Risk Governance Associate

3 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Perpetual Full time
Job Description

At Perpetual, we are seeking a highly skilled Risk Governance Associate to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of our corporate trust business.

About Us

We are a leading provider of fiduciary and digital solutions to the banking and financial services industry in Australia and Singapore. Our corporate trust business administers securitisation portfolios, investment, and debt structures to protect the interests of our clients' investors.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing support to the business to deliver an effective and best-in-class Outsourcing Framework which manages the businesses risk exposures. This will involve:

  • Assisting with completion of enhanced testing projects across key risk areas to assess any risks or improvements to service provider systems, processes, and controls
  • Reviewing questionnaires from Service Provider Monitoring reviews across our Investment Managers, Custodians, and Administrators to identify the Responsible Entity/Trustee's risk exposures and assess whether the service provider is within Perpetual's Risk Appetite.
  • Daily review of system and complete on-going questionnaire's awaiting action and follow up to providers to complete outstanding questionnaire's
  • Assisting with reporting to Management, the Governance, Risk, and Compliance Committee, and the Board on the risks identified through the Service Provider monitoring measures and actions being taken by the service provider or Responsible Entity /Trustee to manage those risks
  • Assisting with discovery and investigation of incident/breaches issues caused by service providers.
About You

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • A Law/Business/Accounting/Economics degree
  • Minimum 1 year's experience in Financial Services, with exposure to managed funds, investment management, or third-party oversight
  • A good understanding of the service providers operations for managed investment schemes and the legal, regulatory, and compliance and risk frameworks in place that govern managed investment schemes
  • Previous experience with managing projects will be highly desirable
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks.
Employee Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support your personal and professional growth, including:

  • Work from anywhere in Australia for up to one month each year
  • An annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing
  • Access to LinkedIn learning, study support, and commitment to supporting professional development
  • Lend your expertise and support Indigenous organisations to achieve their own development goals with a six weeks' secondment with Jawun


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