Manager - Internal Audit

We’re all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Manager - Internal Audit, you'll play a key leadership role in delivering independent, objective assurance across Australian Retirement Trust. You'll help deliver the Internal Audit strategy and annual audit plan while providing valuable insights to executive leaders and Board Committees on the effectiveness of governance, risk and control frameworks.
 

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact across a diverse and complex organisation. You'll lead risk-based audits, oversee audit quality, identify emerging risks, and provide practical recommendations that strengthen resilience, improve control maturity, and support regulatory compliance. Working closely with senior stakeholders, regulators, external auditors and assurance providers, you'll help foster strong governance outcomes while mentoring and developing audit team capability.
 

You'll also contribute to enhancing audit methodologies, leveraging data and technology, and ensuring Internal Audit continues to deliver meaningful insight and value across the business.
 

Internal Audit is entering an exciting period of growth, with several new roles being created to support the continued development of the function. Joining now offers the opportunity to help shape a growing team, contribute to meaningful work, and be part of the function's future success.

This role is a permanent opportunity based in either Brisbane or Sydney.

Day to day, you'll:

• Lead the planning, execution and reporting of complex risk-based internal audits across multiple business areas.
• Develop audit scopes, testing strategies, working papers and audit conclusions.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls and identify emerging risks and vulnerabilities.
• Deliver clear, insightful audit reports with practical recommendations for stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with executives, regulators, auditors and assurance partners.
• Monitor audit actions and challenge whether remediation effectively addresses underlying issues.
• Coach, support and develop team members to build capability and performance.
• Contribute to the Internal Audit strategy, annual audit planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You hold a degree in Business, Law or a related discipline.
• Your professional credentials may include CA, CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP or similar.
• You'll bring strong knowledge of audit standards, risk management frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• You're experienced in delivering complex audits and assessing control effectiveness.
• You have excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Your ability to build relationships enables you to influence and partner effectively across all levels of an organisation.
• You'll have experience leading teams and developing capability in others.
• You're ideally experienced within financial services, superannuation, insurance, funds management or related industries.