Automated Control Assurance Manager
- You are looking at the bigger picture.
- The role is ensuring a better risk outcome.
- We are a diverse team focused on building a simpler, better bank.
Do work that matters:
Our Controls and Customer Outcomes (CCO) team resides within the Retail Bank and its purpose is to drive sustainable enhancements to business practices and processes that deliver better outcomes for our customers, shareholders, and the community. We do this through our four strategic pillars of preventing, detecting, and responding to issues and embedding and sustaining the change we make into the business we support.
See yourself in our team:
The Control Assurance Manager will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing the automated control assurance framework for Retail Banking Services (RBS) Line 1 teams. The Control Assurance and Innovation team is responsible for ensuring that strong controls are in place and decisions are well informed, timely and socialised. They achieve this through providing an end-to-end risk and control service, including the effective design & implementation of controls, ensuring the operational risk & compliance frameworks are effectively implemented in their Domains and ensuring each BU LT has the right level of comfort and governance within their risk environment.
In any given week you will be responsible for:
- Supporting RBS to design and implement automated controls enabling better risk and compliance outcomes.
- Ensuring the effective design of automated controls for new and changing processes and operations and support the business through the implementation.
- Supporting RBS in the design, development, and embedment of a continuous assurance model.
- Conducting and managing Control Assurance Program (CAP) testing, including the development of test scripts, and report on assurance findings.
We’re interested in hearing from people who have:
- A strong background in operational risk management, with expertise in Automated Control Assurance, benchmarking, and advanced analytical procedures, gained through experience in banking or financial services.
- Influencing and consulting skills, the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to analyse/identify risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions .
- Experience in automated control testing including continuous monitoring; exposure to AI-driven control testing is desirable.
- Ability to think critically and analytically and use data driven insights to solve problems / achieve risk / assurance outcomes.
- Leadership capability with the ability to drive a positive, professional, and engaging team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you. Apply today!
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Skills Required
- Strong background in operational risk management within banking or financial services
- Expertise in automated control assurance, benchmarking, and advanced analytical procedures
- Influencing and consulting skills with the ability to build stakeholder relationships
- Ability to analyze risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions
- Experience in automated control testing, including continuous monitoring
- Exposure to AI-driven control testing
- Critical and analytical thinking with the ability to use data-driven insights
- Leadership capability to drive a positive and engaging team
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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