Job Description

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined, which is why we support the diverse needs of everyone and provide flexibility to help you thrive.

As one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, we’re focused on delivering strong outcomes for our members. A strong risk culture underpins everything we do, and our Governance & Enablement team plays a critical role in supporting sustainable growth, resilience and regulatory confidence.

Your New Role

In this 9-month contract, you’ll partner with business units across the Finance Domain to enable effective management of their business risk frameworks in line with the Fund’s overall Risk Management Framework.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor, embedding risk practices into day‑to‑day operations, supporting informed decision‑making and ensuring business risks, controls and obligations are clearly understood, monitored and reported.

Key duties include but are not limited to;

• Partnering with designated business units to provide end‑to‑end business risk and control support.
• Monitoring and reporting on the risk and control environment, keeping management informed of key issues and trends.
• Supporting the identification, assessment and documentation of risks and controls within the GRC system, including incidents, control self‑assessments and action tracking.
• Facilitating root cause analysis of incidents and issues, identifying control weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
• Conducting control design and effectiveness testing as part of the control review program and following up on remediation actions.
• Supporting the implementation of the Fund’s Risk Management Framework, including risk appetite assessments and key risk indicators.
• Developing clear risk reporting and dashboards for senior management, governance forums and committees.
• Engaging with internal and external auditors and supporting the timely remediation of audit findings.

What You’ll Need

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in commerce, finance or a related discipline, with industry qualifications or accreditations considered beneficial.
• Experience in operational risk, internal or external audit, or risk and control roles within a large financial services organisation.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks and first, second or third line risk practices.
• Exposure to risk and control identification, testing methodologies and incident management.
• Highly developed analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative, proactive approach and the ability to manage competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Experience with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems will be highly regarded.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to supporting your development through ongoing learning, coaching and career opportunities across our growing organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and a blended working environment, and we’re open to discussing flexibility that works for you.

We cultivate a workplace built on safety, respect and inclusiveness, where diversity is valued and everyone feels they belong.

What’s Next

Apply now if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes, and you’re excited by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact for millions of members.

AustralianSuper uses AI to review resumes and conduct initial phone interviews. This involves processing your resume, cover letter and voice recording in Australia and the USA to help assess your suitability for the role. When invited to an AI phone screening, you may opt for a traditional phone screening instead. For information on how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy:

https://www.australiansuper.com/careers/candidate-privacy-notice

AustralianSuper is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know.

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.

The AustralianSuper Story

As a profit-to-member superannuation fund, AustralianSuper is run only for members, and is here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome We don't pay profits or dividends to shareholders, so the money we make goes back into the fund.

We’re an organisation of talented, inspiring colleagues and passionate leaders. As we continue to grow in size and complexity, we need people who will challenge our thinking, deliver outstanding outcomes and most importantly, share in our purpose.