Location: Sydney CBD
Hybrid Working Arrangement – 50% Office/Home.
Great opportunity to build on your Internal Audit experience.
A new opportunity is available for a Senior Auditor to join the RBA’s Internal Audit team on a permanent full-time basis. Reporting to the Portfolio Audit Manager, the role partners closely with stakeholders to assess governance, risk management, and control frameworks, supporting stronger risk awareness, enhanced control effectiveness, and continuous improvement across a wide range of business areas.
The role offers exposure across the Bank and involvement in a diverse portfolio of audit engagements, including opportunities to contribute to technology-related audits and reviews, supporting a holistic view of the Bank’s risk environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide independent and objective assurance over the design and operating effectiveness of the Bank’s governance arrangements, risk management framework, and internal control environment across operational, financial, people, compliance, and strategic risk areas.
Evaluate whether governance frameworks, policies, and controls are comprehensive, effective, and appropriately support management in identifying, managing, and mitigating risk.
Contribute to the delivery of high‑quality, risk‑based internal audit engagements in line with the Global Internal Audit Standards and leading professional practices.
Contribute to audits involving technology risks, systems, and controls, including supporting reviews of IT processes, where applicable.
Identify control gaps, emerging risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Support the ongoing enhancement of internal audit methodologies, tools, and approaches, including the appropriate use of data analytics.
Required Technical Capabilities and Skills
Experience delivering internal audits and other assurance reviews across a broad range of risk areas.
Ability to work autonomously with appropriate oversight, applying sound judgement and raising matters when escalation is required.
Practical experience using data analytics and audit tools, to identify patterns, anomalies, and trends, and to present insights clearly.
Broad understanding of risk management frameworks and key organisational risks.
Working knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards to support effective engagement planning and delivery in line with leading practice.
Understanding of contemporary risk‑based auditing methodologies, including the design, evaluation, and testing of internal controls and audit procedures.
Well‑developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate audit outcomes and engage constructively with stakeholders.
Exposure to technology audits, IT controls, or cyber/technology risk is beneficial.
Qualifications
Relevant tertiary qualification (for example, accounting, business, finance, or a related discipline).
Membership of, or certification with, a professional auditing body is desirable.
Postgraduate qualifications in finance, business, audit, or related disciplines are an advantage.
Relevant certifications or training in technology, data, or IT audit (e.g. CISA or similar) are advantageous but not essential.
Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
Application Close :
June 29, 2026.
Skills Required
- Experience delivering internal audits and other assurance reviews across a broad range of risk areas
- Ability to work autonomously with appropriate oversight and apply sound judgement
- Practical experience using data analytics and audit tools to identify patterns, anomalies, and trends
- Broad understanding of risk management frameworks and key organisational risks
- Working knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards
- Understanding of contemporary risk‑based auditing methodologies, including design, evaluation and testing of controls
- Well‑developed written and verbal communication skills to communicate audit outcomes and engage stakeholders
- Exposure to technology audits, IT controls, or cyber/technology risk
- Relevant tertiary qualification (accounting, business, finance or related discipline)
- Membership of, or certification with, a professional auditing body
- Postgraduate qualifications in finance, business, audit or related disciplines
- Relevant certifications or training in technology, data, or IT audit (e.g. CISA)
What We Do
The Reserve Bank of Australia is Australia's central bank. Its duty is to contribute to the maintenance of price stability, full employment, and the economic prosperity and welfare of the Australian people. It does this by setting the cash rate to meet a medium-term inflation target, working to maintain a strong financial system and efficient payments system, and issuing the nation's banknotes. The Bank provides selected banking services to the Australian Government and its agencies, and to a number of overseas central banks and official institutions. Additionally, it manages Australia's gold and foreign exchange reserves








