Take hold of a monster opportunity and join Australian Retirement Trust as our Risk Manager - Risk & Controls. You'll play a key role in strengthening risk management maturity by leading independent control testing, delivering meaningful risk insights, and helping embed consistent Line 1 risk practices. This is your chance to influence enterprise-wide risk outcomes, work closely with senior stakeholders, and help shape a proactive, data-driven approach to risk and controls.

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Risk Manager - Risk & Controls, you'll help strengthen our risk management capability by leading a robust Line 1 independent control testing program and providing clear visibility of control effectiveness across the business.

You'll work across diverse stakeholder groups to identify control weaknesses, emerging risks and improvement opportunities while supporting the ongoing uplift of risk and control practices and governance practices. Leveraging data, analytics and emerging technologies, you'll generate meaningful insights that enable informed decision-making and enhance risk outcomes.

Working closely with leaders, control owners, risk professionals and assurance partners, you'll deliver practical recommendations that improve control effectiveness, strengthen risk capability and support a culture of continuous improvement.

This role is a permanent opportunity and is based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne

Responsibilties:

Day to day, you'll:

- Lead risk-based Line 1 control testing activities across critical business processes, risks and obligations.
- Design, enhance and maintain control testing methodologies aligned to the Risk Management Framework and control standards.
- Identify control gaps, weaknesses and uplift opportunities to strengthen risk outcomes.




- Deliver meaningful reporting and insights for management, risk forums and governance committees.
- Utilise data analytics and emerging technologies to improve testing coverage, efficiency and insight generation.
- Support business control self-assessments and provide guidance to ensure consistency and quality.
- Monitor and support risk data quality initiatives that enable stronger decision-making.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Line 1, Line 2, Internal Audit and leadership teams.
- Contribute to risk capability uplift through training, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications: It goes without saying you'll be a outstanding communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

- You hold a tertiary qualification in Risk Management, Commerce, Business Administration, Law or a related discipline.
- Your experience includes working within complex risk and control environments and providing assurance over controls.
- You'll have strong knowledge of enterprise risk management, operational risk, controls and assurance frameworks.
- You're familiar with regulatory requirements and prudential standards relevant to superannuation, insurance or financial services.
- You have experience designing and implementing assurance programs,



testing methodologies and risk-based assurance plans.
- Your analytical skills enable you to interpret complex information and identify meaningful themes, trends and insights.
- You'll be confident preparing reports and presentations for senior leaders and governance forums.
- You're capable of building trusted relationships and influencing a broad range of stakeholders.
- You have experience using data analytics, continuous monitoring or emerging technologies to strengthen assurance activities.
- Your professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent would be highly regarded.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people. By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of around $375 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close 9 September 2026.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.

📌 Risk Manager - Risk Practice & Controls (Brisbane)
🏢 Australian Retirement Trust
📍 Brisbane