MANAGER, RISK ASSURANCE, TECHNOLOGY
Business Unit: Regulatory, Governance and Assurance
Reports to: Senior Manager, Risk Assurance, Technology
Direct Reports: 0
Permanent

ROLE SCOPE:
The 2nd Line Risk Assurance team is accountable for preparing and delivering the annual assurance plan as approved by the Chief Risk Officer, Risk. The plan must comply with Risk Assurance Coverage Standards which applies to SOX, Prudential, Operational Risk, Compliance and Project domains.
The Manager Risk Assurance role works in the team responsible for executing the Assurance Program (in accordance with the 2^nd line Risk and Compliance Assurance Manual), and would focus on the independent reviews and evaluations that assist management in exercising its responsibility to develop, maintain, monitor, and continuously enhance control frameworks and systems. This role also promotes the development of a strong, effective and enduring risk management culture.
The role will actively influence improvements in risk and control management practices, to ensure risk and compliance impacts are adequately considered and fit-for-purpose controls are in place.
The role is also for responsible in contributing to the design and implementation of an effective three lines of defence risk assurance model and will lead effective engagement with external and internal auditors, and also be responsible for contributing to the development of a high-performing, trusted and valued risk team.

Your role

The responsibilities of your new position.

1.

Delivery

Perform assurance reviews in accordance with the Risk and Compliance Assurance Manual.
Perform assurance reviews over SOx, Prudential, Value Chain, Theme, delivered risk (i.e. to-be controls) of key projects (i.e. those assessed as high risk).
Prepare draft review reports issued to stakeholders to ensure alignment with Risk and Compliance Assurance Manual requirements and delivery of appropriate insight and conclusions.

2.	Assurance Planning and Reporting Commitment to maintain and deliver the annual assurance plan as approved by the Chief Risk Officer Contribute to the preparation of quarterly Risk and Compliance Committee reports including the identification and reporting of trends and insights

3.	Quality and Continuous Improvement: Comply with Risk Assurance quality framework Contributes proactively and constructively to the Group's Risk and Compliance forums to achieve alignment and identify / share best practice opportunities

4.

Stakeholders:

Develop and maintain key relationships with Business, Risk and Compliance SMEs to Head Of level to achieve a coordinated and integrated program of assurance
Influence business leaders to embed risk monitoring and control practices
Collaborates with peers to collectively promote a high-performance culture and behaviours within the business unit, through role-modelling behaviours that reinforce collaboration and remove siloed approaches and mentality, encourages accountability and personal responsibility and continuous improvement
The role is also for responsible in contributing to the design and implementation of an effective three lines of defence risk assurance model, and will support effective engagement with external and internal auditors

Your work
and skills

The knowledge & expertise required in your new role

EXPERTISE

An Assurance Manager is expected to have advanced competencies for the role and experience in financial services and/or assurance knowledge in order to effectively and efficiently design and execute testing plans, review scopes, and reports
A Manager is typically not directly accountable for GM-1 or above stakeholder relationships, but may manage relationships with GM-2 or below staff
They should be proficient at facilitating meetings and presenting findings at business unit level (e.g. GM-1) risk forums and committees
They are not required to be people leaders but should be proficient at collaborating as part of a team, and leading small reviews. They should be able to coach and train new managers, senior analysts, or partner assurance team members
They should prepare written workpapers and issues and actions to ensure they are to a reasonable quality. Findings should draw out and to articulate key risk and compliance insights. Managers should be capable of drafting good quality reports for Senior Manager review
Financial Services experience of working at the Manager level (desirable)
They should have detailed understanding of Technology Infrastructure and Information Security Systems.
Experience of auditing automated business controls
Relevant industry and other professional qualifications, e.g. CA, CISA, CIA, CFA, FRM, MBA (desirable).
Tertiary qualifications in a business-related discipline (desirable)
Data analytics and/or automation experience (desirable)
Big4 or professional assurance experience (desirable)
Regulatory review experience (desirable)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Collaborates with peers to collectively promote a high-performance culture and behaviours within the business
Role-model's behaviours that reinforce collaboration and remove siloed approaches and mentality, encourages accountability and personal responsibility and continuous improvement

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Risk Assurance colleagues
Regulatory, Governance and Assurance colleagues
Program and Project teams
Business unit managers to Head Of level (1st Line)
Internal Audit
External Auditors

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