Internal Audit Manager

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

Our Finance team are a vital partner in every aspect of our business, providing commercial insights to drive our success and influence everything we do. With presence in every department, we analyse performance, and deliver actionable insights that shape our strategic decisions.

<h3>About the role</h3>

As an Internal Audit Manager, you’ll lead and deliver audits that provide assurance and actionable insights to senior stakeholders. You’ll manage co-sourced resources, influence positive change, and contribute to the development of the Annual Internal Audit Plan and Strategy. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex and high impact audits. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Deliver clear, actionable audit reports that strengthen control environments and drive process improvement.
• Lead and execute audits within agreed timelines and budgets, ensuring adherence to methodology and professional standards.
• Support development and delivery of the Annual Internal Audit Plan and Internal Audit Strategy.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to promote a culture of risk awareness.
• Manage co-sourced resources and ensure consistent quality across all audits.
• Prepare and present audit results to senior stakeholders and support Audit Committee reporting.
• Validate remediation of audit findings and monitor management action progress.
• Collaborate with External Audit, Group Risk, Compliance, and other teams for coordinated assurance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including leveraging technology within the audit lifecycle.
• Coach and mentor team members and co-sourced partners to uplift audit capability and quality.

<h3>About you and your skills</h3>

You’re a seasoned audit professional with strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills. You bring strategic thinking, analytical capability, and a passion for continuous improvement. Ideally, you have:

• Tertiary degree including Bachelor of Commerce/Business or a related discipline.
• CA, CPA, Certified Internal Auditor and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred. A Project Management qualification would be advantageous.
• Experience in retail or large-scale consumer business environments.
• Demonstrated experience in internal audit, assurance, compliance, or risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, highly sensitive business outcomes and influence senior stakeholders.
• A background in technology-focused internal audit experience, including exposure to AI in the audit lifecycle.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to data analytics tools (Power BI, SQL) for audit testing.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 174091

Employment Type: Full time

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