Risk and Compliance Manager

Work-life Balance: Flexible working arrangements
- Learning & Development programs
- Excellent recognition programs appreciating employee's contributions

**Location**: Brisbane

Our client seeking an experienced, Ris & Compliance Manager to join their high-performing team. Their Risk & Compliance function helps the organisation accomplish its objectives by providing independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring, and reporting in relation to material risks as they arise.

**Key responsibilities for this role include**:
Reporting to a senior member of the Risk & Compliance Function, you are accountable for assisting the function manage the company’s risk and compliance framework and are a “Responsible Officer” under APRA regulations.

You will support the department to develop and undertake testing and compliance and risk frameworks.

You will be required to undertake risk and compliance assessments, reporting and risk assurance activities.
- Driving outcomes on complex matters that require significant influencing and balancing of competing views and business drivers (such as financial/compliance).
- Remaining abreast of the ever-changing and complex legislative issues that impact on the Company and implementing changes as required.
- Understanding the complex relationships, rules and procedures for the company’s full product suite ensuring all risks are identified, monitored and their contracts adequately protect the company.
- Managing the relationships with the external and internal auditors and regulators to achieve a balanced outcome in audit reports.
- Developing and continually enhancing the risk frameworks and processes to appropriately balance accounting, supplier and customer requirements.
- Developing and maintaining risk management systems for a complex and diverse corporate structure (i.e. many separate legal entities).
- Overseeing multiple and at times, conflicting operational priorities and projects and having to negotiate with stakeholders to deliver outcomes with limited resources.
- Balancing administrative tasks with people and other priorities.
- Developing an in-depth understanding of the full breadth and depth of the company’s activities to enable full effectiveness and integration of the risk management function.
- Developing and maintaining a high level of trust, credibility, and confidence with staff to ensure staff support and assist the internal audit program, identify weaknesses, and provide solutions.
- Balancing the business needs to lower costs and increase revenue while maintaining an acceptable risk profile.

**Essential Skills**:

- Experience in the banking, technology or finance industry with knowledge and understanding of payment system and prudential standards.
- Experience in AML risk - governance, risk measurement and control assessments.
- Undertaking an operational risk management role at an equivalent level to this position for at least 3 years with at least 5 years’ experience in risk management
- Experience in Management reporting.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen, with the ability to develop and drive the implementation of the risk management framework that effectively balances risk with reward relative to the business strategy.
- Experience in operational risk modelling and assessment.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated high level ability to effectively develop and manage varied client and stakeholder relationships and expectations.
- High level analytical, problem-solving and negotiation skills.
- Intermediate skills in the day-to-day use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Relevant formal qualifications in Commerce or Risk Management.

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