Senior Manager Internal Audit

Drive meaningful impact across a prominent non-bank lender located in Brisbane.

As a senior member of the Internal Audit function, you’ll deliver independent, objective and risk‑based assurance that strengthens governance, elevates risk management, and enhances organisational value. This is a high‑visibility role where your insights will directly influence decision‑making and support a strong culture of accountability, integrity and compliance.

About the Role

The Senior Internal Auditor leads and executes end‑to‑end audits across financial, operational, credit, compliance and regulatory domains. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will assess control effectiveness, identify root causes, and provide practical, value‑adding recommendations that uplift the control environment across the lending business.

You’ll partner closely with senior leaders, act as a trusted advisor, and present audit findings that drive meaningful change — all while maintaining independence, professional scepticism and alignment to industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit delivery — Lead planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, reporting and follow‑up in line with the Internal Audit Plan and IIA standards.
• Control evaluation — Assess design and operating effectiveness of financial, operational, credit, compliance and regulatory controls.
• Risk assessment — Perform robust risk assessments, identify control gaps and analyse root causes.
• Reporting & communication — Prepare clear, concise and insightful audit reports; present findings to senior management and the Audit Committee.
• Stakeholder engagement — Build strong relationships while maintaining independence and constructive challenge.
• Remediation oversight — Review and validate corrective actions and monitor timely implementation.
• Continuous improvement — Identify opportunities to enhance audit methodology, tools and reporting.

About You

• Strong decision‑making — Sound judgement with the ability to link recommendations to strategic outcomes.
• Stakeholder management — Skilled at negotiation, influence and maintaining strong relationships
• Industry knowledge — Understanding of lending, financial services and regulatory environments.
• Teamwork — Collaborative, supportive and committed to shared outcomes.
• Self‑development — Proactive in learning and continuous improvement.
• Tertiary qualification in finance, business, internal audit, risk, compliance or related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in internal audit —within financial services, banking or lending.
• Strong experience in risk‑based audit planning, control testing, evaluation and reporting..
• High level of professional integrity, attention to detail and sound judgement.

• Why Join?
• Influence organisational decision‑making at senior levels
• Work across a diverse lending portfolio with meaningful risk exposure
• Opportunity to shape audit methodology and drive continuous improvement

Apply today for this exciting opportunity or call Vanessa on 0408920345 or email ***email_hidden***