Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Reviews
Updated 16 Jan 2021
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- Australia - All Cities
- - New South Wales
- - Sydney, Australia Area
- - Victoria
- - Melbourne, Australia Area
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"Good place to work for aspiring Macroeconomists"
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Interesting and meaningful work, can also learn a lot.
Cons
The amount of work can increase suddenly
"Interesting roles and diverse workplace"
I have been working at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time
Pros
Interesting work, diverse workplace and competitive salaries
Cons
None that I can think of
- Helpful (1)
"Reasonable place to work for a few years"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendI worked at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good smart people who are not effectively utilised
Cons
Poor middle management, very old school
Continue reading "Inclusive environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time
Pros
Inclusion and diversity is important to this employer Training and development is encouraged
Cons
A culture of recognition and reward needs to be further developed
- Helpful (1)
"Not worth it."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI have been working at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time
Pros
Can make a ‘career’ with very few skills Pay is ok Nice office
Cons
Layers of clueless management Ego and politics Toxic culture Slow and reluctant to change Cannot retain useful staff
Continue reading - Helpful (3)
"Does a tough job, mostly competently"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time
Pros
Great place to hone technical skills in financial analysis, statistics, banking, superannuation, financial sector law etc. For a while at least... Somehow it manages to do what it has to do and we should be grateful for that and grateful that people are prepared to dedicate their careers to it.
Cons
Accountability of managers: the Judge Dredd syndrome is evident (‘I am the law’). So APRA is not always a predictable, rules-based environment. Some of the managers are moody and lack self control, and have very idiosyncratic approaches. Not a good place for independent-minded people. A lot of them left around 2016 -2018. APRA tends to go with whatever is fashionable in the HR space and you never know what the expectations will be when the next consultant-driven brainwave blows through. APRA struggles outside its core supervision and statistical collection tasks.
Continue reading "Not surprised"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time for more than a year
Pros
Like a government department, flexible work, well paid for government and secure.
Cons
Political and sometimes clueless senior managers.
"Good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Professional organisation, flexible work arrangements, decent remuneration, many career opportunities
Cons
Lots of meetings, culture of endless internal consultation
"Variable leadership"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookI have been working at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great mandate serving the Australian community, reasonable salary and benefits
Cons
Senior leaders do not operate as one common unit, priorities are variable between leaders which can lead to a silo mentality and staff not speaking up
Continue reading"Good employer for those that lack ambition"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority full-time for more than a year
Pros
+flexible work arrangements available +fixed work hours
Cons
+not a meritocracy +poor pay +limited career opportunities
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