Senior Risk Assurance Specialist

About the role

The Senior Associate, Risk Assurance supports the delivery of independent, high-quality second-line risk assurance across the material risks facing ANZ. The role executes assurance reviews, control testing and remediation closure validation under the guidance of the Manager, Risk Assurance and Head of Risk Assurance. It is a permanent, full-time position based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

Key responsibilities

• Execute risk assurance reviews according to approved assurance plans, methodologies and quality standards, testing key controls for design and operating effectiveness across operational, compliance, conduct, technology and financial crime risk areas.
• Assess the effectiveness of risk and control environments and document clear, well-evidenced findings and conclusions.
• Support validation of issue and remediation closure through evidence review and testing against regulatory obligations and internal commitments, identifying control weaknesses and gaps and escalating matters as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails.
• Draft assurance deliverables such as working papers, testing summaries and draft reports, and contribute to governance-ready reporting on themes, root causes and residual risk.
• Respond to requests for assurance evidence and information for governance forums and regulator engagement.
• Work with first-line risk and control owners, Compliance and Internal Audit, applying professional scepticism and constructive challenge.
• Contribute to improving assurance tools, methodologies and ways of working.

Required profile

• Ideally demonstrated experience in risk assurance, control testing, internal audit or a related second-line risk role within financial services.
• Previously worked in risk assurance, internal audit, risk management or a related discipline.
• Not expected to have all listed skills; a growth mindset is valued.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of operational risk, compliance risk and control frameworks.
• Experience reviewing evidence, performing testing and documenting assurance conclusions.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and quality.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

What we offer

• A range of flexible working arrangements.
• Access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services.