Senior Internal Audit & Risk Advisor – Australia in Sydney

Your Key Responsibilities

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

If 2026 is the year you are looking to return to Australia, we have some exciting opportunities in our Internal Audit teams to support with accelerating your career. We are actively recruiting professionals with Internal Audit experience in Australia and who can start in early 2026.

As part of EY Risk Consulting, you will be given the leading-edge tools and technology you need to develop your skills and contribute to impactful work supporting our clients across diverse industry sectors. EY Internal Audit professionals perform Internal Audit services for our clients across a broad range of industries, including Government, Health, Education and Corporates including top 20 ASX listed entities. We help our clients to improve business process and control measures so that executives are confident key risks are being managed, and decision making can occur with accuracy and at speed. The work we perform has a genuine impact on the organisations we work with and their ability to achieve their strategic goals.

This role can be performed from any of our EY offices in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth). Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your Key Responsibilities

At Consultant & Senior Consultant level, you will:

• Deliver risk engagements, from planning through to reporting, across compliance, financial, operational, and strategic risk areas, ensuring high quality outcomes while coaching and developing junior team members.
• Apply your risk and sector-specific knowledge to assess clients’ processes and controls, identify opportunities to mitigate risks, and recommend improvements that enhance process efficiency, effectiveness and business performance.
• Stay current with emerging industry trends, regulatory changes, and EY tools, and apply this knowledge to enhance audit approaches and client solutions.

At Manager level, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of clients, becoming their trusted advisor by supporting them in understanding and managing key business risks and in the design and delivery of their internal audit plans (in both co‑sourced and outsourced environments).
• Lead teams to deliver risk engagements across compliance, financial, operational, and strategic risk areas, ensuring high quality outcomes while coaching and developing junior team members.
• Apply your risk and sector-specific knowledge to provide impactful, practical recommendations that help clients manage risks and strengthen their internal control frameworks.
• Stay current with emerging industry trends, regulatory changes, and EY tools, and apply this knowledge to enhance audit approaches and client solutions.

Eligibility, Skills And Attributes For Success

• Hold valid working rights for Australia (Citizens or Permanent Residents).
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent qualification.
• Professional accreditations and qualifications will also be considered favourably (CPA, CISA, CA, CIA, CISM, CISSP, CBCP, CIPP certification within one year of hire).
• Proven ability to deliver engagements end‑to‑end, producing high‑quality work on time through strong analytical skills, organisational capability and attention to detail.
• Sound understanding of core business processes, risks and controls, with the ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• As a Senior Consultant you will have minimum 3 years’ experience delivering external audit and assurance engagements.
• As a Manager you will have minimum 6 years’ experience delivering external audit and assurance engagements.
• Team player with a collaborative mindset, you want to contribute positively to team culture and help uplift and coach others.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills including the ability to write clearly and concisely to produce high‑quality audit reports and workpapers.
• Curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning, staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends.

You will be added to a talent pool and considered for suitable opportunities at our EY offices across Australia.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences.
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging.

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.