Independent Risk & Assurance Specialist

Southern Cross Medical Care Society; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing leave

Volunteer day

Job summary

Southern Cross Health Insurance is seeking a Risk & Assurance Specialist to provide independent Line 2 assurance and risk management across the organisation. You will combine practical assurance experience with enterprise risk management, governance oversight and stewardship of risk frameworks, systems and reporting.

This role offers exposure across the business, engaging with leaders and governance forums, using insight and constructive challenge to improve risk outcomes, and supporting

Qualifications

• At least five years' experience in risk management, assurance, internal audit, compliance or risk advisory.
• Experience in financial services, insurance, banking or another regulated environment.
• Proven experience evaluating control design and operating effectiveness.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management, governance and the Three Lines model.
• Knowledge of risk frameworks, regulatory obligations and assurance methodologies.
• Strong analytical and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working with risk systems, reporting, data and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Providing independent Line 2 assurance over the effectiveness of risk management, controls, governance and compliance arrangements, with risk-based coverage of our most material risks and obligations
• Evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls, and assessing the broader control environment
• Identifying emerging risks, systemic issues and opportunities to strengthen risk management and control effectiveness
• Overseeing incidents, issues and remediation activity, including whether actions address root causes and deliver sustainable outcomes
• Maintaining and enhancing our risk frameworks, methodologies, systems and reporting
• Providing clear, actionable insight that supports leadership and governance decision-making
• Partnering with stakeholders across the business to build risk capability, culture and control effectiveness, backed by good use of risk data and analytics

Skills

Risk management

Internal audit

Regulated environment

Control design

ERM knowledge

Risk analytics

Job description

Southern Cross Health Insurance is seeking a Risk & Assurance Specialist to provide independent Line 2 assurance and risk management across the organisation. You will combine practical assurance experience with enterprise risk management, governance oversight and stewardship of risk frameworks, systems and reporting.

This role offers exposure across the business, engaging with leaders and governance forums, using insight and constructive challenge to improve risk outcomes, and supporting