Mō te tūranga | About the Role
As a Financial Crime Compliance & Governance Specialist, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business to deliver high quality governance, reporting, and advisory support across all Financial Crime risk classes. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our frameworks, policies, and processes meet regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
Key duties include:
Ensuring the AML Programme suite is maintained in line with regulatory requirements
Provide expert guidance across all Financial Crime risk classes, partnering with stakeholders to strengthen compliance and governance.
Support key governance activities, including internal risk reporting, framework reviews, strategy updates, and policy development.
Prepare drafts for Committee and Board reporting to ensure clear and accurate visibility of Financial Crime matters.
Manage Correspondent Banking Due Diligence responses, including questionnaires and information requests.
Contribute to regulatory reporting, including AML/CFT annual reports to the RBNZ and other regulators.
Conduct control testing and assessments
Assist in delivering and maintaining Financial Crime frameworks, policies, programmes, and standards across Westpac NZ.
Work with business units to maintain procedures, ensuring alignment with policy and control frameworks.
Review product and channel risk assessments to identify and manage Financial Crime impacts.
Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, law enforcement and external agencies to support compliance obligations.
Act as a change agent, enhancing Financial Crime awareness through targeted communications, briefings, and support for training programmes.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
Knowledge of the financial sector and risk management processes (2+ years).
Demonstrated understanding of governance requirements, including reporting and policy-related work (2+ years).
Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, able to navigate complex situations.
Advanced analytical, risk identification and problem solving skills.
Relevant tertiary qualification, with Financial Crime experience preferred.
CAMS or a risk based professional qualification (preferred but not essential).
Exceptional attention to detail and a high standard of accuracy.
Able to prioritise effectively in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
Demonstrated initiative, with the ability to simplify complex issues and deliver practical solutions.
Emotionally intelligent and collaborative, showing respect for others’ perspectives while building strong relationships.
Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac
Immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, and receive some of the best banking, and lifestyle benefits in the market along with:
4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
Career growth – we promote internal capability; we have programmes that recognise star performers
Generous parental leave – and top up government paid parental leave
School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
2 Volunteer days per year
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater
Applications close:
31 January 2026