Risk Specialist

Our client, a leading Australian Insurance Group, are seeking an experienced Operational Risk Specialist to join their team.

The Company
Our client is a well-regarded organization from the Insurance industry. They have a refreshing employee-centric approach to everything, with a strong focus on wellbeing and employee engagement. They offer a CBD location, flexibility, various employees benefit, an excellent internal culture, and strong mentors within the business.
The Opportunity
Great opportunity to join a growing Risk team, with the ability to work closely with the business to influence risk outcomes. Reporting to the Risk Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Identify key operational risks and supporting controls currently in operation
• Determine expected controls for particular activities being undertaken and compare actual with expected
• Assess control design and operation to determine control effectiveness
• Work with business areas to address control gaps, providing specialist support as necessary

Skills & Experience required

• Previous experience in Risk (line 1 or 2 of defense), within Insurance or Financial Services sectors
• Tertiary qualifications in risk, audit, commerce, compliance and/or legal (desired)
• Previous exposure to Operational Risk regime