Assurance Officer - Integrity, Performance and Assurance

National Indigenous Australians Agency; Australian Capital Territory; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

National Indigenous Australians Agency invites applications for an Assurance Officer within the Integrity, Performance and Assurance Branch of the Finance and Integrity Division. You will support the Integrated Audit and Assurance Work Program, deliver high-quality audit and assurance products, and perform complex data analysis to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.

The ideal candidate will have experience in audit, assurance, compliance, finance or evaluation in government or

Qualifications

• Experience in audit, assurance, compliance, finance and/or evaluation within a government or complex organisational environment.
• Strong understanding of legislation, policy frameworks and governance requirements.
• Ability to lead strategic initiatives and manage multiple projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• assist in delivering the Integrated Audit and Assurance Work Program
• deliver high-quality audit and assurance products and undertake complex data analysis
• maintain culturally competent and commit to continual development of cultural competency skills
• coordinate assurance reporting to governance committees and government agencies
• lead development and implementation of projects to improve assurance practices, monitoring and control
• identify emerging trends and risks from assurance reviews and inform leadership
• interrogate data, systems and processes to identify risk and improvement opportunities

Skills

Audit

Assurance

Compliance

Finance

Evaluation

Data analysis

Job description

Assurance Officer - Integrity, Performance and Assurance

The Finance and Integrity Division has an exciting opportunity for dynamic, motivated, and experienced individuals within the Integrity, Performance and Assurance Branch. The Audit and Assurance Team ensures that process and system controls are operating as intended, provides confidence that risk is being managed appropriately and legislative requirements are being met. You will be responsible for undertaking work that is complex in nature, working with some autonomy and under limited direction.

You will contribute to implementing the NIAA audit and assurance work program with key duties including:

• assisting in the delivery of the Integrated Audit and Assurance Work Program, NIAA Assurance Strategy and Grant Assurance Framework
• delivering high-quality audit and assurance products and undertaking complex data analysis
• maintaining culturally competency and commitment to continual development of cultural competency skills
• coordinating assurance reporting including cyclical reporting to NIAA's audit and risk committee, other governance committees and relevant government agencies
• leading the development and implementation of projects to improve NIAA audit and assurance practices, monitoring and control
• identifying emerging trends and ongoing issues from assurance reviews and keeping the leadership team informed of risks. Suggesting strategies to resolve these matters
• interrogating data, systems and processes in order to identify risk and areas for improvement.

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are seeking motivated, adaptable and collaborative professionals who enjoy contributing to high-performing teams. You will bring emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, along with excellent verbal and written communication abilities. With sound analytical, research, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, you can quickly learn new systems and processes, manage competing priorities, and work independently to deliver quality outcomes.

Our ideal candidates will demonstrate:

• experience in audit, assurance, compliance, finance and/or evaluation within a government or complex organisational environment
• a strong understanding of relevant legislation, policy frameworks and governance requirements
• the ability to lead strategic initiatives, manage complex projects and deliver outcomes within competing priorities
• excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive stakeholder relationships.

Highly desirable