Senior IT Audit Manager

SENIOR IT AUDIT MANAGER – INTERNAL AUDIT – SYDNEY

At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire the very best people to further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.

We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

The primary purpose of this role is to lead and execute the timely delivery of designated audits to expected AAL quality standards and to contribute to providing assurance, insights and credible challenge to the business, thereby helping to protect and maintain the business within the Board set risk appetite.

About The Role

• Lead and execute the on time and high quality delivery of planned audits, assessing the business area under review, including key business risks and general control environment and performing issue follow-up. Audit engagements will primarily focus on the assessment of IT systems, infrastructure, and processes, alongside evaluations of projects, organizational culture, and behaviours, ensuring a comprehensive review of IT-related risks and controls
• Producing high-quality, value-adding, internal audit reports that are accurate and succinct with issues clearly articulated, including the identification of root causes and thematic issues, and present findings to senior management and the Chief Audit Executive.
• Building and maintaining high-quality relationships with business stakeholders and engage and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Guiding the identification and implementation of opportunities to enhance internal audit effectiveness and drive improvements in the quality of Internal Audit reporting.
• Overseeing special engagements, as requested by the business or other stakeholders, ensuring goals are met on a timely basis and value is provided, without impairing audit neutrality.
• Assisting with the preparation of the Annual Internal Audit Plan and the Five-Year Audit Plan.
• Sharing responsibility for achievement of strategic goals, drive a strong internal culture focused on improving quality audits, team engagement, and stakeholder engagement whilst providing feedback and coaching if needed.
• Exercising due professional care and diligence and ensure compliance with local and Group standards, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards and Code of Ethics.

About you

• Holding tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, along with pertinent accreditations such as Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
• Demonstrated experience at a senior manager/manager level within Cyber/IT or risk based auditing across operational and IT spheres. Understanding of complex regulatory landscapes within financial services is highly regarded.
• Significant experience in the application of audit methodology including conducting risk assessments.
• Clear understanding of the three lines of defence model and of the strategic business context while looking at processes from a strategic point of view.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with clarity, impact and influence.
• Resourceful, motivate and sees tasks through to completion taking full responsibility for driving and executing own workload.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to delivering high-quality results and possesses drive to tackle challenges effectively.

Benefits And Perks

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
• Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.
  
  

About Allianz Group

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Adjustments and support

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. www.allianz.com.au/careers