Senior Manager - Internal Audit - Financial Services

EY; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Wellness incentive

8 weeks of flex leave per year

Gender-neutral paid parental leave

Job summary

EY in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Manager within our Financial Services Risk Management team. You will lead complex internal audit engagements for banks, insurers and financial institutions, delivering independent assurance and practical insights.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to strengthen governance, risk and control environments, using data analytics and technology-enabled approaches to improve outcomes. Flexible, hybrid work arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• 5 - 8 years’ Internal Audit experience within Financial Services.
• Experience in banking, insurance, wealth management or financial services consulting.
• Strong risk management, governance and assurance knowledge.
• Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and communicate complex issues clearly.
• Experience leading engagements and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong report writing skills and experience presenting internal audit findings.
• Experience in operational risk, financial crime, compliance, conduct risk, technology risk or regulatory change.
• Experience using data analytics or technology-enabled audit approaches is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Support Internal Audit annual planning with clients to build an audit plan that provides the best coverage.
• Lead planning, execution and reporting of internal audit engagements across banking and insurance.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and risk leaders.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and improvement opportunities, translating 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 across the Financial Services market.
• Support clients through major regulatory, risk transformation and control uplift programmes.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Leadership

Risk management

Auditing

Data analytics

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

Audit automation tools

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Senior Manager – Internal Audit - Financial Services

Hei Oranga Iwi | The opportunity

As a Senior Manager within our Financial Services Risk Management team, you will play a leading role in helping New Zealand's largest banks, insurers and financial institutions strengthen their governance, risk and control environments. You will work directly with senior risk stakeholders to provide independent assurance and practical insights on some of the industry’s most significant risk, regulatory and transformation challenges.

You’ll join a collaborative and dynamic team that combines internal audit, risk and controls, regulatory, financial crime compliance and data analytics expertise, meaning you will get exposure across a broad range of risk domains.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced internal auditor, risk professional or consultant looking to accelerate their career, lead complex engagements and build trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.

Ko Tō Rourou | Your key responsibilities

As an Internal Audit Senior Manager in our Financial Services Risk Management team, you will:

• 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.

What’s in it for you?

• Work with New Zealand's leading financial institutions on complex and high-profile assurance, risk and transformation initiatives.
• Accelerate your professional development through direct exposure to senior client stakeholders and executive decision-making.
• Build expertise across internal audit, operational risk, compliance, financial crime, conduct and governance.
• Access EY's global methodologies, market-leading technology and extensive Financial Services network.
• Benefit from structured career progression, coaching and leadership development opportunities.
• Flexible and hybrid ways of working that support both career growth and personal wellbeing.

Ngā Pūkenga | Skills and attributes for success

Here’s our ‘wish list’—but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.

• 5 - 8 years’ Internal Audit experience within Financial Services, with a strong understanding of industry-specific risk and control environments.
• Experience within 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.
• Strong report writing skills and experience of agreeing and presenting internal audit findings and action plans.
• Experience in one or more areas such as operational risk, financial crime, compliance, conduct risk, technology risk or regulatory change.
• Experience using data analytics, technology-enabled assurance approaches or audit automation tools is highly regarded.

Ko Taku Rourou | What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape!We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences www.ey.com/nz/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/nz/benefits
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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