Manager, Business Risk

Hatch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Payments Plus in Sydney is seeking a Manager, Business Risk to strengthen the group’s control environment by providing assurance over key controls.

You will plan and execute control assurance activities, assess effectiveness, and work with control owners to drive remediation.

The role offers the opportunity to influence how controls are designed and embedded across AP+ and to advance the risk management capability.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience in risk management within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of risk assessment, control implementation, and control assurance/testing.
• Understanding of risk management frameworks and industry best practice.
• Ability to translate assurance data into actionable insights.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Financial services or payments technology familiarity is advantageous.
• Relevant tertiary qualification; professional risk/compliance qualifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver control assurance activities in line with the Group Risk Control Assurance Plan.
• Plan and execute test of control design and operating effectiveness.
• Translate assurance findings into insights and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with control owners to validate outcomes and drive remediation.
• Monitor and report on control assurance progress and maturity.
• Provide management with visibility of the control environment strength.
• Contribute to ongoing development of AP+’s control assurance approach.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Attention to detail

Financial services knowledge

Control assurance

Education

Tertiary qualification in Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration or related

Job description

This is a Manager, Business Risk role with Australian Payments Plus based in Sydney, NSW, AU

Australian Payments Plus

Role Seniority - mid level, senior

More about the Manager, Business Risk role at Australian Payments Plus

Manager, Business Risk

Life @ AP+

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose – to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You’ll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work, taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships and flexibility in your daily life.

We’re driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We’re ready to help you do it.

The Role

As our Manager, Business Risk, you’ll play an important role in strengthening AP+’s control environment by providing assurance over the design and operating effectiveness of key controls.

Working within Group Risk, you’ll plan and execute control assurance activities, assess control effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. You’ll partner closely with control owners and stakeholders to turn assurance outcomes into meaningful insights and support the timely remediation of control deficiencies.

This is an opportunity to influence how controls are designed, owned and embedded across AP+, contributing to the ongoing maturity of our risk management capability.

This Role Is Responsible For

• Delivering control assurance activities in line with the Group Risk Control Assurance Plan, ensuring testing is risk-based, high quality and completed within agreed timeframes.
• Planning and executing control design and operating effectiveness testing, using sound judgement to assess the effectiveness of controls.
• Translating assurance findings into meaningful insights, identifying systemic issues, emerging themes and opportunities to improve control maturity.
• Partnering with control owners and stakeholders to validate assurance outcomes, agree control deficiencies and drive sustainable improvements.
• Monitoring and reporting on the delivery of the Control Assurance Plan, control effectiveness and remediation progress.
• Providing management with clear visibility of the strength and maturity of AP+’s control environment.
• Contributing to the ongoing development of AP+’s control assurance approach, promoting stronger control ownership, consistent practices and continuous improvement.

In order to be successful in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate:

• At least 5 years’ experience in risk management, ideally within a complex organisational environment.
• Strong practical experience across risk assessment, control implementation, control assurance/testing and risk mitigation.
• A strong understanding of risk management frameworks, methodologies and industry best practice.
• The ability to assess risks and vulnerabilities, understand their potential impact and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage control owners and constructively challenge where required.
• The ability to translate assurance activity and data into clear reporting, insights and recommendations.
• Strong judgement, analytical capability and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of the financial services, payments technology and/or IT environment, with technology risk experience highly regarded.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline; professional risk or compliance qualifications would be advantageous.

What Happens Next

At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride and purpose. Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal.

AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Australian Payments Plus team will be there to support your growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering control assurance activities
• Planning and executing control testing
• Translating assurance findings

Key Strengths

• Risk management experience
• Control assurance/testing
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical capability
• Financial services knowledge
• Relevant qualification

A Final Note: This is a role with Australian Payments Plus not with Hatch.