Manager, Enterprise Functions Assurance, Risk

Westpac Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac Group in Sydney, NSW, is seeking a Manager, Enterprise Functions Assurance, Risk to lead independent assurance reviews across Finance, People, Legal & Secretariat, Group Sustainability and Risk. You will test controls, analyze findings and partner with stakeholders to strengthen risk management outcomes.

This full-time, permanent role offers hybrid work arrangements and an opportunity to build deep knowledge across multiple business areas while driving practical, evidence-based assurance

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in assurance, internal audit, operational risk, or risk advisory.
• Experience assessing risks, controls, and remediation outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Join a team that helps shape confidence in how Westpac manages risk across the enterprise.
• Dive into processes, test controls, uncover meaningful insights and work with stakeholders to strengthen risk management outcomes.
• Build deep knowledge across business areas while influencing positive change through practical assurance outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Job description

Manager, Enterprise Functions Assurance, Risk

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Job Description

Create your best future and join Westpac Enterprise Functions Assurance, Risk as a Manager, Westpac Enterprise Functions Assurance, Risk.

What’s the role?

Join a team that helps shape confidence in how Westpac manages risk across the enterprise. As a Manager in Enterprise Functions Assurance, you'll support independent assurance reviews across Finance, People, Legal & Secretariat, Group Sustainability and Risk. You'll dive into processes, test controls, uncover meaningful insights and work with stakeholders across the bank to strengthen risk management outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to build deep knowledge across a range of business areas while influencing positive change through practical, evidence-based assurance outcomes. You'll work in a collaborative environment where curiosity, critical thinking and continuous improvement are valued every day.

This is a full-time permanent role based in Sydney with hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

What do I need?

4+ years' experience in assurance, internal audit, operational risk, or risk advisory, ideally within banking or financial services

Experience assessing risks, controls, and remediation outcomes, including control design and operating effectiveness testing

Strong critical thinking and ability to provide independent review and constructive challenge

Experience conducting root cause analysis and identifying systemic issues, control weaknesses, and improvement opportunities

Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex findings into clear insights

Experience performing data analytics-based testing or automated control testing is highly desirable

Our Promise to You

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

Ongoing special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!

Continued flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.

Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.

Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page , under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section.