Strategic Internal Audit Lead & Advisor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation plan

Study Assistance Program

Professional membership fees covered

Career progression and promotion plans

Well-being matters! Wellness Academy

Job summary

Protiviti Australia is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Manager to lead end-to-end audit and advisory engagements with senior client stakeholders, while mentoring junior team members and delivering engagements on time and budget.

The role requires a strong understanding of internal audit methodologies, governance, risk, and controls, plus the ability to develop scopes, reports, and recommendations that add tangible value and support the growth of the practice.

Qualifications

• Experience within internal audit, risk advisory, or audit consulting environments.
• Strong understanding of internal audit methodologies, governance, risk, and internal control frameworks.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities within a consulting environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong report writing and presentation capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end internal audit and advisory engagements across a diverse client portfolio.
• Oversee project planning, resourcing, delivery timelines, and quality assurance activities.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and facilitate workshops with business and executive stakeholders.
• Develop internal audit scopes, work programs, flowcharts, testing approaches, and reports.
• Identify control weaknesses, business risks, and improvement opportunities, providing practical and commercially focused recommendations.
• Prepare and present audit findings and recommendations to senior management and client stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through proactive communication and high-quality delivery.
• Support and mentor consultants and senior consultants within engagement teams.
• Contribute to practice development, business development initiatives, and thought leadership activities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tools

COSO framework

COBIT framework

ISO 31000

Job description

Protiviti Australia is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Manager to lead end-to-end audit and advisory engagements with senior client stakeholders, while mentoring junior team members and delivering engagements on time and budget.

The role requires a strong understanding of internal audit methodologies, governance, risk, and controls, plus the ability to develop scopes, reports, and recommendations that add tangible value and support the growth of the practice.