Senior Manager - Internal Audit - Financial Services

Senior Manager - Internal Audit - Financial Services

Location: Auckland

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Salary: Competitive

Date: 13 Aug 2026

Job description

Requisition ID: 1735358

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Senior Manager – Internal Audit - Financial Services

Hei Oranga Iwi | The opportunity

As a Senior Manager within our Financial Services Risk Management team, you will play a leading role in helping New Zealands largest banks, insurers and financial institutions strengthen their governance, risk and control environments. You will work directly with senior risk stakeholders to provide independent assurance and practical insights on some of the industrys most significant risk, regulatory and transformation challenges.

Youll join a collaborative and dynamic team that combines internal audit, risk and controls, regulatory, financial crime compliance and data analytics expertise, meaning you will get exposure across a broad range of risk domains.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced internal auditor, risk professional or consultant looking to accelerate their career, lead complex engagements and build trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.

Ko Tō Rourou | Your key responsibilities

As an Internal Audit Senior Manager in our Financial Services Risk Management team, you will:

Support Internal Audit annual planning, collaborating with our clients to bring risk insights and build an internal audit plan that provides the best coverage.

Lead the planning, execution and reporting of various internal audit and independent assurance engagements across banking and insurance.

Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and risk leaders.

Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and improvement opportunities, translating technical findings into practical business outcomes.

Evaluate governance, risk management and control frameworks across operational risk, compliance, conduct, financial crime and technology risk environments.

Apply data analytics and technology-enabled audit techniques to provide deeper insights and more efficient assurance outcomes.

Lead engagement teams, coaching and developing junior team members to deliver high-quality client outcomes.

Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously, maintaining quality, commercial performance and delivery deadlines.

Lead business development activities, proposals and thought leadership initiatives across the Financial Services market, building a strong network of clients.

Support clients through major regulatory, risk transformation and control uplift programmes.

Whats in it for you?

Work with New Zealands leading financial institutions on complex and high-profile assurance, risk and transformation initiatives.

Accelerate your professional development through direct exposure to senior client stakeholders and executive decision-making.

Build expertise across internal audit, operational risk, compliance, financial crime, conduct and governance.

Access EYs global methodologies, market-leading technology and extensive Financial Services network.

Benefit from structured career progression, coaching and leadership development opportunities.

Flexible and hybrid ways of working that support both career growth and personal wellbeing.

Ngā Pūkenga | Skills and attributes for success

Heres our wish list—but dont worry if you dont tick every box. Were interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.