Assurance and Well Managed Associate

**Req ID**: 78228
**Department**: Business Governance & Assurance
**Division**: Australia Commercial
**Location**: Melbourne
About Us
At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.
About the role
The purpose of Assurance is to empower the business to manage their operational and compliance risks by providing expert advice, insights and coaching that helps embed sustainable and well managed risk practices that protect ANZ’s customers, bankers and shareholders.
To enable the Commercial Division to be bold, within appetite and take well considered risks’, in the right way by leveraging our specialist expertise in the delivery of risk management practices
To challenge the status quo and coach Commercial to have the best-fit capability, awareness, frameworks and tools to not just delivery on risk accountabilities but to take risk well
To monitor the risk environment and detect where more rigor is required, so risks are identified, assessed and treated well
As an Assurance and well managed associate you will be responsible for providing 1st line operational risk management support to businesses within the Commercial Distribution Portfolio. In this role you will be required to:
Provide assurance over quality and adequacy of risks, controls, treatments, events, audit items, Change Management etc.
Provide reporting and insights, identify trends and make recommendations in relation to how risks are being identified, assessed and treated across the portfolio
Partner with businesses to support them in delivering their own risk management accountabilities (e.g. Changes, events, treatments, Control design, risk forums) via provision of input, expertise, coaching and guidance
Mature risk management ecosystem, including proactively identifying and responding to internal/external influences at a Portfolio/BU/Tribe level
Drive improvement in risk capability/culture/awareness and promote operational risk management as a core capability across all BU’s/Tribes
**Role Location**: 833 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008, or other locations in Australia
**Role Type**: 12-month Fixed Term opportunity
**Work Schedule**: Full Time
What will your day look like?
As an Assurance and Well Managed Associate, you will be accountable for:
Risk savvy - You build sustainable solutions that protect customers, stakeholders and the community
A team player - You know we only win if we all win. You recognise and value the different perspectives and skills your colleagues bring. It is not about being a hero but jumping in and contributing to the successful delivery of the team’s mission
The customer’s biggest fan - You demonstrate a thirst for better understanding the customer and define the problem and develop solutions through their eyes
Comfortable being uncomfortable - You are comfortable with uncertainty and have the ability to effectively manage yourself through ambiguity and change
Continuous improvement junkie - You constructively challenge the status quo, look for better ways to do things and passionately advocate continuous improvement
Committed to your own and other’s growth - You strive to stretch and grow yourself and others by identifying your own development areas, seeking feedback and providing feedback to others to help them learn and grow everyday
A problem solver - You are energised by tackling complex problems and use critical thinking, your network, skills, knowledge, and available data to drive better outcomes for our customers and the bank
What will you bring?
To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:
Experience in operational risk management which includes Control design, event management, compliance, risk profiling; and change management
Proven technical experience in control design or testing and impacts to risk profile
Strong understanding of operational risk principles and regulatory expectations
Ability to collaborate with the business to develop effective operational risk management solutions
Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to build relationships
Willingness to look at things differently, challenge the status quo and innovate
Operational risk (first line)
Controls assessment
Technology controls design or testing
Change management
Stakeholder management
Project management
You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.
So why join us?
From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.
But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. you'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.
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