Risk Manager

**Company Description**:
**About your new working environment**

Warakirri Asset Management Ltd (Warakirri) is a leading Australian funds manager and offers specialist investment vehicles and services to retail and wholesale investors with a focus on ethical investment, actively managed equities and agriculture. Warakirri also acts as investment manager for a number of agricultural entities that have operations across row-crop, dairies and cotton operations. We are a private company, 100% owned by our directors and employees, and we have a Board of Directors with majority independent director representation.

You will report to the Head of Compliance and Risk, a valued Manager of Warakirri for the past 10 years. You will work in a collaborative team of 3. Together, you will elevate all Risk Management and Reporting processes and bring the function to the next level.
- We offer flexible working arrangements. _

**Job Description**:
**About your new job**

In your new position, you will be entrusted with overseeing and managing our organisation's risk landscape, with a strong emphasis on the implementation and enhancement of our risk management framework. You are key in refining, further developing, and executing the overall Risk Management Strategic plan for the next 3 - 5 years.

**Further key responsibilities include**:

- Implement and enhance the risk management framework, including the ongoing integration of our enterprise risk management system.
- Foster a proactive risk culture across the Warakirri Group, offering advice and support to each business as needed.
- Support risk owners and the 1st line of defence in conducting regular reviews, ensuring the effectiveness and documentation of risk profiles and internal controls.
- Develop, execute, and document a controls assessment and testing framework, recommending enhancements across the organisation.
- Establish and maintain key risk indicators, reporting on them regularly, and defining remedial actions in collaboration with the business.
- Prepare detailed risk analysis reports for each business, and manage the quarterly review and reporting on risk trends and treatment progress to the Executive Leadership Team and risk committee.
- Strengthen the internal risk control environment by assisting businesses in continuously improving controls and processes, including root cause analysis of issues and incidents.
- Manage annual Business Impact Assessments, defining critical business processes and key controls to ensure operational resilience with appropriate contingencies in place.

**Qualifications**:
**About you**
- Strong experience (5 - 7 years) in Risk Management, Compliance, Assurance, or Internal Audit, with proven expertise in risk management assessments and mitigation strategies.
- Preferably you bring your Risk and Compliance Management experience from asset management and/or agriculture, or a similar industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly motivated, energetic, and capable of working autonomously.
- Ability to perform under tight deadlines.

**Additional Information**:
**What makes Warakirri unique?**
- Part of a **growing organisation **that works across multiple business platforms.
- We have a workplace that values **inclusion **and where **everyone is welcome and respected **. This results in a caring and supportive team environment.
- **Work-life balance **is important to us, and we have several options, including flexible and remote working arrangements.
- There are several **social events **throughout the year, not just for you, but also for your family.
- We will invest in your future with ongoing **Learning and Development **opportunities.
- Our **Employee Assistance Program **includes free confidential counselling sessions for employees and their immediate family members for personal or work-related issues.
- We care about your **health and wellbeing **and have designed a wellbeing calendar with a purpose.
- Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by Warakirri's Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you._