Operational Risk and Compliance Manager

UDC Finance Limited; Auckland; Hybride; NZD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flex working

Strong team culture

Competitive salary

KiwiSaver

Life insurance and trauma protection

Subsidised medical cover and banking

Enhanced parental leave and childcare

Résumé du poste

UDC Finance Limited, based in Auckland, seeks an experienced Operational Risk and Compliance Manager to join our Risk team at the Auckland CBD Head office. You will embed risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks, turning regulatory requirements into practical actions, and work with leaders to strengthen assurance and reporting.

Ideally you hold a tertiary qualification in business, law or risk, with professional certification in risk/compliance.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in business, law, risk or related discipline would be advantageous.
• Relevant professional certification in risk, compliance, financial crime, assurance or analytics would also be valued.
• Experience in financial services is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Embed operational risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks, policies and controls across the business.
• Advise on incidents, issues, losses, complaints and emerging risks, driving effective root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Monitor regulatory change and translate new obligations into practical updates to policies, processes and controls.
• Lead risk-based assurance, control testing, attestations and regulatory reporting, identifying clear improvement opportunities.
• Deliver insightful reporting on risk indicators, incidents, issues, assurance findings and actions, escalating material or overdue matters.
• Build risk capability and culture through practical guidance, learning and constructive challenge, while coaching team members and supporting a high-performing function.

Connaissances

Operational risk

Compliance

Financial crime

Audit

Regulatory change

Analytical reporting

Microsoft 365

Teams

Formation

Tertiary qualification in business/law/risk

Outils

Microsoft 365

AI tools

Description du poste

UDC Finance hasgrown alongside the businesses that have built our country’s economy liketransport, forestry, agriculture and manufacturing, and we’re proud to be NewZealand’s finance company.Weare one of the largest finance companies operating in the New Zealand market.

We are currently lookingfor an experienced Operational Risk and Compliance Manager to join our Risk team based at our Auckland CBD Head office location.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Operational Risk and Compliance,you will be a trusted adviser and constructive challenger, embedding UDC’soperational risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks while turningregulatory requirements into practical action. Working closely with leaders andrisk owners, you will strengthen assurance, remediation and reporting, buildrisk capability, and support sustainable growth and fair customer outcomes.

What you would do

• Embed operational risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks, policies and controls across the business.
• Advise on incidents, issues, losses, complaints and emerging risks, driving effective root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Monitor regulatory change and translate new obligations into practical updates to policies, processes and controls.
• Lead risk-based assurance, control testing, attestations and regulatory reporting, identifying clear improvement opportunities.
• Deliver insightful reporting on risk indicators, incidents, issues, assurance findings and actions, escalating material or overdue matters.
• Build risk capability and culture through practical guidance, learning and constructive challenge, while coaching team members and supporting a high-performing function.

Preferred Qualifications

A tertiary qualification in business, law, risk ora related discipline would be advantageous.Relevant professional certification in risk,compliance, financial crime, assurance or analytics would also be valued.

We are proud of our heritage, but focused on future growth alongside our customers’ success. As part of our team you’ll have access to a range of people focused benefits like flex working, a strong team culture, competitive salary, KiwiSaver, life insurance and trauma protection, subsidised medical cover and banking, and enhanced parental leave and childcare support.

• flex working
• a strong team culture
• competitive salary
• KiwiSaver
• life insurance and trauma protection
• subsidised medical cover and banking
• enhanced parental leave and childcare support

We valueour teams diversity and offer a friendly and professionalwelcoming environment where we work together to help you be successful and develop your potential and your career.

We are proud of our heritage and focused on futuregrowth alongside our customers’ success. As part of our team you’ll have accessto a range of people focused benefits like flex working, a strong team culture,competitive salary, KiwiSaver, life insurance and trauma protection, subsidised medical coverand banking, and enhanced parental leave and childcare support.

• flex working
• a strong team culture
• competitive salary
• KiwiSaver
• life insurance and trauma protection
• subsidised medical coverand banking
• enhanced parental leave and childcare support

We valueour teams diversity and offer a friendly and professional welcomingenvironment where we work together to help you be successful and develop yourpotential and your career.

What you will bring

Ideally you have:

• at least five to seven years’ experience in operational risk, compliance, financial crime, audit, legal or regulatory change, ideally within financial services.
• strong knowledge of New Zealand financial services obligations, including consumer lending, AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud and privacy.
• proven experience developing and embedding risk frameworks, policies, controls and assurance activities, supported by strong analytical, investigation and reporting skills.
• a credible and collaborative communication approach to influence, coach and provide constructive challenge at all levels, with sound judgement and a commitment to fair customer outcomes.
• a highly organised, proactive and delivery-focused work ethic, with proficiency in Microsoft 365, Teams and the effective use of AI-enabled tools and productivity measures.

Recruitment Agencies:

Our Talent team do not require any recruitment agency support.