Risk Manager | Newly Created | Financial Services

u&u; Recruitment are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a financial services organisation if growth mode. Having carved out a reputation for one of the most active M&A; organisations in Australia, this organisation have historically held wide job remits but with some more growth they have decided to create new roles to ensure their growth can continue. The newly created Risk Manager role is a explicit Line 1 role, established with a clear mandate to strengthen and embed the organisation's first-line risk capability. Historically, a significant amount of risk-related activity has sat within the Finance function. This role has been created to provide dedicated ownership, expertise and structure around the organisation's first-line risk responsibilities, allowing Finance to focus on its core remit while ensuring risk is properly embedded across the business. This isn't a role focused purely on frameworks, policies and risk registers. You'll be hands-on, commercially minded and comfortable getting into the detail, working closely with Finance and operational stakeholders to identify risks, improve controls and drive practical outcomes. The role has been deliberately structured as a fixed-term appointment for a minimum of 12m around a defined set of milestones and deliverables. You’ll have the opportunity to come into the business, understand the existing risk environment, establish priorities and deliver tangible improvements across a number of key risk initiatives. The expectation is that you’ll be able to demonstrate progress through clearly defined milestones rather than simply maintain the status quo. Your initial focus will include





Establishing and embedding a robust first-line risk management framework; Reviewing and enhancing the existing risk and control environment; Working with Finance and business leaders to identify, assess and mitigate key risks; Strengthening risk registers, control documentation and risk reporting; Reviewing the effectiveness of existing controls and identifying practical improvements; Supporting risk and control self-assessments, including ownership and accountability; Developing and tracking risk treatment plans and remediation actions; Improving the way operational and financial risks are identified and escalated; Partnering with the second line / Risk & Compliance function where appropriate; Helping transition risk ownership from Finance into the appropriate business functions; and Providing clear, commercially relevant reporting to senior stakeholders. u&u; Recruitment are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a financial services organisation if growth mode. Having carved out a reputation for one of the most active M&A; organisations in Australia, this organisation have historically held wide job remits but with some more growth they have decided to create new roles to ensure their growth can continue. The newly created Risk Manager role is a clear Line 1 role, established with a clear mandate to strengthen and embed the organisation's first-line risk capability. Historically, a significant amount of risk-related activity has sat within the Finance function.



This role has been created to provide dedicated ownership, expertise and structure around the organisation's first-line risk responsibilities, allowing Finance to focus on its core remit while ensuring risk is properly embedded across the business. This isn't a role focused purely on frameworks, policies and risk registers. You'll be hands-on, commercially minded and comfortable getting into the detail, working closely with Finance and operational stakeholders to identify risks, improve controls and drive practical outcomes. The role has been deliberately structured as a fixed-term appointment for a minimum of 12m around a defined set of milestones and deliverables. You’ll have the opportunity to come into the business, understand the existing risk environment, establish priorities and deliver tangible improvements across a number of key risk initiatives. The expectation is that you’ll be able to demonstrate progress through clearly defined milestones rather than simply maintain the status quo. Your initial focus will include

Establishing and embedding a robust first-line risk management framework; Reviewing and enhancing the existing risk and control environment; Working with Finance and business leaders to identify, assess and mitigate key risks; Strengthening risk registers, control documentation and risk reporting; Reviewing the effectiveness of existing controls and identifying practical improvements; Supporting risk and control self-assessments, including ownership and accountability; Developing and tracking risk treatment plans and remediation actions; Improving the way operational and financial risks are identified and escalated; Partnering with the second line / Risk & Compliance function where appropriate; Helping transition r

📌 Risk Manager | Newly Created | Financial Services (Sydney)
🏢 u&u. Recruitment Partners
📍 Sydney