Manager Audit Services

**Manager Audit Services**

Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000

**About us**:
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria. These customers include large numbers of households as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria.

We provide reliable, safe and affordable electricity and our businesses are independently rated as the best in the country for their efficiency. Sustaining this is all the more critical and challenging as greater electrification of homes, fleets and industries becomes a core strategy for reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change.

**About the Role**:
The Manager Audit Services plays an important role in assisting the company to improve the internal control environment and business efficiency. Reporting to the Head of Audit Services, this is a very hands-on role requiring extensive business and senior stakeholder engagement, critical/analytical thinking and attention to detail in conducting internal audit assurance and advisory projects. Strong stakeholder engagement, communication (both written and verbal), and project management skills (from planning to reporting) are essential.

**What you'll deliver**:

- Lead and participate in the planning and execution of internal audits (across operational, financial, IT, project governance, fraud investigation, risk and controls and compliance audits)
- Proactively take a lead in liaising with management, external auditors and co-sourcing parties to eliminate duplication of audit effort across the business
- Deliver internal audits on time, budget and exceed expectations
- Provide expertise in internal control and business process improvement to the organisation and advise on the development of new processes and procedures
- Liaise with clients on an ongoing basis to enhance business knowledge and ensure risks are identified
- Maintain knowledge, skills and disciplines necessary to carry out audit responsibilities and maintain professional accreditation
- Provide coaching and leadership for other members of the audit team
- Develop self by seeking challenging developmental opportunities, willingly accepting new responsibilities, and displaying confidence in own knowledge, skills and ability
- Demonstrate accountability by taking responsibility for actions, outcomes and deliverables, displaying commitment to work, and handling issues with mínimal guidance

**To succeed in this role you'll have**:

- Tertiary qualification - Business/Commerce
- Accounting Qualifications - CA or CPA
- Strong internal audit technical experience (across operational, financial, IT, project governance, fraud investigation, risk and controls, compliance)
- Experience in data analysis (e.g. Tableau and/or ACL)
- Ability to think strategically, taking a whole of business approach to decision making, analysis and problem solving
- Strong communication/interpersonal skills to interact effectively with management and employees
- Ideally 6 to 10 years of experience in internal audit
- Experience in leading internal audit projects
- Experience in electricity industry desirable but not essential

**Your career with us**:
We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we're committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety - ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday - as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

**What's next?**

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don't hesitate to discuss these with us.

OUR VALUES: Live safely, Be Customer and Community Minded, Succeed Together, Be The Best You Can Be, Improve Our Business

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