At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead audits in payments, ensuring quality outcomes and risk management.
- Company: Dynamic organisation focused on payments and operational resilience.
- Benefits: Hybrid working model, competitive salary, and professional growth opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to influence senior leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the payments ecosystem while driving innovation.
- Qualifications: Experience in audit and deep knowledge of payment systems required.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
About the Role: The organisation is looking for a Senior Audit Manager, bringing deep payments domain expertise combined with strong audit and risk leadership capability to deliver meaningful assurance outcomes that protect the company and its customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee delivery of audits across Payments, Payment Acceptance, Operational Resilience and Operational Risk Management, contributing to a dynamic, risk-based Audit Plan that reflects key and emerging risks in the payments ecosystem.
- Lead end-to-end audit engagements (Planning, Fieldwork, Reporting and Closure), ensuring high quality outcomes, efficiency and alignment to Internal Audit methodology.
- Provide clear, pragmatic and commercially relevant insights to senior stakeholders, strengthening risk management practices across payments, merchant services and digital banking.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships across the business, influencing stakeholders at all levels including senior leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation in audit delivery, including leveraging AI and data analytics techniques.
What We're Looking For: This role requires deep, end-to-end payments expertise combined with strong audit and risk capability. You will have:
- Proven experience in internal or external audit within business banking.
- Strong knowledge of payment systems and services, including:
- Domestic payments (ACH, NPP / real-time payments)
- International payments (SWIFT, remittances)
- Card payments (debit/credit)
- Digital wallets and emerging payment methods.
- Understanding of end-to-end payment workflows, supporting technology platforms, and key risk/control points.
- Familiarity with fraud prevention, payment security, and scheme/network rules.
- Strong analytical capability, including exposure to AI tools and intelligent agents to enhance audit insights and delivery.
- Deep knowledge of risk management frameworks, including operational, compliance, fraud and third-party risk.
Why Join Us: Hybrid working.
Senior Audit Manager in Sydney employer: Lanson Partners
Lanson Partners is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and collaborative work culture in the heart of Sydney. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer ample opportunities for professional development and career advancement, ensuring that our team members thrive in a high-growth environment. Our hybrid work model promotes flexibility, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life while contributing to meaningful financial strategies that drive the organisation's success.
