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Senior Assurance Advisor

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Xero Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Our Purpose

At Xero, we're here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we're not only making life better for small business, we'll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

In this role you will support the GM Assurance in the delivery of the Assurance plan to ensure the Xero business (including subsidiaries) is appropriately positioned through its next exciting stage of growth. The purpose of the role is to provide the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Board and the Executive team with assurance on key risks including:

- the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls to ensure risks are being managed appropriately in compliance with policies and frameworks and their effectiveness

- the reliability and integrity of management information

- business effectiveness during periods of change.

You'll help Xero protect and create value by providing assurance that there are effective controls and processes in place to manage our risks, and provide beautiful insights to drive actions and change to improve the business.

What you'll do:

  • Lead and manage the delivery of a planned, risk-based Assurance Work Plan which is approved by the Audit and Risk Committee, and is designed to effectively gauge the efficiency and effectiveness of Xero's systems and controls
  • Examine and evaluate the adequacy and application of internal controls and the effectiveness of service delivery
  • Independently lead and manage the delivery of requests from the business (e.g.: SLT, XLT) for specialised audits/reviews
  • Be an ambassador for Risk & Assurance within the organisation
  • Identify and report on areas of weaknesses in internal controls and processes, including recommendation of remediatory action for streamlining and/or improvement based on best practice.
  • Identify and make recommendations on systems and business process re-engineering opportunities
  • Lead the follow up of recommendations to ensure the business are making improvements and/or remediating control deficiencies
  • Ensure appropriate risk management and assurance processes and policies are in place and operational
  • Engage and manage the Assurance Co-source partner where required, to ensure work is delivered to quality, time and budget expectations.
  • Present key findings and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders e.g.: SLT, XLT
  • Prepare reporting for the ARMC and/or XLT on a regular basis
  • Proactively understand and manage risks as they relate to your role

What you'll bring to the table:

  • Experience:
  • Tertiary qualifications with at least 5-7 years experience performing Audit related activities
  • Experience working in big-4 CA firms or a corporate environment
  • While not essential, experience and understanding of IT processes including operations, security, change management and experience in planning and conducting audits in accordance with compliance requirements, particularly ISO 27001.
  • Experience in managing audit reviews, end-to-end, taking full accountability for planning, execution and reporting over significant and specialist review areas.
  • Critical competencies:
  • Strong relationship building skills with the ability to work effectively both individually and as part of a team.
  • Ability to quickly understand specific business environments and business challenges
  • Innovative and keen to create solutions to problems. An ability to think outside the square in terms of identifying ways to improve existing systems and processes.
  • Advanced understanding and knowledge of risk and controls to provide recommendations and feedback based on best practice to the business.

Why Xero?

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you'd like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you'll do the best work of your life at Xero.