Manager - Internal Audit

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave

Flex working

Additional leave

Employee share options

Smart device reimbursement

Wellness and lifestyle benefits

Sonder

Job summary

Scyne Advisory is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Manager to lead engagements for public sector clients in Australia. You will drive risk-based assurance, governance improvements and stakeholder reporting from Perth, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will promote our values, manage complex programs and contribute to business development, with a focus on integrity, ethics and high-quality output.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of internal audit and risk experience, preferably with public sector or professional services
• CIA or similar qualifications preferred
• Proven ability to manage and deliver internal audit projects and programs to a high-quality
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail and working knowledge of internal audit methodologies
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including reporting to partners and clients
• Continuous learning mindset and staying informed of trends, risks and developments

Responsibilities

• Living and promoting organisational values and building a strong team culture
• Demonstrating a curious mindset, willingness for continuous learning and innovation
• Managing the delivery of internal audit engagements and programs across multiple clients
• Leading internal audit engagement teams and ensuring high-quality audits
• Developing external relationships with client stakeholders, including management and audit committees
• Developing internal relationships across the national internal audit practice and with cross-functional experts
• Providing expertise on risk management, governance, business processes, controls and compliance
• Developing junior team members through on-the-job training
• Supporting business development through RFT responses and thought-leadership material

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Curiosity

Continuous learning

Education

CIA certification preferred

Job description

We are public purpose sector specialists who support governments and their agencies, and not-for-profit organisations, to deliver services to Australians, helping to build more resilient, equitable, secure and prosperous communities. We are guided by our values of Stronger Together, Amplify Impact, Build Trusted Relationships, Value Every Person, Think Beyond Limits, and Defined by Ethics.

Our purpose-driven professionals provide clients with access to the skills, capabilities and expertise to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects, with specialist teams across three national practices:

• Transformation
• Risk, Programs and Cyber
• Commercial, Financial and Infrastructure

Job Description

The Team

Our Risk, Programs andCybercapability is a leader in trust-based services to the public sector, we are here to support clients whenever a concern or big decision arises. We support clients to achieve outcomes for communities that are increasingly seeking trusted sources of information around issues like organisational integrity, cyber risk, integrity of data, commitment to sustainability and climate change, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of transformation programs.

Our collaborativeInternal Auditteam helps clients to improve business processes and control measures so that executives are confident key risks are being managed and decision making can occur with speed and precision.

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated internal audit manager, who is passionate about working with public purpose clients, and helping to build more equitable, resilient, secure and prosperous communities. In this role, you will create value by:

• Living and promoting our organisational values; and building and fostering our unique team culture
• Demonstrating a curious mindset, willingness for continuous learning and innovation
• Managing the delivery of internal audit engagements and programs, across multiple clients
• Leading internal audit engagement teams, and ensuring high quality and insightful internal audits to our public purpose clients
• Developing external relationships with and reporting to client stakeholders, including line management, executive management and audit committee
• Developing internal relationships across our national internal audit practice, and with experts and specialists across the broader FRC capability and other service areas
• Providing expertise on matters of risk management, corporate governance, business processes, controls and compliance across a range of public sector industries and clients
• Developing the skills and capabilities of our junior team members through providing effective on the job training
• Supporting business development through contributing to the preparation of Request for Tender responses and development of thought-leadership material.

Qualifications

About You

Aligned to our values, you're collaborative in nature and love working in and celebrating as a team. You respect and care for your colleagues and are curious about others’ views and reflect on the impact we have on others.

You have a growth mindset. You're interested in asking questions to challenge our thinking and love new ideas and trying new things. You're curious about and able to put yourself in the clients’ shoes; you earn and value the trust placed in us.

You're someone who does what you say you'll do, and you do the right thing when no-one is looking, and you call it when you feel something isn’t quite right.

Technically, you likely bring to the position:

• 5+ years of demonstrated internal audit and risk experience, managing the delivery of internal audit engagements or programs, preferably with experience in serving the public sector or in a professional services environment
• Relevant qualifications or certifications, with CIA being preferred
• Proven ability to manage and deliver internal audit projects and programs to a high-quality
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with clients and internal stakeholders across team members
• Excellent attention to detail
• Working knowledge of internal audit and risk management methodologies
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, preparing written internal audit reports (for partner review) and presenting to client stakeholders
• Continuous learning mindset, staying informed and abreast of key trends, risks, developments and innovations that may impact our clients, our services or our ways of working.

Additional Information

• Market leading Parental Leave: Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age. A six-month minimum service requirement for new starters applies. We also make full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave).
• Flex working: Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity. If it works for them, their teams, and their clients, it works for us.
• Additional leave: a 5th week of paid leave to support rest, wellbeing, and inclusion during our annual summer shutdown also Birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave, Floating Public Holidays, Leave+ (purchased leave up to 12 weeks), Study Leave, Volunteering Leave, and more!
• Employee share options for every team member, reflecting our commitment to shared success and ownership.
• Smart Device reimbursement: Working flexibly means accessing the information you need on the go. That’s why we help pay for your smartphone or tablet, claiming up to $60 a month towards your bill.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits: We’ll give you $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle.
• Sonder: A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne Employees and their immediate family members.

Scyne Advisory: Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Impact

We champion a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognising that collective intelligence and varied perspectives are crucial for delivering exceptional outcomes for Australia's public sector. We actively encourage applications from individuals within marginalised and historically underrepresented communities. Please advise us if you require any adjustments during the application process.

We are deeply passionate about improving outcomes for First Peoples, collaborating with government and community sectors on programs focused on First Nations clients, consumers, and communities. We highly value the profound knowledge, insights, capabilities, strength, resilience, and cultural competence of First Peoples.

Our recruitment process is fair and inclusive, seeking a skilled and diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve. We consider ability, performance, potential, and alignment with our values, valuing unique experiences and contributions. Background checks and, if required, valid Commonwealth security clearances are part of our process.

For recruitment partners, please note that candidate submissions from search firms and recruiters are only accepted in alignment with a pre-existing, signed agreement for a specific position. Unsolicited resumes will not incur financial obligation.