Senior Internal Auditor

About Vanguard 

50 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.   

Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 30 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals.  

Team & Opportunity  

Vanguard's Internal Audit and SOX department has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Internal Auditor to join our Business & Corporate Audit Services (BCAS) team! In the Senior Internal Auditor role, you will complete risk-based audits to evaluate management’s internal controls and influence senior management to take action to improve the control environment. You will collaborate with partner groups across divisions and be instrumental in implementing the audit coverage strategy for key risk topics. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Perform complex work for risk-based audits and consulting engagements (including research, evaluation and analysis, testing and reporting) on topics related to risk, governance, process, technology, controls, and operating practices of assigned engagements. 

• Connect with various levels of management to discuss progress and results including opportunities to strengthen processes/controls and related remediation efforts. 

• Participate in client discussions including assessment of risk and effectiveness of controls based on relevant knowledge and experience. Encourage healthy debate and collaboration among the audit team and establish relationships with business process owners and management. 

• Prepare and deliver high-quality internal work papers and client facing deliverables such as process/control narratives, flowcharts, testing documentation, conclusions, recommendations and audit report findings. 

• Apply relevant industry acumen including common practices, established standards, regulatory and global impact considerations to provide recommendations to business management. 

• Participate in special projects and department initiatives, as needed. 

Qualifications 

• Undergraduate degree in a business-related field of concentration or equivalent combination of training and experience. Professional certification or advanced degree (e.g., MBA, CA ANZ, CIA, ACAMS) is a plus.  

• Minimum of three years general business experience required. Experience in audit, risk or controls (i.e. operational audits, financial statement audits, internal audits, advisory/consulting, controls/compliance/legal) preferred.   

• Exposure or prior experience to the Australia financial services industry and regulatory requirements across Banking, asset managers and superannuation funds.  

• Proven ability to function in fast paced, ambiguous environment working with multiple and diverse responsibilities. 

• Data analytics literacy, with the ability to apply analytical techniques to extract actionable insights and drive informed decision-making. 

• Strong written and verbal communication and a willingness to assist in areas outside of direct assignments as needed. 

Inclusion Statement 

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”  

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.  

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard’s core purpose.