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.

In this newly created role 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 workplace

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

Professional 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 wit

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