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Think Beyond.

Join KordaMentha where you can make a real difference from day one.

Each year, we run a vacationer program during the summer university break. We recruit a select number of high-performing students in their second to last year of their degree for either a four- or eight-week work placement.

Whatever your passion, explore your career path with KordaMentha.

Your Opportunity.

Applications are now open to join our Financial Crime team for the 2023/2024 vacationer intake.

With emerging threats and vulnerabilities across all sectors, clients engage our experts across all financial crime disciplines, including anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions and modern slavery. Leveraging our extensive knowledge of Australian and international AML/CTF legislation and sanctions regulations, we assist clients to transform their compliance programs and investigate instances of suspected breaches.

Working alongside our Financial Crime experts, this is your opportunity to gain valuable experience across risk management, regulatory compliance and investigations. Make a real impact as, together, we help clients navigate the complexities of financial crime regimes and ensure businesses understand what they need to do to protect themselves and the community against financial crimes.

What you'll be doing

As a financial crime professional, you will be helping organisations to protect themselves and the community against financial crimes. Typically, this involves, assisting organisations in identifying their financial crime risk and applying risk-based controls having regard to their nature, size and complexity.

While your opportunities will be limitless, you can expect to work on a wide variety of projects including, AML/CTF independent reviews, audits, expert opinions and our Compliance Counsel service.

Some of the work might include the following:

• assist with the test phase of an Independent Review
• conduct research on current issues and trends
• attend client and internal meetings
• write engagement letters and proposals
• develop Financial Crime credentials
• assist with business and practice development.

About you

You will be in your penultimate year of study and will have:

• be available to work for 4 or 8 weeks between late November 2024 and late January 2025
• a razor-sharp eye for detail and advanced critical thinking skills.
• excellent analytical skills, with an ability to think outside the box.
• a confident personality who enjoys working in a team.
• eligibility to live and work in Australia (Australian citizens and permanent residents only).
• strong written skills.
• great communication skills and enjoy working in a team.