Operational Risk & Compliance Lead

UDC Finance Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex working

Strong team culture

Competitive salary

KiwiSaver

Life insurance and trauma protection

Subsidised medical cover and banking

Enhanced parental leave and childcare

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Operational risk

Compliance

Financial crime

Audit

Regulatory change

Analytical reporting

Microsoft 365

Teams

Education

Tertiary qualification in business/law/risk

Tools

Microsoft 365

AI tools

Job description

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.