Head of Business Compliance and Risk

4 weeks ago

United Kingdom OFX Full time

We’re OFX, a global provider of online, international payment services. Headquartered in Sydney with offices worldwide, we’re a customer-focused business that is all about inspiring customer confidence.
Make use of your diverse skill set at a business that values your expertise and turn your potential into reality.
This is an exciting role to help drive enterprise and operational risk management across the business with a strong focus on risks and controls, including controls assurance.
As the Manager, Risk & Controls Assurance, you will have an analyst report to you who will support you in embedding better practice risk and control management and foster a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
You will be responsible for designing and implementing a process for identifying and managing operational risks and controls on a regular cycle aligned with OFX’s Risk Management Framework and risk and control taxonomy.
You will lead a regular cycle risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) process and will also develop and execute a controls assurance framework with an annual plan to assess the adequacy, effectiveness, and compliance of internal controls across different business units and functions.
In line with the Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI) Pre-Approval Controlled Functions (PCFs) for regulated financial services providers, you will function as the PCF14 – Chief Risk Officer for OFX Payments Ireland Limited subject to the CBI’s approval.
Identifying and evaluating operational risks faced by different business units and assessing their control strategies and measures in place to mitigate these risks.
Collaborating with the leadership of OFX Payments Ireland Limited to identify and mitigate risks facing the entity
Developing risk frameworks and policies for OFX Payments Ireland Limited
Maintaining a risk program for OFX Payments Ireland in line with the CBI regulatory regime
Providing value-add recommendations to business units with respect to policies and procedures, internal controls, and operational best practices.
Supporting stakeholders in developing key risk indicators and dashboards to measure success and identify areas of opportunity.
Evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls to identify potential risks, control gaps and deficiencies through design and execution of a second line controls assurance process.
Embedding internal control best practice and enhancing risk culture across the business through education and awareness.
Supporting the Head of Risk & Assurance is preparing reports for the Executive and the Board.
Managing OFX’s GRC system (Protecht) to ensure it supports consistent processes, record keeping, good data quality and positive risk management outcomes
7 years + experience in a Risk Management, Internal Controls or Internal Audit related role in the financial services sector.
~ Solid understanding of risk and assurance principles and frameworks having led or supported a controls assurance program.
~ Excellent knowledge of risk and controls assessment.
~ Familiarity with the CBI regulatory regime and APRA Prudential Standards is desired
~ Experience working with Protecht or other GRC software is considered a plus


We offer a wide range of learning and career development opportunities to help every OFXer build their capacity and career, with leadership training, secondments, internal mobility and access to a large library of online learning.
Through our Make a Difference program, we encourage OFXers to give back to causes and communities that are important to them. OFXers are encouraged to celebrate their peers’ effort, technical expertise or support through a range of global and regional channels and awards, including quarterly and annual awards, milestones and shout outs.
Our Good Vibes employee-led committees around the globe organize events to help keep our employees engaged inside and outside the office. We offer a range of fantastic benefits, including health insurance, primary and secondary gender neutral carer parental leave (16 weeks) or birthday leave, you'll feel well-supported at OFX.
Enjoy work-life balance and flexibility with our hybrid work model, in an inclusive, diverse and non-hierarchal culture.
If you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process, please email us at people.

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