You will be offered the opportunity to showcase your Risk knowledge and expertise, as all team members have the opportunity to cross skill into coverage of other businesses, and work on divisional operational risk initiatives.
Major accountabilities include but aren't limited to:
- Providing the Group Treasury business with specialist, outcome-focused risk and control advice, insight and challenge that influence decisions, optimise risk-reward balance and contribute to the attainment of business strategy and objectives.
- Critically assess Group Treasury risk identification and remediation, identify and escalate emerging risk themes.
- Offer an independent, 2nd Line oversight of the effectiveness of the business' operational risk management practices, ensuring appropriate documentation and evidence of challenge.
- Deep diving into risk themes providing specialist advice and guidance from these reviews.
- Provide the business with insights into emerging risks arising from potential changes in business strategy, thematic reviews of internal events, key external learnings or changes in inherent risk environment.
**What's in it for me?**
You'll play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years and be instrumental in achieving our purpose of helping Australians and New Zealanders succeed. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You'll also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.
**What do I need?**
You will bring with you operational risk, non-financial risk or compliance advisory experience gained ideally within financial institution, or from a consulting/audit firm. Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Treasury and/or Markets is preferred.
Due to the breath of the role you will be required to build effective networks with a range of stakeholders across all levels. As such strong communication skills both verbal and written will stand you in good stead as you will need to influence and negotiate when required.
An analytical mind with the ability to take the complex and simplify.
**What's it like to work there?**
As well as good pay and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you'll get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We'll even pay you to do volunteer or community work. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion
**How do I Apply?**
Our people are our highest priority and we are committed to placing our redeployees in available roles before we review other applicants.