Internal Audit Manager

Hollard Insurance Company; North Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollard Insurance in North Sydney is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Manager to shape the audit plan and partner with senior leaders across the business. You will lead audits end to end, engage executives on risks discovered, and help set the future direction of Internal Audit.

Reporting directly to the Head of Internal Audit, you’ll have autonomy to influence how the team operates, deliver audits with minimal supervision, and coach junior staff while upholding audit standards.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in an audit environment at manager level.
• Financial services or insurance sector experience preferred.
• Ability to engage executives on risks and influence decisions.
• Strong relationship, listening and written/verbal communication skills.
• Qualified with IIA, CPA or CA; solid auditing and risk management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver audits across Hollard's businesses and partners, from planning and fieldwork through to reporting.
• Assess the design and effectiveness of controls; raise issues on weaknesses and non-compliance with policies and regulations.
• Help develop, review and maintain the audit universe and annual audit plan with the Head of Internal Audit.
• Prepare reports for the Risk Management Committee and Board Audit Committee; follow up open findings with management.
• Review work papers, coach and mentor team members, uphold Internal Audit standards.

Skills

Audit management

Executive stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Professional body qualification (IIA, CPA or CA)

Job description

Shape the future of Internal Audit and the audit plan at Hollard

Work directly with the Head of Internal Audit & the Executive Leadership Team

Opportunity to work with one of Australia's largest general insurers

About Hollard

Hollard Insurance is part of the Hollard Group of Companies and is a top 5 General Insurer in Australia and New Zealand. We underwrite a broad range of general insurance products, including motor, home, contents, business, bicycle and pet, in proud partnership with some of Australia's biggest consumer brands and broker businesses. As an independent and privately owned company, we believe we can go further together – for our people, customers, communities and partners – through an innovative approach to providing insurance.

Our state-of-the-art facilities in North Sydney reflect our commitment to providing innovative workspaces that support hybrid and remote work.

About the Role

Lead audits across Hollard's businesses and partners, engage executives on the risks you uncover, and help shape both the audit plan and the future direction of Internal Audit.

Reporting directly to the Head of Internal Audit, you'll have real autonomy and latitude to influence how the team operates and what it audits. You'll deliver audits end to end with minimal supervision, and bring the curiosity and challenge that great audit work needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver audits across Hollard's businesses and partners, from planning and fieldwork through to reporting
• Assess the design and effectiveness of controls, raising issues on control weaknesses and non-compliance with policies and regulations
• Help develop, review and maintain the audit universe and annual audit plan with the Head of Internal Audit
• Prepare reports for the Risk Management Committee and Board Audit Committee, and follow up open findings with management
• Review work papers, coach and mentor team members, and uphold Internal Audit standards

About You

• Substantial experience in an audit environment, with a proven track record at manager level. Financial services or insurance experience is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex audits end to end, independently
• The confidence to hold commercial conversations with executives about the risks and challenges that audit identifies
• Strong relationship building, listening, and written & verbal communication skills, with a curious mindset
• A qualification from a professional body such as IIA, CPA or CA, and a sound understanding of auditing and risk management principles

Working at Hollard

At Hollard, you'll discover an environment where you can truly make an impact. We offer the best of both worlds – the opportunity, agility and creativity of a company growing with scale, alongside a focus on becoming a catalyst for enduring, positive, social change.

We're a tight-knit team, where authentic voices and unique perspectives matter. We work supportively, collaboratively and inclusively to help shape our future and create shared value for our communities.

Hollard proudly promotes flexible work including remote work, non-traditional work patterns, and work-family balance. We're also unapologetically committed to creating a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences, including as it relates to disability, ethnicity, faith, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, gender diversity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity.

We're building something special. Working closely with our industry partners to reshape insurance for the better, we're people changing insurance.

Please note:

A full background check will be completed on the successful applicant.