At Country Road Group, our Group Functions sit at the heart of our business, driving the success of our portfolio of distinctive brands and enabling them to do what they do best. Working across the business, you will play a vital role in shaping how we operate, grow, and innovate, bringing our strategy to life.

As the Audit Manager, you will lead Country Road Group’s Internal Audit function, providing independent assurance that strengthens governance, risk management and internal controls across our Retail, Supply Chain and Support Centre operations. Partnering closely with senior leaders, the Executive Team and the Board Audit Committee, you will develop and deliver a risk-based audit program that provides commercially focused insights, drives continuous improvement, and supports informed decision‑making. You will also champion innovation through data analytics and emerging technologies while fostering a high‑performing audit team and embedding a strong risk culture across the Group.

How You Will Contribute

- Lead and manage the Internal Audit function, ensuring a high-quality, risk-based audit program across Retail, Supply Chain and Support Centre operations
- Develop and execute the annual audit plan, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, emerging risks and governance requirements
- Oversee the end-to-end delivery of audit engagements, including planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up, ensuring consistency, quality and timely execution
- Provide strategic risk and control insights to senior leaders, influencing decision‑making and strengthening governance across the business
- Prepare Audit Committee reporting, delivering clear, concise and commercially focused assurance outcomes
- Monitor and validate remediation activities, partnering with stakeholders to improve control environments and mitigate business risk
- Build trusted relationships with Executive stakeholders, providing pragmatic advice that balances commercial outcomes with effective risk management
- Champion the use of data analytics, automation and AI to enhance audit effectiveness, efficiency and continuous monitoring
- Drive continuous improvement across audit methodologies, tools, templates and assurance practices, benchmarking against leading industry standards
- Lead, coach and develop the audit team while fostering an inclusive,



high-performing culture aligned to CRG's values and leadership behaviours.

Capabilities We Value

- 7+ years' experience in internal or external audit, including leadership experience within a complex, multi-site environment
- Demonstrated success developing and delivering risk-based audit programs that provide meaningful business assurance
- Experience presenting to Audit Committees, Executive teams and senior business leaders, with the ability to influence outcomes
- Strong understanding of governance, risk management and internal control frameworks across Retail, Digital, Supply Chain and corporate environments
- Commercially minded with the ability to translate audit findings into practical, value‑adding recommendations
- Advanced stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across all levels of the organisation
- Exceptional analytical, communication and report‑writing capabilities
- Experience leveraging data analytics and technology to enhance audit insight and efficiency
- Skilled assurance qualifications (CIA, CISA or equivalent) highly regarded
- A collaborative leader who thrives in changing environments and is passionate about developing people, driving continuous improvement and strengthening organisational capability.

What We Offer

- Bi-annual product allowance, access to sample sales and 40% discount for you and your immediate family across all CRG brands
- Flex your leave your way, including birthday leave, volunteer leave, personal leave and more
- Access to health and wellbeing support, including Health Insurance, 24/7 EAP counselling, discounted gym memberships and financial advice services
- 18 weeks paid parental leave program for eligible employees with return-to-work clothing allowance
- Internal career opportunities across our brands
- Annual learning calendar to support your ongoing development
- Support impactful community and charity partnerships across our brands, including OCRF, Our Watch, First Nations Reconciliation, Movember, Red Cross and Landcare.

Who We Are





Country Road Group is a design‑led portfolio of premium fashion brands, comprising five iconic labels: Country Road, Mimco, Trenery, Witchery and Politix. Each brand has its own story, and together they hold a market‑leading position in the mid to upper tier of Australia's specialty fashion segment with a focus on delivering our ambition to build a portfolio of distinctive brands that drive sustainable growth. Country Road Group is part of Woolworths Holdings Limited (South Africa), a leading Southern Hemisphere retail group.

We encourage you to explore our Current Opportunities and we look forward to connecting with you!

Country Road Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.

We’re committed to inclusion and accessibility. If we can support you with any adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

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The Country Road Group is one of the most admired Australian Lifestyle house of brands comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, Politix, Trenery, Witchery and Mimco. We are a global business with over 600 store locations and over 6,000 team members with a market‑leading presence in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

We have an exciting vision and growth ambition and we believe that enabling the growth and development of our team members is central to achieving this.

The Country Road Group is one of the most admired Australian Lifestyle house of brands comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, Politix, Trenery, Witchery and Mimco. We are a global business with over 600 store locations and over 6,000 team members with a market‑leading presence in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

We have an exciting vision and growth ambition and we believe that enabling the growth and development of our team members is central to achieving this.

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Internal Audit Manager (part time or full time)

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📌 Audit Manager - Country Road Group (Melbourne)
🏢 Country Road Group
📍 Melbourne