Credit Assurance Lead – Portfolio Risk & Growth

ASB Bank; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible leave options

Wellbeing initiatives

Mentorship and learning pathways

Job summary

ASB Bank is seeking a Credit Assurance Senior Manager to provide independent assurance over credit risk within lending portfolios. You will influence lending approaches and contribute to safer, better outcomes for customers and stakeholders.

In this role, you will lead assurance activities, engage with stakeholders, drive improvements to controls and risk practices, and mentor the team while delivering high-quality recommendations and insights.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in credit risk management or assurance within banking.
• Strong knowledge of credit policies, standards and procedures.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver high-quality assurance activities across lending portfolios supported by data analysis.
• Support the delivery of ASB’s credit assurance plan.
• Manage risk by identifying issues and incidents in Line 2 assurance.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure assurance outcomes are valued and understood.
• Contribute to improving the bank’s control environment and risk practices.
• Provide high-quality recommendations to improve lending risk management.

Job description

ASB Bank is seeking a Credit Assurance Senior Manager to provide independent assurance over credit risk within lending portfolios. You will influence lending approaches and contribute to safer, better outcomes for customers and stakeholders.

In this role, you will lead assurance activities, engage with stakeholders, drive improvements to controls and risk practices, and mentor the team while delivering high-quality recommendations and insights.