Senior Risk Specialist - Technology, Information Security and Data

Company Description

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: (TA to complete as required for advertising purpose). 

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

Job Description

Primary Purpose:

As a Risk Specialist in the Delivery, Technology and Data (DTD) team, you will support the risk team in redeveloping the controls library, implementing CPS 230 and Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) assurance models, and providing capacity relief during periods of leave.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Refactor and expand the existing controls library, aligning to a new controls framework and working with business/technical owners.
2. Perform controls testing to ascertain overall effectiveness and maintain the revised control library in the GRC tool.
3. Leveraging the enterprise approach, establish and execute a sub-assurance methodology for DTD covering our two critical operations under CPS 230, including supply chain risk assessment.
4. Leveraging the enterprise approach, establish and execute a sub-assurance methodology for DTD covering our Accountability Statements under the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR)
5. Provide risk and compliance support to the Data and Insights business unit during periods of leave, ensuring continuity of risk management activities.
6. Promote a risk and compliance culture across the organisation, setting guidelines and policies where relevant.
7. Partner with business units to embed risk management monitoring and control, conducting regular reviews on risk evaluation and compliance.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Significant experience in risk management practices, including leading risk assessments, designing and testing controls, and supporting compliance management
• Strong understanding of key legislation, regulatory standards, and instruments in the financial services sector (Superannuation experience desirable)
• Demonstrated ability to recognise early warning signs of distress in risk profiles and develop strategies to mitigate identified risk exposures
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to understand complex concepts and communicate technical information in simple business terms
• Exceptional relationship building skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience in managing multiple tasks with competing deadlines, requiring high attention to detail and accuracy

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.