Description:
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Westpac Group’s Credit Risk Team as a Risk Manager, where you will have the chance to provide your specialist industry expertise to support the Group’s Retail businesses.
This position will help drive valuation quality and compliance through effective valuation reviews, control testing, regular reporting and feedback both to internal and external stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Maintaining robust compliance framework and carry out regular audit reviews across all residential valuation types to ensure compliance with bank policy, valuation methodology and industry requirements, including produce ongoing reporting to identify valuation risk and engage with suppliers directly to ensure mitigation.
- Identify and implement policy or process improvements with the aim of reducing overall valuation risk and ensure key internal valuation controls are met through ongoing audits and process adherence.
- Support internal stakeholders with an emphasis on educating the broader teams around valuation methodology and industry standards whilst still collaboratively work with a team first mentality across the valuation chain to ensure a great outcome for the customer while managing appropriate risk appetite.
What do I need?
- 4+ years' experience in valuations with excellent knowledge of Valuation methodologies, industry policy standards and process.
- Hold current Valuer qualifications such as RPV or CPV
- Experience across a range of asset classes particularly residential mortgage.
- Ability to identify key market risks and recommend process improvements to help drive mitigating risk
- Excellent written and communication skills, including presentation skills
- Strong relationship building skill