Senior Manager, Internal Audit

It starts with YES
At Optus, we have an ambitious goal to be Australia's most loved everyday brand

The internal audit function contributes to Optus achieving its strategic objectives through delivery of high-quality audit, assurance and consulting services. Joining our Internal Audit team, you will play a meaningful role in improving our organisation's sophisticated, highly regulated, and diverse operations

Reporting to the Director Group Internal Audit, this is a wonderful opportunity to join a team undergoing change and transformation

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform internal audits and deliver assurance and consulting services in accordance with our Internal Audit Methodology and professional internal auditing standards.
• Effectively leverage technology tools and data analytics to optimise audit coverage and efficiency and to provide valuable insights to the business.
• Exercise good commercial acumen and ensure audit recommendations are balanced, sustainable and risk based.
• Drive the development of the Internal Audit function by recommending and supporting operational improvement of processes, systems, and tools.
• Coordinate and manage audit team resources on your projects to ensure that they are effectively and efficiently utilised. Project manage delivery of audits within agreed resource and time budgets.
• Coach and support colleagues to achieve a level of engagement with the business which promotes Internal Audit as a trusted advisor.
• Develop and nurture talent to drive a high performing and achieving team.

What makes you perfect for the role?

• Prior experience in assurance, risk and controls with relevant qualifications from professional bodies CIA, CPA, CISA or equivalent.
• A mix of analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for integrity in financial and operational processes.
• Ability to communicate and influence across a wide range of stakeholders both internal and external.
• Strong problems solver with the ability to think laterally.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills to deliver across multiple competing and time-bound priorities.
• Proficient in data analytics, experienced in using audit software and process improvement.

Optus is a place where we let you do you. We offer a range of benefits including:

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit
• Inclusive carer neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks
• Competitive leave including 2 'Connected Leave' Days
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the 'Parents at Work portal'
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon

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At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying 'yes' to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive

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