Senior Internal Audit Manager, Financial Services (Hybrid)

EY; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Wellness incentive

Parental leave

Job summary

EY New Zealand is seeking a Senior Manager within the Financial Services Risk Management team to lead internal audit engagements and advise senior client stakeholders across banking, insurance and related sectors.

You will collaborate with risk, controls, regulatory and data analytics experts to strengthen governance and drive assurance outcomes, while leading teams and mentoring junior staff in a dynamic, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years' Internal Audit experience within Financial Services.
• Experience in banking, insurance, wealth management, financial services consulting or a financial services regulator.
• Strong understanding of risk management, controls, governance and assurance frameworks.
• Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and communicate complex issues clearly and confidently.
• Experience leading engagements and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Experience using data analytics, technology-enabled assurance approaches or audit automation tools is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Support Internal Audit annual planning, collaborating with our clients to bring risk insights and build an internal audit plan that provides the best coverage.
• Lead the planning, execution and reporting of various internal audit and independent assurance engagements across banking and insurance.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and risk leaders.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and improvement opportunities, translating technical findings into practical business outcomes.
• Evaluate governance, risk management and control frameworks across operational risk, compliance, conduct, financial crime and technology risk environments.
• Apply data analytics and technology-enabled audit techniques to provide deeper insights and more efficient assurance outcomes.
• Lead engagement teams, coaching and developing junior team members to deliver high-quality client outcomes.
• Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously, maintaining quality, commercial performance and delivery deadlines.
• Lead business development activities, proposals and thought leadership initiatives across the Financial Services market, building a strong network of clients.
• Support clients through major regulatory, risk transformation and control uplift programmes.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk management

Leadership

Project management

Tools

Data analytics

Job description

EY New Zealand is seeking a Senior Manager within the Financial Services Risk Management team to lead internal audit engagements and advise senior client stakeholders across banking, insurance and related sectors.

You will collaborate with risk, controls, regulatory and data analytics experts to strengthen governance and drive assurance outcomes, while leading teams and mentoring junior staff in a dynamic, hybrid work environment.