Risk and Controls Assurance | Manager

PwC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Australia is hiring a Manager in Digital and Controls Assurance to lead large-scale IT and business process controls engagements, driving transformation and automation. You will partner with CFO Advisory on finance transformation, shaping control design and ERP implementations to deliver value and risk reduction.

You will oversee multi-client engagements, mentor teams, and develop new control solutions using data analytics and AI, while building trusted executive relationships and expanding

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in reviewing and redesigning IT systems, processes and controls to improve effectiveness.
• Experience across common global ERPs (SAP, Oracle, JDE, D365 or similar) and associated controls.
• Proven leadership in managing multiple large client engagements and delivering end-to-end controls projects.
• Experience redesigning processes and IT controls to meet evolving compliance regimes including SOX/JSOX.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks (COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 1/2).
• Interest in controls automation using data analytics and AI.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex IT and business process controls engagements with emphasis on transformation and automation.
• Collaborate with CFO Advisory on finance transformation and ERP change programs, providing risk and controls perspectives.
• Define and implement continuous controls monitoring solutions using data analytics and AI to reduce cost and improve evidence quality.
• Advise on regulatory-driven changes, remediation, and internal control over financial reporting uplift.
• Provide independent assurance and quality reviews on major transformation programs for boards and executives.
• Build relationships with CFOs and CIOs to align controls strategy with business goals.
• Mentor teams and foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
• Identify growth opportunities and contribute to PwC’s footprint in controls transformation and digital trust.
• Grow a network of clients and team members to advance career progression within the firm.

Skills

ERP Systems

IT Controls

Risk & Compliance

SOX/JSOX

Data Analytics

AI in Controls

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Education

Postgraduate IT Audit

Tools

Audit Tools

Job description

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Risk

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

Our clients count on us when the stakes are high - when critical business processes and information assets need protecting, and when emerging technologies need to be trusted. As a Manager in our Digital and Controls Assurance team, you’ll lead the delivery of large-scale IT and business process controls engagements, with a focus on controls transformation and automation. You’ll work across financial services, resources, technology, ASX-listed and not-for-profit clients, helping them rethink how controls are designed, performed, monitored and assured in an environment reshaped by AI, automation and rising regulatory expectations.

You’ll partner closely with our CFO Advisory business on finance transformation programs, bringing the risk and controls lens to major ERP and process change, and help shape the future of controls performance, monitoring and assurance through technology and AI.

Why PwC?

At PwC Australia, your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries - giving you the chance to make a real impact. Here, your growth is our priority. You’ll work with leading teams, explore new technologies, and unlock your full potential.

Join a global community of more than 370,000 people who value bold ideas, collaboration, and lasting change. Together, we’re building trust and shaping the future.

What you’ll do

• Lead the delivery of complex, large-scale IT and business process controls engagements, with a focus on controls transformation and automation - from current-state assessment and control redesign through to implementation and embedding.




• Work side by side with our CFO Advisory business on finance transformation programs, providing the risk and controls perspective on future-state process and control design, ERP and system implementations, and post-go-live control operation.




• Help shape the future of control performance, monitoring and assurance - designing continuous controls monitoring solutions and applying automation, data analytics and AI to make controls cheaper to run, faster to evidence and more efficient to test.




• Advise clients on process and controls change driven by regulation and reporting reform, including SOX and JSOX readiness and remediation, internal control over financial reporting uplift, and controls assurance over technology-enabled processes.




• Provide independent assurance and quality review over major transformation programs, giving boards, audit committees and executives confidence that risk and control is being managed as change lands.




• Build and nurture trusted relationships with CFOs, CIOs, heads of internal audit and other senior executives, understanding their strategic objectives and shaping controls solutions that support them.




• Mentor and develop high-performing teams, coaching colleagues into this growing capability area and fostering a culture of continuous learning, diversity and collaboration.




• Play an integral role in business development by identifying growth opportunities, crafting proposals and expanding PwC’s footprint in controls transformation and digital trust.




• Grow a network of clients and team members to build your career as you progress within the firm.

What we’re looking for:

Core skills

• Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) as a systems, process and controls specialist - reviewing and redesigning IT systems, business processes and controls to improve design and operating effectiveness - gained in a professional services or comparable advisory environment.




• Demonstrated experience across common global ERPs (SAP, Oracle, JDE, D365 or similar), including the process and application controls, segregation of duties and configuration that sit within them.




• Proven leadership in managing multiple large client engagements and delivering complex controls transformation or technology risk advisory projects end to end.




• Experience redesigning business processes and IT controls to meet evolving compliance and reporting requirements, including complex SOX or JSOX programs and other internal control over financial reporting regimes.




• Working knowledge of governance, risk and compliance frameworks and standards (for example COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 1 and SOC 2) and how they translate into practical control design.




• A genuine interest in controls automation - using technology, data analytics and AI to transform how controls are performed, monitored and evidenced.




• Strong commercial acumen and business development capability.




• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders, including C-level reporting on program status and risk.

Desirable skills

• Experience delivering finance transformation or ERP implementation programs alongside finance or CFO advisory teams.




• Experience designing or implementing continuous controls monitoring solutions.




• Experience assessing agentic AI solutions and AI governance.




• Quality assurance or programme assurance experience over complex IT and transformation projects.




• A track record of capability building - coaching consultants, designing learning curricula or leading recruitment.




• Relevant postgraduate qualifications in IT audit, advisory or business information management.

Don’t meet every requirement?

We encourage you to apply. We value all forms of experience that may be transferrable and relevant.

What you’ll gain

• Leadership development programs and executive coaching designed to help you inspire teams and accelerate your career growth.




• A culture valuing diverse perspectives, empowering leaders to drive innovation and collaboration; learn more about our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity and First Nations Prosperity.




• A world-class parental leave policy offering up to 26 weeks of leave for caregivers, supporting your family and personal life.




• Flexibility means trusting you to choose when, where and how you work, balancing what’s best for you, your team and your clients to grow and thrive together.




• Being part of a community united by purpose, delivering impact that reaches clients, communities, and the future you’re shaping.

We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer here.

We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, neurodivergence, or any other protected characteristic and to maintaining a safe, respectful workplace for everyone. We want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection process. In the application form, you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role.

No agencies please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications directly from individuals.

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform, Auditing, Auditing Methodologies, Business Process Improvement, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Corporate Governance, Creativity, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Accounting {+ 29 more}

Desired Languages

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

September 9, 2026