Risk & Process Controls Manager – Defence Consulting

EY; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Extended parental leave

Wellness incentives

Job summary

EY, in Tarntanya – Adelaide, is seeking a Manager in Risk Consulting to lead financial verification and contract assurance on a major Defence infrastructure program. You will validate costs, assess contractual compliance and identify financial risks, while guiding teams and delivering robust outputs.

Your role involves stakeholder engagement, risk-based analysis and reporting, with opportunities to contribute to related risk engagements and broader assurance work.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Audit, Contract Assurance or Cost Verification Audits.
• Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance.
• Strong financial analysis, stakeholder management and Audit reporting capabilities.
• Strong project management capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Financial Verification, Compensation Audit and contract review activities across a major Defence infrastructure program, delivering high quality work across complex commercial arrangements.
• Deliver process and controls reviews to strengthen governance, transparency and compliance from start to finish.
• Build trusted relationships with client and contractor stakeholders, facilitating discussions and communicating findings.
• Drive high-quality Audit outcomes through data-enabled assurance approaches, overseeing reporting and issue management.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams, coordinating EY resources across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Financial audit

Contract assurance

Cost verification audits

Stakeholder management

Audit reporting

Project management

Baseline security clearance

Australian citizenship

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Job description

EY, in Tarntanya – Adelaide, is seeking a Manager in Risk Consulting to lead financial verification and contract assurance on a major Defence infrastructure program. You will validate costs, assess contractual compliance and identify financial risks, while guiding teams and delivering robust outputs.

Your role involves stakeholder engagement, risk-based analysis and reporting, with opportunities to contribute to related risk engagements and broader assurance work.