Description

The Organisation
Are you ready to join a major Australian player in Financial Services, with a strong footprint across a variety of sectors, including the lucrative Mortgages home loans market? We are looking for an exceptional individual to join this organisation on a permanent basis, working closely with the leadership team. This is a blue chip employer with a major focus on growth, and innovation.

The Opportunity
As the Senior Manager – Risk Assurance, you will work closely with the Head of Risk and take an active leadership role in managing this organisation’s second line risk assurance capability. You will also be working closely with the business, and this role provides a great chance to display a balance of your business acumen, relationship building skills and technical risk capability. Access to C Suite decision makers, the wide scope of the role and the organisation’s focus on growth and innovation will ensure this role provides you with excellent career opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Own and maintain the assurance framework, including controls assurance, internal audit approach and second line assurance
• Work on assurance methodologies, standards and procedures
• Oversee and deliver assurance reviews end to end
• Assess the design and effectiveness of controls including identify controls gaps
• Identify system risk issues, emerging themes and trends in assurance activities
• Oversee remediation processes
• Manage a small team

About You
To be successful in this role you will have 8 years or more experience in a risk role within the Financial Services industry, ideally within a non bank. Banking, insurance or consulting experience will also be considered. Deep experience in Line 2 Controls Assurance or Internal Audit is essential, coupled with people leadership experience. Preferred applicants will have gained their early career experience in an Audit role within Big 4 or top tier chartered firm. You can demonstrate business partnering skills, combined with strong commercial acumen and professional “presence”. Relevant tertiary qualifications are essential, coupled with ideally Chartered Accounting qualifications (CA) or other postgrad quals. Exposure to regulatory expectations such as APRA CPS230 is advantageous.

What’s in it for you
The successful candidate can expect a strong remuneration package, and a challenging and varied role with plenty of scope for career progression. You will enjoy managing a team of like minded career professionals, and working closely with business leaders. This employer has won numerous awards, boasts a stable workforce with excellent company culture and a suite of staff benefits. Offered as a flexible work arrangement with the opportunity to work from home several days of the week once onboarding is completed. This role is a rare opportunity to balance the intellectual challenge of being at the forefront of change in the risk space whilst staying close to the workings of the risk team.

If you would like to discuss this role, please call James Rennie on 0422 660094, for a confidential discussion.