with stakeholders across the business to strengthen our risk management framework and promote best-practice AML/CTF outcomes.
- Conduct Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (ECDD) investigations to verify customer information and assess risk.
- Monitor and investigate transaction monitoring alerts, escalating potential money laundering, terrorism financing, or suspicious activity where required.
- Complete sanctions, politically exposed person (PEP), adverse media, and restricted territory screening activities.
- Prepare and submit Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) accurately and within regulatory timeframes.
- Analyse customer activity data and provide insights, reporting, and recommendations to support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Partner with stakeholders across Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Legal to strengthen AML/CTF controls, manage risks, and promote a strong compliance culture.
- At least 2 years' experience in AML/CTF, financial crime, compliance, risk, or a related field (required).
- Experience conducting KYC, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, or financial crime investigations (required).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders (required).
- Excellent problem-solving, organisational, and prioritisation skills with a keen eye for detail (required).
- Experience working within a regulated industry and supporting internal or regulatory audits (e.g. AUSTRAC) (required).
- Qualifications in business, commerce, technology, or a related discipline (required).
- Financial crime qualifications (nice-to-have)
- Competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members.
- 25 days annual leave.
- Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
- Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time.
- Progressive return to work benefit for the first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.
- Hack Days - where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers.
- Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development).
- Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments – all onsite in our Melbourne office!
- Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events.
- End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables.
- Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.
Sportsbet is a leading Australian online wagering operator and part of Flutter Entertainment. It serves more than 2.4 million customers through a customer-first, insight-driven approach, helping Australians engage with racing and sporting events. The company employs more than 1,300 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, with over half working in technology and data. As a market leader, Sportsbet emphasises corporate and social responsibility, customer safety and high industry standards, and is headquartered in Melbourne.