Senior Risk Assurance & Controls Leader

Ethos BeathChapman; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos Beath Chapman seeks an experienced Risk Assurance and Controls testing professional to join a high-performing risk function in a complex, highly regulated environment on an initial 6 month day rate arrangement.

You will lead a team delivering first-line risk support, oversee non-financial risk assessments and control governance across a large customer-focused division, and partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen risk frameworks, remediation efforts and governance culture.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in risk, controls, compliance, or audit functions.
• Strong knowledge of operational risk management frameworks and non-financial risk practices.
• Experience facilitating risk assessments, control reviews and governance forums.
• Ability to analyse risk data and provide practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of risk and assurance professionals, driving performance, capability and engagement.
• Facilitate risk management forums and provide meaningful insights to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee non-financial risk assessments, risk reviews and control governance activities.
• Support regulatory attestations, assurance reviews and audit-related activities.
• Partner with business leaders to review risk profiles, strengthen control frameworks and implement effective risk treatment plans.
• Provide advice on change risk assessments and support the successful delivery of transformation initiatives.
• Assist control owners in developing remediation strategies and sustainable control solutions.
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and improve risk and control processes.
• Drive risk awareness, capability uplift and continuous improvement initiatives across the business

Skills

Risk management

Non-financial risk

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Audit

Leadership

Job description

Ethos Beath Chapman seeks an experienced Risk Assurance and Controls testing professional to join a high-performing risk function in a complex, highly regulated environment on an initial 6 month day rate arrangement.

You will lead a team delivering first-line risk support, oversee non-financial risk assessments and control governance across a large customer-focused division, and partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen risk frameworks, remediation efforts and governance culture.