Manager, Internal Auditing

The Manager, Internal Auditing plays a key management role in delivering the Internal Audit plan, overseeing audit execution, monitoring compliance, presenting insights, and recommending practical improvements to strengthen the control environment. 

This role has a strong focus on audits across the Group’s corporate function portfolio and requires an individual with experience assessing second-line governance, risk management, compliance, oversight, policy, and enterprise support processes within a complex global environment. 

You will provide assurance over compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, internal policies, and standards, while partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality, risk-based assurance and insight across the assigned portfolio. 
 
As a people leader, you will foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, while supporting the development of a high-performing internal audit team. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Plan and scope internal audits, including objectives, risks, and audit approach. 

• Support and deliver audits across the corporate function portfolio, including second-line activities and oversight processes. 

• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of governance, risk management, compliance, monitoring, reporting, escalation, and policy-related controls. 

• Remains current with auditing best practice and legislation to advise on the analysis and review of a variety of areas in the business depending on the scope identified in the audit plan. 

• Evaluate whether corporate functions are effectively discharging their oversight responsibilities and contributing to a strong control environment. 

• Oversees the work of a team of auditors to ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery of audit work. 

• Review and finalise audit reports, assess management action plans, and monitor remediation progress. 

• Present audit findings, themes, and recommendations to senior management and the Audit Committee. 

• Coordinate effectively with external auditors and other assurance providers. 

• Support senior managers on portfolio priorities, emerging risks, and audit planning activities. 

To thrive in this role, you need to have: 

• Strong management capability, with the ability to lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team. 

• Strong internal audit knowledge, sound judgement, and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• A good understanding of business processes and the broader industry environment. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex matters clearly and influence stakeholders at all levels. 

• Strong stakeholder management capability and the confidence to engage constructively with senior leaders. 

• The ability to operate effectively in a global matrix environment. 

• A strong understanding of second-line operating models, including governance, risk management, compliance, oversight, monitoring, and policy implementation. 

• The ability to assess governance-based and oversight-based control environments, not only transactional or operational controls. 

• The ability to identify practical, risk-based improvement opportunities across complex and cross-functional environments. 

Academic qualifications and certifications: 

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or related field. 

• Certification - Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or related designation. 

Required experience: 

• Advanced internal audit management experience in a related environment, including leading teams and delivering audit outcomes. 

• Strong experience in regulatory, financial, risk, and compliance audit environments. 

• Demonstrated experience managing audits, driving improvement, and supporting a strong control culture. 

• Experience auditing corporate functions, governance processes, and second-line risk, compliance, or oversight activities. 

• Experience assessing policies, standards, oversight structures, reporting, monitoring, and escalation processes in complex organisations. 

• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders across multiple functional areas in a global or matrix environment. 

Why join us 

This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in strengthening governance and risk management across a diverse and evolving corporate function portfolio. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, support impactful audits, and help drive continuous improvement across the organisation.