Audit Senior Manager - Portfolio Data Analytics

NAB; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Australia is seeking a Senior Audit Manager. The role involves improving risk assessments through data analytics, leading strategy development, and delivering data-driven findings to management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data analytics, knowledge of financial services, and strong communication skills. This position offers an inclusive and respectful workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in data analytics functions, particularly in financial services or audit.
• Experience leveraging data analytics in an assurance function.
• Skilled in working with structured and unstructured data.

Responsibilities

• Improve risk identification, assessment, and mitigation through data analytics techniques.
• Lead the development of data analytics strategies to enhance audit processes.
• Communicate findings to audit teams and senior management.

Skills

Data analytics

Financial services

Risk assessment

Python

SQL

Power BI

Communication

Education

Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics or similar

Tools

Data extraction tools

Data manipulation tools

Job description

Senior Audit Manager

Our people are customer obsessed. They prioritise the needs and satisfaction of the customer above all else. Our mindset fosters innovation and creates strong, lasting customer relationships as we strive to be the most customer centric company in Australia and New Zealand.

• Improve risk identification, assessment and mitigation through data analytics techniques.
• Lead the development and implementation of data analytics strategies to enhance audit processes.
• Deliver data‑driven assurance to enhance the depth and value of findings and observations to senior management.
• Lead engagement with audit leadership and managers to identify, prioritise and plan for the use of data analytics to deliver assurance.
• Establish and maintain key technology and business relationships to enable effective access to data, tools and resources to aid audit analytics.
• Provide guidance, challenge and oversight over scope, data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) processes to prepare data for analysis and over execution of analytics.
• Communicate findings to audit teams and senior management.
• Identify and execute training and coaching for data analytics team members.
• Provide coaching and guidance to audit staff on the use of data analytics tools and techniques to enable self‑serve analysis for auditors.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in data analytics and internal audit.

• Significant years of experience in data analytics functions – financial services, risk or audit based preferred.
• Experienced in leveraging data analytics in an assurance functionli>
• Skilled in working with a range of data sources including structured and unstructured, data extraction and manipulation in a complex enterprise environment.
• Highly experienced in Python, SQL (Pyspark desirable).
• Skilled in visualisation and Power BI.
• Ability to communicate complex, technical points.
• Tertiary qualified with a degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics or similar qualifications.

We respectfully ask candidates to hold any questions for the phone interview, where we’ll discuss the role in detail and answer any questions. This helps to ensure a focussed, efficient and fair application process. The talent acquisition team looks forward to addressing all inquiries at that time if your application progresses.

We know that our people make us who we are. That's why we have built a culture of equity and respect – where everyone feels valued and appreciated for being their authentic selves. In partnership with our multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) we continue to foster an inclusive environment, where all NAB colleagues’ unique backgrounds and identities are understood, respected and celebrated.

If you think this role is the right fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Please note candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the job advert. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted. For details on the recruitment process, and accessibility, please visit www.nab.com.au/about-us/careers/apply-for-job. To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact the NAB Careers team via [e-mail] (please reference job number) or visit our Careers page through the link above for other contact optionsp>