Assistant Vice President, Operational Risk Job in Macquarie Group Limited

With a passion for managing a high-performing team, youll ensure the control framework and governance systems at Macquarie are adhered to and continually improved to ensure risk is effectively managed.

Youll be conducting detailed audits and reviews for independent assurance to ensure that the control framework and governance systems are functioning as intended. Youll be required to identify internal control deficiencies and provide recommendations for improving Macquaries operations, in terms of both efficient and effective performance.

Youll effectively manage your team to conduct individual audits by defining audit objectives, preparing audit plans, prioritising work based on risk and ensuring adherence to the audit plan. Youll proactively evaluate risks and internal controls against changing trends, as well as market, economic and business conditions. Youll report on the audit findings and suggest appropriate corrective actions to remedy any non-conformances and ensure implementation is achieved within deadlines. Youll also evaluate information security and associated risk exposures.

Youll be responsible for reviewing compliance within Macquaries financial control framework and regulatory requirements and will maintain relationships with the finance team leads to create awareness and provide any relevant insights on the control framework. Youll also liaise with the Risk Management Group, as well as internal and external auditors to assist with the continual improvement of the risk management framework.

Youll ensure your team applies the correct audit methodologies, practices and standards to deliver high quality audit documentation and reports and stay up to date on regulatory and statutory changes, as well as accounting standards.

Your responsibilities will also include analysing major incidents across Macquarie, ensuring swift resolution, capturing lessons learnt and sharing them with other businesses, as well as responding to requests from various stakeholders including regulators, auditors, and management.

To be successful in this role, youll have a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and a CA, as well as 8+ years of post-qualification experience in audit and/or operational risk preferably within an accounting or financial services environment. Youll demonstrate proven technical and analytical skills backed by attention to detail and sound judgement.

Youll have strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrate a strong sense of accountability and ownership, as well as an innovation mindset with a with a focus on improving processes to enhance efficiencies and add value. Youll also demonstrate the ability to work in a virtual global team, effectively manage a team and will have a strong customer service ethic with the ability to proactively understand client requirements.

If this sounds like the right opportunity to further your career, apply online now.

About the Financial Management Group

The Financial Management Group provides financial, tax and treasury services to all areas of Macquarie. The group is focused on providing strategic analysis and advice to Macquarie's businesses and senior management, managing Macquarie's funding, liquidity and capital position, ensuring Macquarie continues to meet regulatory and compliance obligations and managing Macquarie's corporate affairs.

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Macquarie understands the importance of diversity and inclusion - our long history of success has come from being different. At Macquarie we value the innovation and creativity that diversity of thought brings. The one thing we all have in common is our focus on high performance. If you're capable, motivated and can deliver, we want you on our team.

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