Accounting & Finance
Risk
Permanent
Auckland
Posted 04/08/2026

Risk & Compliance Specialist

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About the Opportunity
Join a respected financial services business and play a key role in lifting compliance capability across the organisation. This is a hands-on role partnering closely with senior leaders, with plenty of variety and real impact.
As the Risk and Compliance Specialist, you will be part of a supportive, commercially minded team and help strengthen a strong culture of compliance across the business.


This is a broad, hands-on role with real impact where you will work closely with leaders and partner across multiple functions to ensure regulatory obligations are met and best-practice frameworks remain fit for purpose.

You’ll support the ongoing compliance and governance framework, with exposure across:
•    Help maintain and embed the AML/CFT risk assessment and compliance programme, supporting audit readiness and reporting requirements
•    Assist with regulatory change implementation and ongoing compliance checks
•    Supporting licensing conditions, frameworks, registers, policies and training
•    Act as the Privacy Officer, supporting training, breaches and policy updates
•    Ensure documentation remains current, effective and implemented across the business
•    Prepare internal/external compliance reporting, supporting audits, and investigating incidents/breaches with corrective actions
•    Provide backup support across complaints handling and health & safety queries as required
•    Manage compliance initiatives 

What You’ll Bring
•    Proven experience in risk and/or compliance, ideally within a licensed financial services environment
•    Knowledge of AML/CFT and consumer credit / financial services regulation
•    Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills 
•    High attention to detail, strong organisation, and a practical problem-solving approach
•    Confidence building training, awareness and lifting compliance capability across a business

What’s on Offer 
•    Supportive work environment with opportunities for career growth
•    Life insurance benefits
•    KiwiSaver matched up to 5%
•    Company bonus scheme
•    Perks and discounts from leading retailers

Next Steps? 
To keep things simple, we ask that all applications are submitted through this advert. We’ll review applications as they come in and be in touch.

For any questions give Rebecca Gibson a call on 0272315528 and quote Job ID: 18301 for a confidential chat.

To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.  

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