Manager, Liquidity

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- Support delivery of 1st line risk management across the Liquidity & Implementation team
- Melbourne based ideally, but Sydney may also be considered

Australia’s $3.4 trillion superannuation industry is facing into a shifting landscape influenced by increased regulatory pressures, disruptive technologies, changes in demographics and ever-changing member expectations. It is critical that we understand and address these forces of change and are also able to adapt at a faster pace to respond to new challenges and capitalise on new opportunities.

Reporting to the Principal, Liquidity & Implementation Risk, this role supports the management and oversight of the end-to-end control environment across the Liquidity & Implementation (L&I) department in Investments. The role will also assist in financial risk management such as Liquidity, Market and Counterparty risk for L&I.

**Your new role**

The Manager will be responsible for supporting the delivery of first line activities across L&I, with a particular focus on the department’s trading in listed and OTC markets. Key responsibilities include the following:
1. Implementing the Risk Framework for Liquidity & Implementation
- Assisting in the development and implementation of L&I’s operational risk strategy, risk framework and implementation.
- Providing clear and comprehensive senior level engagement and communication of key L&I operational risk matters to relevant parties.
- Enhancing the operating environment of L&I by migrating off-platform process to core systems (such as Aladdin). Ensure specific risk areas (i.e. remediation of incident findings) are appropriately integrated with the overall delivery of the risk framework for L&I.
- Appropriately escalating issues and incidents as they occur within L&I.
- Contributing to appropriate risk reporting/dashboards for L&I and to feed into committee meetings.
- Facilitating L&I control testing with the Central Risk Team.
- Developing processes and procedures for key L&I functions.

2. Advisory and Support
- Using Subject Matter Expertise in Front Office and L&I activities to help identify and reduce operational risk.
- Supporting and assisting the Principal in the delivery of the risk and control plan for the Department.
- Supporting junior members of the team in risk practices and oversee continual improvement in their technical knowledge.
- Representing L&I on projects that impact L&I to assess the impact and risk of the change.
- Engaging with internal and external auditors as they conduct their audit testing and validate that audit findings are implemented appropriately by the L&I department.

3. Business Unit Partner Relationship
- Providing relevant and timely risk reporting with specific data analysis and insights on risk profiles within L&I.
- Ensuring specific risk areas for L&I are appropriately reviewed, managed, monitored, and integrated with the overall delivery of the risk framework and recorded within the GRC system.
- Facilitating root cause analysis relating to L&I incidents to identify control weaknesses.
- Identifying systemic issues and events resulting from unidentified risks that may impact the business unit.

**What you’ll need**
- Strong post graduate experience in Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk, Market Risk, Internal or External Audit.
- An understanding of prudential or markets regulations with respect to risk management and investment governance experience drawn from either first, second or third line risk management functions from within major financial institutions, custodians, superannuation funds or an insurance office (specific investment functional exposure is an added benefit).
- Experience working with listed investment teams desired, with Subject Matter Expertise in Capital Markets and front office investing activities.
- Experience with Governance, Risk and Compliance (Archer GRC) preferable.
- Exposure to Blackrock Aladdin and/or Calypso portfolio management systems an advantage.
- Strong analytical skills, organizational skills and a high attention to detail.
- Strong written and oral communication/ interpersonal skills with the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to senior management.
- Self-starter and comfortable working in a small team and a rapidly changing environment.
- B.Com, B. Fin or equivalent gained in Australia or overseas
- Industry post graduate qualifications - gained in Australia or overseas - would be beneficial.

**What’s next**

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

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