Risk and Compliance Manager

About Avant Finance
Avant Finance, a part of the Avant Mutual group, is a specialist lender dedicated to supporting Australian medical professionals with a deep understanding of the unique journey and challenges a doctor will experience at various career stages.

About the role:
The purpose of this role is to work with the Avant Finance Leadership team to achieve its business objectives whilst managing its risks and compliance obligations. You will be involved in risk maturity initiatives, uplift the risk profile, participating in divisional projects and fostering collaboration within other Line 1 teams and the wider risk cohort.

This will be a 12 month contract role based in our Darling Park, Sydney CBD offices.

The key responsibilities include:

• Facilitating periodic risk and control self-assessments (RCSA) and supporting control owners to uplift the design and operating effectiveness of the control environment;
• Assisting the business in identifying and capturing incidents and issues, including performing risk assessments, root cause analysis and supporting the development and completion of action plans.
• Track and manage and provide guidance and support to appropriately address all open action items.
• Embedment of risk management practices through the identification and assessment of current and emerging risks.
• Assist divisional leads in managing the Procurement process and vendor/contracts register.
• Assist in preparations of materials for divisional risk reporting, governance forums and committees.
• Avant Finance representation in Group Finance, Governance, Risk & Resilience (Line 2 Risk) and groupwide projects and initiatives to comply with strategic objectives and regulatory standards.
• Support Line 2 Risk in implementing risk processes, risk management analysis, reporting and governance.
• Collaboration with Internal Audit (Line 3) on internal audit engagements across Avant Finance processes.
• Promote positive risk culture, maturity and accountability in the Avant Finance division.
• Monitor and implement compliance and obligations as they relate to Avant Finance.
• Provide support to ad-hoc projects and tasks where needed.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in finance, commerce or a Risk Management discipline (preferred).
• Professional risk management qualifications (CRM, FRM, PRM) highly regarded.
• Experience in banking, insurance, or financial services preferred.
• Understanding of regulatory environment including experience working with external regulators e.g. APRA and ASIC.
• Excellent understanding of Operational Risk Management Frameworks.
• Solid understanding of Risk Management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (mandatory).
• Well-developed analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently with strong time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.

At Avant, we are "By Doctors for Doctors" — an organisation built on the foundation of caring for everyone. Just as healthcare professionals are committed to treating all patients with dignity and respect regardless of their background, we extend this same principle to our workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members, including people with disabilities, can thrive, contribute their unique perspectives, and advance their careers based on merit and potential.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals.

We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.

Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.

Ready to join us?
If you're passionate about supporting Australia's healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us