Risk & Assurance Lead, Finance & Corporate Services(Remote)

Life Without Barriers; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly rostered day off

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Risk & Assurance Officer in a permanent full-time capacity with flexible location across Australia. The role supports risk, compliance and assurance activities for Finance and Corporate Services, strengthening governance and control environments.

You will maintain risk registers, coordinate audits, track findings, and prepare reporting. The successful candidate will bring governance, risk, and compliance experience and work collaboratively with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in risk, governance, or related field.
• Experience in risk, assurance, governance or compliance roles.
• Experience supporting risk frameworks, risk registers or assurance activities.
• Experience with regulatory and accreditation processes.
• Strong collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and manage operational and financial risks.
• Maintain risk registers with controls and ratings.
• Monitor key controls and escalate risks.
• Coordinate assurance and audit activities across Finance and Corporate Operations.
• Track audit findings and corrective actions.
• Support alignment with IAAP.
• Identify control weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
• Monitor compliance with policies and legislative obligations.
• Develop and monitor Corrective Action Plans (CAPs).
• Prepare risk, audit and assurance reports.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Compliance

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in risk, governance, business, public administration or related field

Job description

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Risk & Assurance Officer in a permanent full-time capacity with flexible location across Australia. The role supports risk, compliance and assurance activities for Finance and Corporate Services, strengthening governance and control environments.

You will maintain risk registers, coordinate audits, track findings, and prepare reporting. The successful candidate will bring governance, risk, and compliance experience and work collaboratively with stakeholders