Assurance Manager

Nurture. Grow. Thrive.

Accepting a role with Elders means you will be joining the family backed by a team ready to support and grow your career. Be part of a culture that has been in the making for more than 180 years, a culture so strong it is almost tangible. Much like the farmers and communities we work with, you will experience, passion, dedication and resilience across all parts of the business. With such an iconic, essential business in the Australian landscape we are confident that you too will be proud to grow your career at Elders and wear the pink shirt.

About the role

We are looking for a self-driven and high performing Assurance Manager to join Elders on a Full-Time, Permanent basis.

Elders is in an exciting transformation phase, evolving across multiple key business functions. With high visibility from leadership and executive, this is a rare opportunity for an experienced Assurance Manager to champion Internal Audit and help shape the wider Elders business.

This role will deliver audit and assurance projects whilst driving effective risk management practices across Elders. You will work in the Internal Audit team and interact with all levels of the business to deliver key outcomes that drive improvements and sustainable change, whilst minimising risk exposures.

Responsibilities

As an Assurance Manager, you will:

- Partner with key business representatives to identify audit areas using a prioritised risk-based approach, contributing to the overall governance and assurance program
- Lead multiple internal audit and advisory projects from risk assessment, planning, fieldwork and reporting.
- Proactively build strong relationships with the Elders business to understand their priorities and challenges.
- Evaluate the governance, risks and control frameworks related to respective audits
- Influence attitudes and drive the business to champion methodologies on governance, risk management and internal controls.
- Collaborate with the Risk and Compliance teams to ensure risks and controls are captured and assessed contributing to 3 Lines of Defence assurance model.
- Lead and provide coaching to Internal Auditors and/or external co-sourcing partners.
- Provide support for strategic initiatives, system implementations, finance transformation and ad hoc investigations.
- Drive the development of internal audit processes and ongoing operational improvement.
- Travel across the Elders network, as required.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Experience in a Manager role in internal audit, controls assurance or operational risk management.
- Strong technical skills, exceptional business acumen and the highest level of integrity.
- Strong demonstrated leadership capability (able to take charge, set clear objectives, achieve results, challenge the status quo and be a continuous learner).
- Ability to interpret complex issues, distil key points and develop effective and practical recommendations.
- Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage and educate stakeholders on the importance of internal controls.
- Confidence to autonomously deliver a range of activities to high standards with demanding deadlines across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Experience in process transformation and controls optimisation.
- Professional qualification (CPA, CIA, CA or equivalent desirable)
- Experience or knowledge of the agribusiness/retail sectors (desirable)

About Elders

Elders is proud to be the last Australian-listed major agribusiness. The most trusted agribusiness brand in Australia. We’re part of the landscape, part of the local communities, part of Australia’s history and we are entrenched in Australian agriculture.

The brand is more than a company, more than a logo - it’s part of Australia. And, with an authentic drive to create a sustainable future for farming and the farmers of Australia, Elders is... for Australian agriculture.

We are now looking for the next generation to be part of something big and drive the future of Elders.

If you are ready to grow your career with Elders, please today.

For more information call Libby Skrpan on 0409 945 097 or visit our careers page.

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