Senior Compliance Officer

 

Main characteristics

Company

ENGIE - Head Office

Employment type

Full time

Category

Mining, Resources & Energy

Job summary

The Role:

Newly created opportunity for a Senior Compliance Officer to develop, implement and manage a sound and robust compliance framework that adheres to local and global regulations in relation to physical and derivatives energy businesses in Australia.

The incumbent will ensure that the Global Energy Management and Sales (GEMS) ANZ team members meet financial and physical market regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities:Develop and deploy locally transversal risked-based compliance framework and mapping to focus on major risks operational guidance, value-added solutions and preventive actions.Perform effective and efficient compliance risk preventive and monitoring actions. This includes generating awareness, provide training, conduct on-boarding, provide day-to-day assistance on compliance related operations and processes and other remediation measures as necessaryConduct compliance risk review, including implementation and follow-up of action plansEnsure AFSL, AER, AEMO, Corporate Act regulatory obligations are met, including oversight of processes & procedures to meet these regulatory requirementsLead the responses to regulator and market compliance inquiries, in collaboration with legal teams, commercial teams and GEMS global teams.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will have solid understanding and working experience with compliance management to meet regulatory obligations with the AER, AEMO, ASIC, AFSL and ASX. You will have knowledge of Australian commodity and other relevant markets that relate to power generation, gas trading, wholesale and retail supply activities.

You have the ability to find pragmatic solutions to ensure the business is compliant with laws and regulations within a changing regulatory environment. You are able to manage complexity and can adapt to different situations whilst having the courage to step up to address difficult situations. You are collaborative in your approach, where possible, and can use compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others to drive business and compliance outcomes.

Next Steps:

If you have the relevant experience and interested in the role, apply with a covering letter to address each of the key responsibilities and an up-to-date resume.

Only applicants with unlimited work rights in Australia will be considered.

Please note we consider applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.

Government and some client directions regarding vaccination against COVID-19 apply to various aspects of ENGIEs work across Australia. If your application is successful, ENGIE may require you to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 as necessary to comply with any such government and client directions that apply to your work in this position.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, carers responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, marital status, health, disability or political opinions. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply. Our differences are our strengths!

About Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS)

The Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) business unit is the fully integrated trading arm of the ENGIE Group. GEMS teams manage a large and highly diversified energy portfolio, including electricity, natural gas, biomass, LNG and other fuels, CO2 and environmental products, and provide a range of trading risk management solutions to all types of market participants in Europe, Asia Pacific and in the Americas. GEMS manages the B2B supply business within ENGIE, including supply contracts and Power Purchase Agreements.

Within the GEMS Business Unit, the Australia and New Zealand Business Platform (BP ANZ) are managing and developing the groups trading activities for these regions around 4 main pillars: risk management and market access, asset management, green solutions and energy supply businesses.

GEMS Compliance, Ethics & Privacy (CEP) Expertise Centre helps ensure a safe business development and operating environment, with respect to banking / financial & spot commodities market regulations, thereby preserving business continuity and mitigating reputational risk. CEP also supports the Compliance framework and reports to a GEMS Executive Committee member and Head of Legal & Regulation.

About ENGIE Australia & New Zealand:

ENGIE Australia & New Zealand, a joint venture with Mitsui & Co Ltd, is accelerating the transition to a carbon-neutral economy by providing innovative, sustainable energy solutions to households, businesses, communities and cities.

Our mission is to accelerate and support the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions.

We have 1,100MW of low-carbon generation capacity and more than 2,00MW of renewable energy under development. Our retail business, Simply Energy, has more than 750,000 customer accounts around Australia.

Were also delivering sustainability solutions to cities, precincts and universities through our ENGIE Net Zero Energy Solutions team.

ENGIEs trading arm, Global Energy Management (GEM) provides long-energy supply agreements, energy trading, risk management and asset management services to business customers across the ENGIE ANZ portfolio.

Our Business Units

Thermal & SupplySimply Energy is one of Australias fastest growing energy retailers, with more than 750,000 electricity and gas customer accounts in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.1,000MW of low-carbon generation capacity located in South AustraliaThe Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project is a dedicated business stream leading the safe, stable and sustainable rehabilitation of the former Hazelwood Power Station and Mine, which ceased operation in 2017

RenewablesDevelopment, operation and maintenance of large-scale assets predominantly in wind, solar and industrial-scale battery storage - as well as integrating hydrogen as an alternative energy source.

Energy SolutionsENGIE Net Zero Energy Solutions builds long-term partnerships that deliver net zero outcomes for communities.By integrating infrastructure, technology and services, we design, build and operate environmentally-friendly solutions, such as Green Mobility and energy storage, that support and accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS)GEMS has 20 years presence in energy markets worldwide and offers services including risk management solutions, market access, asset management and optimisation, gas off-take, investment services, physical supply and logistics management, economic research, market analysis and M&A facilitation for energy producers. GEMS tailors solutions, such as PPAs, to the specific needs of corporate clients, with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralisation, matching our clients growing needs to lower their carbon footprint and source greener energy with those of renewable asset owners.