Finance Compliance Specialist

Have meaningful impact as a Finance Compliance Specialist.  

Join the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.  

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise in cyber security controls and testing will support IAG’s obligations to safeguard our customers and their financial data. At IAG, we're seeking a Financial Compliance Specialist who can navigate the complex landscape of PCI Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) with precision and clarity. Join us in ensuring our business operations align seamlessly with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.   

Your purpose and unique contribution will be to lead the approach to ongoing assessment and certification, with a focus on the new PCI DSS coming into effect in 2024.  Your role will involve understanding our obligations, assessing current processes, and collaborating with stakeholders to implement robust compliance strategies. 

Your other responsibilities will include:  

• Provide subject matter expertise to stakeholders on control scoping, implementation, and remediation guidance for projects, systems, and business processes. 

• Act as a liaison between internal stakeholders and external PCI DSS stakeholders such as Qualified Security Assessors and acquiring banks. 

• Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing oversight of their work. 

• Maintain PCI DSS control assessment dashboards and develop regular reporting on control testing impacts. 

• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance agility and self-service capabilities for Finance risk control owners. Collaborate with IAG group colleagues to share learnings and improve processes. 

This is a 12-month fixed term contract, open to locations across New Zealand however our preference is for someone to be based in Auckland. 

Ōu Pūkenga | About You 

We are dedicated to excellence and seek the best talent in the industry to join our team. We are looking for someone experienced and passionate about risk controls and compliance relating to finance operations. To be successful in this role, you need to have the following qualifications and capabilities: 

• Thorough understanding of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. 

• Working knowledge of industry security standards and frameworks such as CSA CCM, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Critical Controls. 

• Knowledge and experience of PCI DSS control testing. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Experience working with ticketing and orchestration solutions such as ServiceNow and JIRA. 

• Experience developing reports in tools such as ServiceNow Performance Analytics, PowerBI, or Tableau. 

• A strong desire to constantly learn and adapt. 

• A tertiary qualification or experience in roles relating to Finance, Compliance or Risk, and preferably with experience in PCI testing. 

• A minimum of three years’ experience working in corporate environments. 

Join us in shaping the future of financial compliance alongside our team of specialists. Apply now to be a part of our dynamic team at IAG. 

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Applications close Tuesday, 16 April 2024. 

Mō mātou| About us 

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest. ​ 

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You’ll know our brands – AMI, NZI, State Insurance, NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI and ROLLiN’ to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible. 

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We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and well-being in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy).  

We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.  

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We’re proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees.  We do this because we’re ready for you. 

We’re ready for you. Apply today.  

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