Finance Risk Leader, First-Line Controls

HUB24; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Employee Share Scheme

Additional leave

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

HUB24 is seeking an experienced Risk Manager, Finance to establish and embed the company’s first-line risk capability within Finance. You will work with finance leaders to document risks, controls and obligations, and will test and remediate control gaps, aligning Workday documentation and Protecht architecture.

The role focuses on embedding risk management into daily finance processes, with a mandate to uplift and hand back ongoing responsibilities to process owners after implementation.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting or finance background with risk/controls experience.
• Experience with obligations registers and linking obligations to risks and controls.
• Familiarity with risk frameworks and the Three Lines model.
• Excellent stakeholder management with finance leaders.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments is advantageous.
• Protecht experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with alternative risk management systems is also considered.

Responsibilities

• Establish and embed Finance's first-line risk operating model, including ownership, governance and escalation arrangements.
• Identify and document material Finance processes, risks, obligations and key controls.
• Establish clear linkages between obligations, risks and controls and maintain this architecture within Protecht.
• Assess control design, ownership, frequency, operation and evidence requirements.
• Test and substantiate key controls, review supporting evidence and identify control gaps.
• Develop remediation actions and help ensure identified issues are addressed.
• Coordinate Finance components of the Workday risk and control documentation uplift.
• Provide clear reporting on progress, control gaps, risks and outstanding actions.
• Build the tools, guidance and capability needed for Finance teams to own their ongoing first-line risk responsibilities.

Skills

Accounting/Finance

Risk controls

Obligations registry

Three Lines model

Stakeholder mgmt

Financial services

Protecht experience

Education

Relevant accounting/finance qualifications

Tools

Protecht

Job description

HUB24 is seeking an experienced Risk Manager, Finance to establish and embed the company’s first-line risk capability within Finance. You will work with finance leaders to document risks, controls and obligations, and will test and remediate control gaps, aligning Workday documentation and Protecht architecture.

The role focuses on embedding risk management into daily finance processes, with a mandate to uplift and hand back ongoing responsibilities to process owners after implementation.