Senior Controls Assurance Analyst

at  Pepper

WHO WE ARE

At Pepper Money, we’re focused on helping people succeed. Whether that be buying a family home, dream car, developing professionally or growing their business. We’ve become one of the largest, most trusted and-award winning non-bank lenders in Australia and New Zealand. Over our 23 years, there’s a lot that we have been proud to achieve, the biggest being that we’ve helped over 455,000 Australians achieve all sorts of goals with the support of our ever-expanding lending options.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Controls Assurance Analyst to join our Controls Assurance team in the Risk & Compliance division. Operating in a hybrid work environment and based in North Sydney, the purpose of this role is to review business operations to assess the adequacy of controls put in place to manage operational and compliance risks. This role will focus predominantly, but not exclusively, on Technology Risk. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve the design and operating effectiveness of the control environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting periodic controls testing reviews
• Assess and measure the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of the control environment
• Lead assurance reviews, including planning, testing, reporting and follow-up
• Preparation of reports on Control Assurance reviews including scope, testing outcomes and analysis
• Communicate findings and recommend improvements to key stakeholders
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Maintenance of the GRC system in respect to the assurance process

To be successful in this role, you’ll possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, IT or a related discipline
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in conducting internal or external audits/process reviews
• Experience in testing IT controls, ideally using data analytics tools
• Relevant financial services experience will be highly regarded
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders
• Strong skills in written and verbal communicatio