Company Description
- No. 1 Life Insurer in Australia
- We protect more than 4.5 million Australians and their families
- We’re growing and investing in our future
Welcome to This Australian Life.
From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence, and retaining great talent.
We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart. Why not see where we can go?
Job Description
In this role, you will play a key part of enabling effective risk management practices across TAL by sharing subject matter expertise in control assurance, testing methodologies and risk and control oversight. This role will play a crucial role in the ongoing enhancement of control assurance capabilities across TAL. You will be responsible for supporting the Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance in developing and maintaining the control assurance framework and standards at TAL.
You will lead the control assurance team to ensure TAL’s control assurance program is completed in a timely and effective manner. You will be responsible for overseeing and sharing the outcomes of control assurance with senior leader and providing recommendations to the business to rectify identified issues or areas for further improvement. Additionally, you will work closely with assurance functions across the Three Lines of Accountability to optimise assurance activities to provide a holistic view of TAL’s control environment.
In this role you will:
- Design and embed control assurance framework, standards, methodologies at TAL.
- Execute control assurance activities and reviews.
- Deliver robust and timely risk and compliance advice to the business.
- Monitor the quality, delivery and embedment of the Controls Assurance Program at TAL.
- Develop assurance capability and skillset within the team and the broader risk community at TAL.
- Independently review and challenge the rigour of Line 1 assurance activities.
Qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience working in risk and compliance, preferably in the financial services industry and with a focus on control assurance activities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong relationship development, management and negotiation skills
- Excellent organisation skills and ability to deal with and meet constant and short deadlines
- Ability to manage, lead, influence stakeholders
You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.
As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.
Additional Information
At TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here.
To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.
TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice. We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, please read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.
If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.