Chief Operating Officer

National Audits Group; Sydney, Wagga Wagga; Hybrid; AUD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Board exposure

Competitive pay

Superannuation

Job summary

National Audits Group is Australia’s leading privately owned audit-only firm with Sydney and Wagga Wagga offices and remote teams across Australia and in the Philippines. At our heart, we're people who love working with people.

As Chief Operating Officer, you will be the firm’s most senior operational leader reporting to the Board and shaping our direction, taking ownership of how we deliver it. You’ll translate strategy into action, unify locations and teams, lead Operations, People and

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior leadership and reporting to a board.
• Proven ability to drive large-scale transformation.
• Comfort with technology, data and AI in audits and business.

Responsibilities

• Turning strategy into action by translating direction into plans and measures.
• Transforming how we operate by unifying locations and teams.
• Leading Operations, People and Marketing functions.
• Putting technology, data and AI at the centre of audits and business.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Transformation

Technology leadership

People management

Education

CA, CPA, MBA or AICD

Job description

National Audits Group | Sydney or Wagga Wagga | Full-time | $200,000 to $220,000 plus super

Transform the operating model for Australia's leading privately owned audit-only firm.

Who we are

National Audits Group is Your Trusted Audit and Assurance Specialist, and Australia's leading privately owned, diversified audit-only firm. We have offices in Sydney and Wagga Wagga, with team members working remotely across Australia and in the Philippines. At our heart, we're people who love working with people.

Where we're going

We've grown on the strength of our people and the quality of our work. Our next chapter is about transforming how the firm operates, not just how large it becomes.

Our ambition is to operate as one firm across every location and team, with technology, data and AI at the centre of how we deliver our audits and run our business. We want the structure and leadership to keep growing sustainably. Through all of it, we'll protect what makes us who we are, so that as we grow, our people and clients experience more of what they value about us, not less.

Why this role matters

The COO is the link between our strategy and how the firm runs. Working with our Group Directors and leading our shared services functions, the COO ensures the whole firm is set up to deliver, so our Audit Directors and their teams can focus on clients and audit quality.

The role

As our first Chief Operating Officer, you'll be the firm's most senior operational leader. You'll report to the Board and work in close partnership with them. You'll help shape the firm's direction and take ownership of how we deliver it.

What you'll lead

• Turning strategy into action: partnering with our Group Directors to translate the firm's direction into clear plans, priorities and measures of success


• Transforming how we operate: bringing our locations, teams and ways of working together as one firm


• Leading our Operations, People and Marketing functions: developing the leaders and functions that enable the firm, and shaping what they become as we grow


• Putting technology, data and AI at the centre: of how we deliver our audits and run our business


• Growing sustainably: making sure our structure, resourcing and resilience keep pace with our ambition

Who you are

You're an experienced executive in senior leadership, ideally in professional services or another regulated business. You've led multiple business functions and worked closely with a board or owners.

Above all, you've led transformation. You've reshaped how an organisation operates, taken its people with you, and delivered results that lasted. You bring the strategic perspective to shape where a business is going and the discipline to see it through.

You'll be the kind of leader who fits naturally with us. You believe a well-run firm and a great place to work go hand in hand. You earn the trust of technical experts and senior leaders, and you challenge them with respect. You build capable leaders around you. You're excited by technology and what it makes possible, and grounded enough to make it work in practice. You lead with integrity and care.

A CA, CPA, MBA or AICD qualification will be highly regarded. Audit experience is not required. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia

What we offer

• An executive role reporting to the Board, with the scope and backing to shape the firm's future


• The opportunity to lead a genuine transformation in a growing, privately owned firm


• A collaborative, people-focused culture


• $200,000 to $220,000 plus superannuation


• Flexible, hybrid working from Sydney or Wagga Wagga