Risk Assurance Manager

He whakahaere aronga-anamata a Mercury, e tuku ana i te pūngao me ngā whitimamao ki te mahi a tangata o Aotearoa, ā, he nui ake i tā ētahi atu. Waihoki, e para ana i te huarahi mā te pūngao whakahou me te whai i tētahi anamata toitū. Kei te iho ko tō mātou koronga. Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. He āki tēnei i a tātou ki te whakapau kaha kia hua ake ai he anamata pai ake mō ō tātou tāngata, mō ō tātou hapori, me Aotearoa.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Tā mātou arawātea | Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Risk Assurance, you will play a key role in the delivery of Mercury’s internal assurance programme, annual risk assurance plan and enterprise risk reporting. This is a senior role with high autonomy, broad stakeholder engagement and exposure to executive and governance forums, working across Mercury to provide independent assurance, strengthen risk and control outcomes, and support clear, practical reporting to management and Board committees.

This is not a people management role. Instead, your impact will come through your ability to influence, collaborate and provide quality insight across the business. You’ll work with external auditors, co-source providers and internal stakeholders to complete assurance reviews, report findings and track agreed actions through to completion.

This is an interesting and diverse opportunity to work right across Mercury, partnering with different business groups to support our strategy, drive practical improvements and help teams turn risk insights into action. You’ll be someone who can operate at Board and executive level while staying close to the detail and getting hands-on with delivery, bringing insight, independence and practical thinking to work that has real impact.

Based in our Newmarket office, you’ll have the flexibility to work collaboratively with stakeholders in our modern offices or work from home, with flexible start and finish times to support life outside work.

Tāu e mahi ai | What you'll be doing:

• Lead delivery of internal assurance reviews, including audits, thematic reviews, control reviews and targeted deep dives
• Work with business units to understand risk, assess controls and support practical improvements
• Manage third-party providers and subject matter experts to deliver assurance activity to agreed scope, quality, timing and budget
• Prepare clear assurance reports with evidence-based findings, agreed actions, owners and timeframes
• Support reporting for management and governance forums, including Management and Board risk committees
• Consolidate and report key risks, control themes, assurance outcomes, incidents and emerging risk trends
• Provide oversight of incident management, business continuity and resilience themes, linking lessons learned to risk and control improvements

Mōu | About you

• 7+ years’ experience in internal audit, risk assurance, enterprise risk, operational risk or control assurance roles
• Proven experience leading assurance reviews, internal audits, thematic reviews or control assessments
• Experience preparing reporting for executive, Board or Board committee audiences
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, internal controls and assurance methodology
• Experience working with co-source providers, external auditors or assurance partners
• Strong report writing skills, including the ability to translate complex or technical information for non-technical audiences

He aha te pai o te hono mai? | Why join us?

• Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
• $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
• Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū

Every voice has its place – and together, we thrive.

At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.

Please click 'apply' to submit your application. If you require accessibility or assistance support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to [email protected]. Please do not apply via this email address.

A full position description is available on our Career Page. Applications close Friday, 26th June at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.

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