Careers

The Opportunity:

We are Australia's foremost legal-led consultancy that offers a truly differentiated client and employee experience in the market. We combine the legal expertise and backing of a leading, global law firm with highly experienced, specialist risk consultants to provide unique, integrated and holistic solutions to our clients so they can navigate the complexities of conducting businesses globally. After successfully establishing the division in Australia in 2020, our now 100 strong team have developed a market leading reputation and in October 2022 expanded into the United Kingdom (UK).

As a result of exponential growth we are looking to hire a Specialist (equivalent to Senior Consultant in Big4 Consulting) to join our Risk Modernisation team in either Sydney or Melbourne.

As a Specialist, you will be an integral member of a team delivering core risk and compliance solutions to clients across a variety of industries including financial services, retail, corporate and government. Your work will include supporting and advising clients on the development and implementation of risk frameworks, the assessment of risk programs, the implementation of controls testing and uplift, as well as the design and implementation of compliance programs.

As a Specialist, you will also support Partners, Directors and Executives to identify and execute business development activities to build the Ashurst Risk Advisory brand, including owning the creation of proposals, actively seeking and taking into account input from Partners, Directors and Executives.

Please review the job description attached to the role on our careers site as it provides more detail around the team, role, what we can offer you, and what we are looking for.

About You:

• You are an experienced consultant with demonstrated capability and expertise in advising clients on risk and/or compliance management.
• 3-5 years' experience ideally in a client facing role within a well-respected consulting firm. Candidates with a minimum of 4 years' experience in compliance, risk management or internal audit, preferably with listed companies, will also be considered.
• You're an experienced risk practitioner and are comfortable with the common tools, frameworks and standards in this space.
• You have proven experience in bringing high quality value to clients through developing risk management strategies and controls.
• You have proven experience creating, fostering and developing client relationships with the ability to clearly communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You're passionate about collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team and have experience managing multiple projects throughout their entire engagement lifecycle, including experience with proposals, pre-engagement activities, producing high quality deliverables, conducting stakeholder workshops, issuing final reports and billing.
• You have the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast moving and complex environment.
• You have a desire to lead and nurture, including helping peers develop their technical skills and contributing to a positive team culture.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

We are a team devoted to collaboration, diversity, transparency and innovation. Our vision is to create a unique culture in the consulting market based around teamwork and a structure that offers everyone a voice and the encouragement to help us build the practice. Our ambition is to hire a highly diverse team combining various personalities, cultures and professional backgrounds, and offer them the opportunity to directly deal with clients, take responsibility for business development, drive their careers, and help us in defining our strategy, culture and processes.

We offer award winning Learning & Development and Diversity & Inclusion programs, and a range of benefits including, subsidised gym membership, discounted health insurance, complimentary health and wellbeing support programs, study support, annual bonuses, flexible working, and 26 weeks parental leave, to name a few. We are also committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme, with a strong emphasis on working with First Nations people through our pro bono practice.

Ashurst's offices are closed from 24/12/24 - 6/1/25, so any applications during that period won't be reviewed until after 6/1/25.