Senior Control Testing Analyst

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

About the Role

The Senior Analyst – Control Testing is responsible for delivering high-quality control testing across Talent & Culture (T&C) processes and employee lifecycle activities.

The role focuses on translating risk standards into clear testing plans, ensuring all testing is risk-based, well-governed, and completed within agreed timelines.

You will play a key role in improving the quality and consistency of control testing, driving continuous improvement, supporting automation initiatives, and strengthening risk awareness across the business.

You will also work closely with Control Owners to assess control effectiveness and support remediation actions where needed.
Additionally, this role acts as a role model for strong risk management by supporting capability building through training, knowledge sharing, and coaching.

Role Type: Permanent
Location: Bengaluru

What will your day look like?

As a General Business Governance & Control Specialist (1st Line), you will:
Control Testing

• Perform control testing across Talent & Culture processes, including employee lifecycle activities
• Assess control design and operating effectiveness
• Execute higher-risk testing aligned with risk standards and regulatory expectations
• Identify non-compliance, control gaps, and systemic issues
• Maintain high-quality documentation and audit-ready workpapers

Insights & Escalation

• Analyse testing outcomes to identify trends, risks, and root causes
• Escalate significant control weaknesses and emerging risks
• Support tracking of remediation actions and challenge where required
• Present findings in clear, actionable insights

Continuous Improvement

• Apply control testing methodologies consistently
• Support improvements in testing processes and automation
• Contribute to enhancing tools, templates, and approaches
• Share best practices across the team

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with control owners and stakeholders to strengthen controls
• Provide constructive challenge and guidance
• Collaborate with business teams and risk partners
• Promote risk awareness and control discipline

What will you bring?

To grow and succeed in this role, you will ideally have:

• 8+ years of experience in risk, controls, compliance, audit, or assurance
• Degree in Business, Risk, Finance, IT, or a related field (preferred)
• Certifications in risk, compliance, or analytics (desirable)
• Strong knowledge of risk frameworks, governance, and regulatory requirements
• Experience in control testing and identifying gaps or non-compliance
• Understanding of control design and operating effectiveness
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to perform evidence-based testing with clear documentation
• Experience with risk systems, testing tools, and reporting platforms
• Exposure to Power BI or Tableau (nice to have)
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to challenge, influence, and escalate when needed
• Experience working in regulated environments
• Understanding of first, second, and third lines of defence
• Exposure to automation and process improvements
• Ability to support methodology improvements and control uplift initiatives

So why join us?

ANZ is a place where big things happen as we work together to provide banking and financial services across more than 30 markets. With more than 7,500 people, our Bengaluru team is the bank's largest technology, data and operations centre outside Australia. In operation for over 33 years, the centre is critical in delivering the bank's strategy and making an impact for our millions of customers around the world. Our Bengaluru team not only drives the transformation initiatives of the bank, it also drives a culture that makes ANZ a great place to be. We're proud that people feel they can be themselves at ANZ and 90 percent of our people feel they belong. 

We know our people need different things to be great in their role, so we offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid work (where the role allows it). Our people also enjoy a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services.

We want to continue building a diverse workplace and welcome applications from everyone. Please talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability or access requirements, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.com/careers/. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 117691

Job Posting End Date

29/06/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)