Lead Analyst - Line 2 Assurance, Enterprise Risk.

• Lead Assurance role within a recently established Line 2 Assurance team
• Drive impactful change and uplift risk maturity across the organisation
• Hybrid work environment; Max term contract until June 2027

About the business/role/team

The Lead Analyst sits within the Line 2 Assurance team in the Risk and Compliance Department. Reporting to the Senior Manager this role will participate in and take a lead on second line oversight and review activity as part of a highly capable and experienced team of risk and assurance professionals. The team executes various types of oversight and assurance activity to provide a view on the risk and control environment and opportunities for improvement and to support the bank-wide risk transformation underway.

About the role

• Participate in and lead assurance-related engagements from planning through to communication of observations and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Assess level of adoption of new risk standards and identify areas for improvement through regular and dynamic review and feedback.
• Validate line 1 control self-assessment through a regular control assurance program of work.
• Conduct targeted reviews across specific areas of risk / process to provide an in-depth view on the control environment.
• Review of risk data and trends over time to identify themes and patterns.

About you

• Proven experience in the assessment of internal controls to provide assurance that risks are controlled (can be through a line 1, line 2 or audit role).
• Broad experience and knowledge of assurance methodologies, controls, and frameworks.
• Experience across Technology and Cyber controls and related industry frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO etc) is a bonus.
• Skills and experience in data and analysis to develop insights into the risk profile and to build and maintain an integrated view of controls’ effectiveness and assurance activities.
• Ability to build relationships across the organisation to become a trusted second-line risk partner.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in economics, finance, risk management, compliance, or a related discipline; or equivalent professional experience.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play  a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.

We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community.  We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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