Risk and Compliance Specialist

Opportunity for a compliance professional with lending or financial services experience to step into a broad, impactful risk role

• Lending business that values longevity + Wellbeing + A positive team culture
• Immediate start available + Close to shops + Local cafes + Public transport
• Progress your career in financial services + Long term opportunities

The Role

This is a hands-on Risk & Compliance role within a fast paced lending environment, focused on ensuring lending operations remain compliant, efficient, and aligned with regulatory obligations. You’ll play a key role in drafting and reviewing lending processes, identifying risk, and strengthening controls across the business.

With a strong focus on responsible lending and regulatory compliance, you’ll work across policies, audits, complaints, and operational reviews to ensure the business continues to meet its obligations under CCCFA, AML/CFT, Privacy Act, and wider financial services legislation.

Working closely with the Risk & Compliance Manager and wider leadership team, you’ll gain exposure across the full lending lifecycle while contributing to both day to day compliance activities and broader improvement projects. This is a Monday to Friday role, 8:30am – 5:00pm in the office (No hybrid offered), offering variety, stability, and genuine career growth opportunities.

What’s in it for you

• Salary up to $120K depending on experience
• Competitive bonus + 5% KiwiSaver
• Annual Christmas events celebrating team success
• Supportive and collaborative leadership team
• Long term career progression within lending and financial services
• Opportunity to build strong exposure across lending compliance, regulation, and operational risk

What you’ll bring

You’ll be someone who enjoys working within a regulated lending environment and understands the importance of balancing compliance with customer outcomes. Ideally, you’ll have:

• Experience within lending, risk, compliance, banking, or financial services
• Strong understanding of responsible lending principles and affordability assessment
• Knowledge of CCCFA, AML/CFT, Privacy Act, FMCA, or FAP requirements
• Ability to interpret legislation and apply it practically within day to day operations
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive and solutions focused mindset
• Confident communication skills and ability to work across multiple stakeholders

What you’ll be doing

• Review and monitor lending processes to ensure regulatory compliance
• Support responsible lending practices, affordability assessments, and customer outcome reviews
• Draft, update and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures
• Assist with audits, complaints handling, and regulatory reporting
• Monitor regulatory changes and implement practical business improvements
• Conduct branch and operational compliance reviews across the business
• Support staff training and promote strong compliance awareness internally
• Identify process gaps, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement

About the Company

Join a nationwide lending organisation with a strong reputation and a genuinely supportive culture. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals who value collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to build a long term career within a business that continues to grow and invest in its people.

If this sounds like the right next step for you, apply now or reach out to Bec for a confidential chat today.