About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

ANZ Internal Audit’s 2030 ambition is to be the leading audit function and the Bank’s trusted independent voice. We contribute to ANZ’s Group 2030 Strategy through providing the strength and perspective required for ANZ to lead the industry in trust, safety and risk management, adhering to the highest standards of non-financial risk management.

About the Role

The Audit Director – Risk, Governance & Accountability leads Internal Audit’s assurance over the Bank’s risk governance and accountability arrangements, providing independent third line assurance on the effectiveness of the frameworks and structures through which risk is managed and overseen across the Group. 

The role leads assurance over enterprise risk management and accountability frameworks, including CPS 220 and the Financial Accountability Regime, and delivers audit coverage across the Risk, Communications & Public Affairs, and Legal & Corporate Governance functions. The role also acts as Internal Audit’s subject matter lead for non-financial risk management and Risk Champion for Compliance, Conduct, Legal and Reputational risks. 

Reporting to the General Manager Audit – Financial Crime, Risk & Risk Culture, this role plays a key leadership position within Internal Audit, shaping how assurance is delivered across the portfolio, maintaining strong senior stakeholder relationships, supporting the delivery of Internal Audit’s strategic priorities, and role modelling the standards, behaviours and independence expected of audit leaders. 

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: Melbourne or Brisbane
Work Hours: Full time

What could your day look like?

As the Audit Director – Risk, Governance & Accountability, you will be accountable for: 

• Accountable for the delivery of independent audit coverage across the Risk, Communications & Public Affairs, and Legal & Corporate Governance functions, aligned to key risks and the approved audit plan. 
• Form clear, evidence-based views on the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control effectiveness across enterprise-wide frameworks, including CPS 220 and accountability regimes such as the Financial Accountability Regime. 
• Own portfolio-level risk assessment and audit planning, shaping coverage priorities across risk governance and accountability frameworks and contributing to enterprise-wide audit planning. 
• Provide constructive challenge and influence to stakeholders across enterprise functions to strengthen governance, risk management and control environments. 
• Lead Internal Audit’s CPS 220 assurance and oversight of the Risk Management Framework, ensuring coverage supports the Bank’s Risk Management Declaration process. 
• Act as Internal Audit’s subject matter lead for non-financial risk management and Risk Champion for Compliance, Conduct, Legal and Reputational risks, shaping coverage priorities, monitoring emerging risks and forming thematic insights. 
• Oversee audit delivery across the portfolio, ensuring high-quality, timely outcomes, strong audit discipline and delivery in line with Internal Audit methodology and Global Internal Audit Standards, while managing specialist audit resourcing and co-sourced support where applicable. 
• Collaborate across Internal Audit, including Centres of Audit and subject matter experts, to ensure coordinated enterprise-wide assurance coverage and avoid duplication or gaps. 
• Lead, develop and mentor audit teams, building capability, depth and consistency in audit execution and professional judgement. 
• Drive continuous improvement in audit quality, methodology and execution, while supporting regulatory engagement, supervisory interactions and Internal Audit strategic priorities. 

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you’ll ideally bring the following: 

• Internal Audit and assurance expertise: Extensive experience delivering complex audits or assurance engagements within large, regulated organisations, with deep expertise in Internal Audit methodology, risk-based planning, execution, reporting and issue validation. 
• Enterprise risk management and CPS 220 expertise: Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks, including the three lines of defence and Internal Audit assurance over prudential requirements such as CPS 220. 
• Non-Financial Risk management expertise: Strong understanding of how non-financial risks are identified, assessed, monitored and managed across large, complex organisations, including governance, framework and control effectiveness. 
• Compliance and Conduct risk expertise: Strong capability in conduct and compliance risk management, including assessment of customer outcomes, regulatory obligations and first- and second-line oversight practices. 
• Data-enabled assurance: Experience using data analytics and data-enabled assurance techniques to inform audit scoping, testing strategies, risk assessment and insight generation. 
• Stakeholder engagement and influence: Strong capability to engage credibly with senior business, risk and corporate function stakeholders, provide constructive challenge and influence improvements in governance and control environments. 
• Leadership and people development: Demonstrated experience leading, coaching and developing audit teams, building professional judgement, capability depth and succession. 
• Second line risk management experience: Experience working within, or closely alongside, second line risk functions and enterprise risk management frameworks within large financial institutions is advantageous. 
• Regulatory engagement exposure: Experience contributing to regulatory reviews, supervisory interactions or remediation activities is advantageous. 
• Qualifications: Tertiary qualification and/or relevant professional certification (e.g. CPA, CA, CIA or equivalent), with postgraduate qualifications in accounting, audit, operational risk, compliance or related disciplines advantageous. 

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 118577 .
 

Job Posting End Date

06/07/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)