Operational Risk

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee
- **Sydney**- Hybrid (WFH & Office)
- **Type**:12 month fixed term contract
- Happy to talk flexible working
- Click here to discover what it's like to be a part of QBE Group

**The Opportunity**

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a high-impact role within our Group Finance Risk & Assurance team. You'll be at the forefront of shaping how we deliver risk insights and controls assurance across the business. Working closely with analysts and stakeholders, you’ll help drive smarter decision-making and support our enterprise-wide risk transformation journey. If you're passionate about turning data into meaningful action and want to be part of a collaborative, forward thinking environment—this role is for you.

**Your new role**
- Gather and monitor risk data from Divisional Risk Teams in alignment with risk standards and appetite.
- Act as a trusted advisor, engaging with senior stakeholders on the development and enhancement of processes across all financial and operational areas.
- Own the risk management process, including conducting risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage, and monitor key risks in collaboration with the leadership team.
- Oversee and guide business functions in conducting root cause analyses of issues and incidents and support the identification and implementation of control improvements.
- Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to identify key risks and controls.
- Develop and execute test scripts to assess control design and operational effectiveness.
- Facilitate Risk & Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA) workshops to evaluate residual risk based on inherent risk ratings and control assessments.
- Monitor and resolve data quality issues to ensure accurate and reliable risk reporting.
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting accuracy and efficiency by leveraging emerging technologies.
- Contribute to operational risk reporting and support related initiatives.
- Provide quarterly updates to the Finance Leadership Team on the operational risk outlook and control environment within Group Finance.

**About you**
- Proven experience in internal or external audit.
- Strong background in controls assurance.
- Experience mentoring or supporting others is a plus, though not essential.
- Excellent report writing and communication skills.
- CA or CPA qualification preferred.

**About QBE**

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen

**Benefits**

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

- ‘Hybrid Working’ - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

**Rewards & Recognition**

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
- Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
- Family First accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen

**Skills**:
Business Management, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Fin