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• Company

  Macquarie

• Location

  Australia-Sydney

• Compensation

  Information not provided

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  22 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  574147

Strong prudential management has been a key to Macquarie's success over many years. The Risk Management Group is an independent, centralised unit responsible for assessing and monitoring risks across Macquarie. This includes market and liquidity risk, credit risk, compliance risk and operational risk. Risk Management Group personnel liaise closely with all operating areas to ensure risks are understood and properly managed.

An opportunity has arisen within the Risk Management Group Compliance division to assist Macquarie's businesses to effectively engage in the regulatory change process by working with regulators, government, industry and professional bodies to ensure changes are made based on sound information.

Responsibilities Include:

• Working with compliance teams and compliance professionals embedded in Macquarie businesses to ensure Macquarie is appropriately prepared for regulatory change.
• Tracking Macquarie's progress in meeting regulatory change and working with other Compliance teams to develop appropriate plans to monitor and test the effective implementation of compliance measures arising from new or changed regulation.
• Supervise offshore Compliance staff who will be responding to local regulatory change in those offices.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• Tertiary qualifications in law or admission to practise law in Australia or an equivalent jurisdiction
• Relevant experience in providing regulatory advice in the financial services or banking sector will be valued
• Superior analysis skills
• Proven capacity to manage or coordinate change projects
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Proven capacity to effectively manage stakeholder relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team