The Opportunity:

The Finance and Integrity Division has an exciting opportunity for dynamic, motivated, and experienced individuals within the Integrity, Performance and Assurance Branch. The Audit and Assurance Team ensures that process and system controls are operating as intended, provides confidence that risk is being managed appropriately and legislative requirements are being met. You will be responsible for undertaking work that is complex in nature, working with some autonomy and under limited direction.

You will contribute to implementing the NIAA audit and assurance work program with key duties including:

- assisting in the delivery of the Integrated Audit and Assurance Work Program, NIAA Assurance Strategy and Grant Assurance Framework
- delivering high-quality audit and assurance products and undertaking complex data analysis
- maintaining culturally competency and commitment to continual development of cultural competency skills
- coordinating assurance reporting including cyclical reporting to NIAA's audit and risk committee, other governance committees and relevant government agencies
- leading the development and implementation of projects to improve NIAA audit and assurance practices, monitoring and control
- identifying emerging trends and ongoing issues from assurance reviews and keeping the leadership team informed of risks.



Suggesting strategies to resolve these matters
- interrogating data, systems and processes in order to identify risk and areas for improvement.

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are seeking motivated, adaptable and cooperative professionals who enjoy contributing to high-performing teams. You will bring emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, along with excellent verbal and written communication abilities. With sound analytical, research, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, you can quickly learn new systems and processes, manage competing priorities, and work independently to deliver quality outcomes.

Our ideal candidates will demonstrate:

- experience in audit, assurance, compliance, finance and/or evaluation within a government or complex organisational environment
- a strong understanding of relevant legislation, policy frameworks and governance requirements
- the ability to lead strategic initiatives, manage complex projects and deliver outcomes within competing priorities
- excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive stakeholder relationships.

Highly desirable

Relevant Audit/accounting/ investigations qualification(s) and/or equivalent experience.

📌 Assurance Officer - Integrity, Performance and Assurance (Brisbane)
🏢 National Indigenous Australians Agency
📍 Brisbane