Job description

Requisition ID:  149741

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. 

The opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Manager within the Financial Services Risk Management (FSRM) team in our Sydney office to work in our Financial Services Office.

As part of our FSRM team, you’ll focus on client opportunities where your expertise can make a substantial impact. You’ll build valuable relationships across the industry, gain broad industry experience, and develop strong capabilities, through both formal training and working with senior mentors and talented colleagues. 

Across the banking and capital markets, insurance, asset management, we build a better working world by assisting clients enhance the management of risk. You’ll help them by providing strategy and implementation support. You’ll work across Australia’s leading financial institutions, in high-performing teams alongside risk management professionals, quantitative analysts, technologists, and former regulators. Together, you’ll help clients better assess and enhance the management of risk.

Key responsibilities

Deliver projects to a high level of client satisfaction and within budget

Build an understanding of our compliance and control solutions, share knowledge and draw upon subject matter specialists accordingly

Develop relevant recommendations and solutions to enhance compliance and control outcomes of our clients

Work with clients to understand and meet regulatory and compliance obligations in a commercial way.

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have 

6+ years’ experience in the financial services risk management industry, either within a consulting firm or a major financial institution  

Three or more of the following Compliance technical skills below: 

Compliance framework development and implementation

Compliance policy development and oversight

Compliance obligation identification, monitoring and reporting

Compliance reporting preparation and analysis

Compliance advice

Incident and breach identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting

Regulator relationship management / governance

Membership and/or attendance at compliance committees / Boards (relevant to more senior levels SM and above)

Three or more of the following Control technical skills below: 

Control framework development and implementation

Control policy development and oversight

Control identification, monitoring and reporting

Control monitoring and testing

Control effectiveness reporting preparation and analysis

Control design advice

Control remediation.

Ideally, you’ll also have 

Graduate degree in finance, commerce, law, or similar, with post-graduate qualifications or additional study viewed favourably

Functional knowledge of the Australian Financial Services regulatory environment 

Understanding of working with regulatory bodies such as APRA or ASIC 

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Please note at this time we can only take applications from people who have working rights in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who are FSO? 

EY are the only professional services organisation offering a separate team dedicated exclusively to the financial services market. Join the Financial Services Office (FSO) and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective to a range of high-profile companies. We provide a highly integrated team, combining the knowledge from across our service lines to provide advice and guidance to key industry groups including wealth and asset management, banking, capital markets and insurance. 

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your performance. In addition, our comprehensive Total Rewards package can be tailored to your individual needs, to give you the freedom to manage your role in a way that’s right for you. This includes;

a variety of flexible working and leave arrangements

personalised career development including coaching and support to help you build your career and access to formal learning so you can develop the skills you’ll need to thrive in the future

a range of tools and benefits to guide and support your health and wellbeing throughout your entire EY career

About EY 

At EY, we hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging. Through our inclusive leadership behaviours, a variety of internal networks, flexible working and mentoring programs, you will have the support and flexibility to build an exceptional career.

EY is committed to removing barriers and improving the employment prospects of people with disability. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application via contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or phone +61 3 8650 7788 (option 4).

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. ​ 

The preferred applicant will be subject to employment screening by EY or by their external third-party provider.

Apply now. 

EY | Building a better working world 

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.  

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.  

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.