Return-to-Australia: Internal Audit Leaders Wanted

EY; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

8 weeks of flex leave per year

Gender-neutral parental leave (up to 6

Salary open to negotiation

Job summary

EY is seeking Internal Audit professionals returning to Australia to join our Risk Consulting practice. We offer opportunities across multiple offices (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth) with potential flexible hours.

You will deliver end-to-end internal audit engagements, assess processes and controls, and help clients strengthen governance and risk management while staying current with regulatory changes.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver engagements end-to-end, on time and to high quality.
• Strong analytical skills, organisational capability and attention to detail.
• Sound understanding of core business processes, risks and controls.

Responsibilities

• Deliver risk engagements from planning through reporting across compliance, financial, operational, and strategic risk areas, coaching junior team members.
• Assess clients’ processes and controls, identify opportunities to mitigate risks, and propose improvements.
• Stay current with industry trends, regulatory changes, and EY tools to enhance audit approaches.
• Manage a portfolio of clients, acting as trusted advisor in co-sourced and outsourced environments.
• Lead teams to deliver engagements, coaching junior staff and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Provide practical, impactful recommendations to strengthen internal control frameworks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

End-to-end delivery

Ownership

Continuous learning

Education

CPA, CISA, CA, CIA, CISM, CISSP, CBCP, CIPP

Job description

EY is seeking Internal Audit professionals returning to Australia to join our Risk Consulting practice. We offer opportunities across multiple offices (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth) with potential flexible hours.

You will deliver end-to-end internal audit engagements, assess processes and controls, and help clients strengthen governance and risk management while staying current with regulatory changes.