Senior Manager - Controls and Assurance

HESTA; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave for moments that matter

Volunteer leave

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Professional development support

Flu shots & skin checks

Learning tools access

Social events

Financial planning support

Novated lease options

Employee referral program

Job summary

HESTA is seeking a Senior Manager - Controls & Assurance to lead the Line 2 control testing and assurance program within Risk. You will partner with executives to establish and maintain risk-based control frameworks and drive continuous improvement across the organisation.

The role requires strategic leadership, deep experience in controls, assurance or audit, and the ability to influence across senior stakeholders, including Board committees.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior leadership experience in controls, assurance or risk.
• Strong knowledge of control frameworks and three lines of accountability.
• Experience designing enterprise-wide controls and assurance frameworks.
• Experience with GRC platforms (Archer/Protecht) and data-led assurance.
• Proven ability to present to Executives and Board.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise control and assurance frameworks and improvements.
• Own the annual controls assurance plan and testing cycles.
• Drive remediation outcomes with risk, compliance and internal audit.
• Represent Controls and Assurance at management and Board committees.
• Provide clear insights on control health and assurance coverage.

Skills

Senior leadership

Risk management

Controls & assurance

GRC platforms

Stakeholder engagement

Board presentations

Education

Risk/Business degree

Tools

Archer

Protecht

Job description

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We're looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members' long-term outcomes. In return, you'll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

Join HESTA's Risk function during an exciting period of growth as Senior Manager - Controls & Assurance. Lead the Line 2 Controls and Assurance function and provide Executive and Board with confidence in the effectiveness of HESTA's control environment. Reporting to the Head of Risk and supporting the Chief Risk Officer as a Risk Framework owner, you'll set the strategic direction for HESTA's Control and Assurance Frameworks, ensuring they are risk-based, effective, proportionate and aligned to strategy, risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

What You'll Do

• Lead HESTA's Control and Assurance Frameworks and continuous improvement agenda.
• Own the enterprise assurance map and annual controls assurance plan.
• Lead Line 2 control testing and drive meaningful remediation outcomes.
• Represent Controls and Assurance at relevant management and Board committees.
• Provide Executive and Board with clear insights on control health, assurance coverage and emerging themes.
• Drive coordinated assurance across Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit and external providers.
• Leverage data, analytics, automation and GRC technology to enhance assurance.
• Strengthen control maturity through effective challenge and partnership with senior leaders.
• Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing Controls and Assurance team.

What You'll Bring

You're a strategic and commercially minded risk, controls, assurance or audit leader with the credibility to influence across a complex organisation. You'll bring:

• Extensive senior leadership experience in controls, assurance, risk or audit, ideally in financial services or superannuation.
• Strong knowledge of control frameworks, three lines of accountability, assurance and risk management.
• Proven experience designing and embedding enterprise-wide controls and assurance frameworks.
• Strong expertise in control testing, remediation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing Internal Audit, external assurance providers and third parties.
• Experience with GRC platforms such as Archer or Protecht and a passion for data-led assurance.
• Exceptional influencing and stakeholder engagement skills, with proven experience presenting to Executives/Board.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing and inclusive teams.
• Relevant tertiary and/or postgraduate qualifications in Risk, Business or related discipline.

Bring your leadership, controls and assurance expertise to HESTA | Shape what's next.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Aff…?
• Your professional development matters, up to $5,000 per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team [e-mail] and we'll call you to discuss.