Senior Risk and Compliance Manager

MARS Recruitment; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established financial services organisation is seeking a Senior Risk and Compliance Manager for a 6-month contract in Sydney. This key role involves strengthening risk and compliance frameworks and managing a small team. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of risk or compliance experience in superannuation and investment management. Strong leadership and compliance skills are essential for this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in risk or compliance within superannuation and investment management.
• Strong compliance skill set in incident/breach management, control assurance, and risk reporting.
• Solid understanding of APRA and ASIC regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident and breach management, including RG78 and APRA reporting.
• Oversee AML / CTF program activities and remediation of findings.
• Maintain and enhance the enterprise risk register.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Incident management

Breach management

Control assurance

Risk reporting

Education

Tertiary qualification, ideally RG146 compliant

Tools

Risk systems (e.g., Tickit)

Job description

Mars Recruitment is partnering with a well-established financial services organisation to recruit a Senior Risk and Compliance Manager on a 6-month contract basis. This is a key role in strengthening enterprise-wide risk and compliance frameworks, managing incidents and breaches, overseeing AML and controls assurance programs, and leading a small, high-performing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive, commercially minded professional to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead incident and breach management, including RG78 and APRA reporting.
• Oversee AML / CTF program activities and remediation of findings.
• Maintain and enhance the enterprise risk register, including mapping risks to controls.
• Deliver the risk and controls assurance testing program.
• Prepare risk and compliance reports for the Board, Audit & Risk Committee, and Executive Leadership Team.
• Manage internal audit processes and regulatory engagements as required.
• Support ongoing APRA and ASIC compliance activities.
• Lead and develop team members, including the Risk and Controls Business Partner and Compliance Analyst.
• Partner with stakeholders across Investments, Operations, Legal, Technology, and PMO functions.
• Drive a culture of proactive risk management, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Key Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in risk or compliance within superannuation and investment management (superannuation experience essential).
• Strong compliance skill set : incident / breach management, control assurance, and risk reporting.
• Solid understanding of APRA and ASIC regulatory frameworks (e.g., SPS220, CPS230, RG78).
• Experience managing teams and mentoring staff.
• Hands-on experience with risk systems, e.g., Tickit (advantageous).
• Demonstrated ability to hit the ground running in a fast-paced, complex environment.
• Relevant tertiary qualification, ideally RG146 compliant.

Apply or reach out to Abbey via [e-mail] for more information.