Finance Senior Risk Manager

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From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence, and retaining great talent.

We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart.  Why not see where we can go?

We have a unique opportunity available to join TAL’s Finance business unit as a Finance Senior Risk Manager. Reporting to the Head of Business Management and Risk, Finance you will be part of a Line 1 risk team who are responsible for supporting the Finance function to safeguard regulatory compliance and financial stability through proactive risk management.

This is a 12-month contract role, working flexibly from our Sydney office.

In this role you will:

• Deliver timely Risk Management and/or Compliance analysis and advice to stakeholders across Finance to enable the business to be commercially successful and fully compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support and advise the business to identify, classify, measure, and monitor their risks and/or compliance requirement and issues.
• Provide people leadership to one direct report including goal setting, development planning, and general guidance to support their success at TAL.
• Assist Finance stakeholders in identifying the potential risks and compliance issues associated with their day to day business goals, including assisting in the incident and breach reporting process.
• Coordinate the formulation of remediation strategies and implementation plans for key corrective actions and preventative controls, including obtaining relevant approvals.
• Engage with various stakeholders to define scope and impact of upcoming Regulatory and/or Legislative changes.
• Support with key reporting requirements, providing insights on operational risk matters such as incident root-causes.
• Develop a roadmap of risk and compliance activities and agree priorities with senior stakeholders.
• Keeping up to date on all key changes to compliance regulations and risk management policy, for example Finance obligations and requirements under CPS230 and FAR and support with rolling out Finance requirements.
• Implement and deliver guidelines and procedures within the scope of responsibility, reviewing their quality and efficiency and formulating recommendations for improvements that meet best practice and business goals.
• Support the management of mid to large sized Risk Management and/or Compliance projects to improve service provision to the business or act as a key resource in large scale projects.
• Manage information reports for the Finance Risk Committee, with relevant data to help management decision-making within the business unit and/or the wider TAL business.

• Tertiary qualification in relevant field
• Significant experience in a Risk Management and/or Compliance environment or similar
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work as a team member
• Relevant analysis skills
• A sound understanding of the insurance industry
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of MS Office software
• Excellent written and verbal skills in order to articulate technical issues associated to work area

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems. 

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

At TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here. 

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice.  We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, take a look at our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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