Senior Internal Auditor

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP); Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness and Inclusion

Career Development

Community and Environment

Job summary

Liberty is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor in Australia to strengthen internal controls, assess risk, and shape how risk is understood across the business. You will work within the Global Internal Audit team to deliver high-quality audits and impactful reporting.

You will engage with stakeholders, manage multiple assignments, and stay current with regulatory changes shaping the general insurance sector. This role offers exposure to a global organization and opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Experience with APRA Prudential Standards audits relevant to a general insurer.
• Strong analytical and investigative capabilities.
• Clear communication of complex control findings to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support planning and execution of internal audits from start to finish.
• Conduct risk analysis, control identification, and audit program development.
• Prepare planning memos, control mappings, risk matrices, and audit programs.
• Deliver high-quality audit testing and document findings with factual accuracy.
• Draft issues and support audit reports and action logs.
• Engage with Head of Internal Audit Australia and Global Internal Audit for outcomes.
• Stay updated on regulatory and insurance industry changes.

Skills

Business acumen

Financial acumen

Market acumen

APRA prudential audits

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation and influencing

Walkthroughs

Job description

General information

Country: Australia

Creation Date: 17-Jun-2026

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Type: Full time

Ref #: 1234573073

Description & Requirements

Are you a Senior Internal Auditor looking for a role where your expertise can make a real impact? Join a team where you'll be trusted to contribute to meaningful work, strengthen control environments, and help shape how risk is understood and managed across the business.

This is a role for someone who enjoys variety, accountability, and working with stakeholders to drive better outcomes. You'll have the chance to apply your technical skills in a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued, your development is supported, and your work helps protect and improve the business.

At Liberty, you'll be part of a culture that values initiative, integrity, and continuous improvement. If you're looking for a role where you can build on your audit experience while contributing to a respected global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

Who are we?

At Liberty, we take a long-term view, and part of that is building genuine relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally with our clients and brokers. Our people have the opportunity to make a real impact; we want to grow people's careers, recognize their potential, celebrate their uniqueness, and provide them with the knowledge and environment to succeed.

Liberty's leadership team and management have the stability, experience, and foresight to guide us through the ups and downs of the financial cycle, while empowering our teams to focus on market relevance and delivering quality customer service. Other benefits include:

• Wellness and Inclusion - our employees are what make us outstanding, and we celebrate diversity. We offer a range of tools to support employee well-being and diversity, inclusion, and equity, such as well-being training, cultural induction days led by senior leadership teams, EAP guidance, employee led community groups, generous parental leave allowance, fresh fruit, and more.
• Career Development - comprehensive induction program, promotions from within, extensive technical and non-technical training, regional and global travel and secondment opportunities, management and leadership development programs, change management training, and more.
• Community and Environment - our charities align themselves with the Liberty philosophy of helping people live safer and more secure lives, and all Liberty employees are actively encouraged to get involved in giving back to the community. Whether that means participating in company-organized volunteering opportunities, attending fund-raising events, or using your extra paid day per year of service leave dedicated to community service.

Why Liberty?

• Our underwriting & claims methodologies and technical expertise.
• NIBA General Insurer of the Year 2021 and NIBA Specialty Insurer of the Year 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.
• Stable proven leadership.
• Our Market Approach is built on capability, consistency, and personal rapport.
• Market-leading products.
• Our product development team ensures we are quick to address gaps and introduce new products to the market.
• Autonomous, performance-oriented culture.
• Global organization - Opportunities for secondments.
• Profitable year on year since establishment.

Key responsibilities?

As the Senior Internal Auditor, you'll support the Global Internal Audit team by helping to assess the effectiveness of internal controls, contribute to risk-based audit activity, and support the delivery of clear, practical reporting. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Lead and/or support the planning and execution of standardised and routine internal audits from start to finish
• Conduct risk analysis, control identification, and audit program development
• Prepare and maintain high-quality planning memos, control mappings, risk and control matrices, and audit programs
• Complete audit testing accurately, efficiently, and in line with the agreed audit scope
• Communicate control weaknesses clearly to stakeholders, both verbally and in writing
• Contribute to sound, well-supported recommendations for audit findings and ratings
• Discuss observations with the Head of Internal Audit Australia and members of the Global Internal Audit team (as appropriate) and help evaluate audit outcomes
• Draft issues, agree factual accuracy, and support the preparation of audit reports, summary observations, and issue log
• Review and assess management's actions undertaken to remediate audit findings
• Identify opportunities for improvement and contribute practical ideas to enhance processes
• Stay up to date with changes in regulatory, insurance, and auditing requirements
• Manage competing priorities across multiple assignments while maintaining audit quality

About you

You’ll bring a strong mix of technical audit capability, commercial awareness, and confident stakeholder engagement. You’ll also be someone who enjoys working with detail, solving problems, and contributing to a team that values high standards and continuous improvement.

• Business, financial, and market acumen
• Ability to conduct walkthroughs, testing, issue identification, and report drafting independently
• Experience with APRA Prudential Standards audits relevant to a general insurer
• Strong investigative, analytical, and research skills
• Confident problem-solving and critical thinking ability
• Clear and concise communication skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Sound decision-making capability
• Ability to support compliance with laws, regulations, and business values
• Strong prioritisation skills and a results-focused mindset