Manager, Project Assurance

Overview

The Transformation Office sits within the Financial Management, People and Engagement Group and plays a pivotal role in driving successful project delivery by offering comprehensive advisory services, including change management, benefits realisation, and resource and financial management. We ensure independent assurance through stage gate reviews and in-depth assessments of key initiatives to manage delivery risks effectively. At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone — no matter what role — contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

As a Manager, you will be responsible for project assurance activities, including stage gate reviews and deep-dive health checks, to ensure adherence to the Delivery Framework within Financial Management, People, and Engagement Transformation. By evaluating risks, issues, and dependencies in project delivery processes, you will identify potential risks and recommend mitigations while preparing and facilitating stage gate approval documentation to ensure initiatives are managed consistently and with a focus on risk awareness. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with delivery portfolios, offering pragmatic solutions to project teams to ensure proportional risk management and compliance with internal delivery and risk standards.

Your role will involve creating and executing Project Assurance reports, documenting findings, and ensuring alignment with risk management protocols. You will foster teamwork and effective communication across project teams, driving shared goals in risk management and assurance. Moreover, you will contribute to best practice guidance for managing delivery risks and monitor project documentation, including non-compliance reporting, ensuring timely updates and escalation of major issues. By building strong relationships with Portfolio stakeholders, you will provide timely project assurance to support the smooth progress of initiatives.

What you offer

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent level and demonstrated experience in project delivery, either as part of a project team or in a supporting assurance role, with a strong understanding of project delivery risks and their identification
- Knowledge with various project delivery and change frameworks and methodologies
- Ability to participate in analytical reviews and contribute to the development of high-quality reports
- Skilled in collaborating and engaging with stakeholders to achieve shared goals, while effectively prioritizing work to meet deadlines and deliver quality outcomes

What we offer

Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

- 1 wellbeing leave day per year
- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.

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