Senior Risk and Compliance Advisor
HybridPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Job Summary
Develop and improve Capricorn's risk framework, policies, and guidance aligned to the enterprise risk strategy and Line 2 model. Provide independent Line 2 advice, assurance, and challenge over risks, controls, issues, incidents, obligations, and governance. Deliver assigned assurance activities, including scoping, planning, fieldwork, evidence assessment, reporting, validation, and follow-up. Oversee and challenge issue and incident classification, rating, root cause, escalation, and closure evidence while preserving Line 1 accountability. Coach risk owners, control owners, obligation owners, and process owners on practical risk management, control evidence, issue quality, and escalation standards. Prepare targeted insights on material risk movements, emerging risks, control effectiveness, and regulatory changes for management, executive, and Board forums. Minimum five years' experience in financial services, insurance, or Big 4 required, with at least three years in risk, compliance, or assurance.
Required Qualifications
- Solid understanding of risk, control, compliance and assurance concepts, including ISO 31000
- Strong understanding of the Three Lines Model and accountabilities across Lines 1, 2 and 3
- Practical understanding of assurance planning, development and delivery
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including risk and control workshops
- Minimum five years' experience, preferably in financial services, insurance, Big 4, risk advisory, assurance, compliance or another regulated environment, including at least three years in risk, compliance, assurance, controls or governance
- Experience in Line 2 oversight, assurance, control review, issue/action management, risk reporting or maturity uplift
- Tertiary qualifications in Risk, Compliance, Business, Commerce, Finance, Auditing and/or Law
Desired Qualifications
- Membership, or eligibility for membership, of a relevant risk, compliance, audit or governance body
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