Senior Audit Manager

Why this role

• Make an impact at scale – Help protect customers and strengthen the bank’s resilience through high‑quality audit and assurance.

• Work on complex, meaningful risk – Engage with financial crime, fraud, and regulatory risk in one of Australia’s largest financial institutions.

• Grow your career – Access professional development, global audit opportunities, and an inclusive, flexible culture.
  

Do work that matters

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services. We’re committed to strong governance and aligning our practices with the needs of our business, stakeholders, and customers.

Your team

Group Audit and Assurance (GA&A) is the internal audit function for the Group. Our purpose is to provide independent, objective assurance on risk management, controls, and governance. As technology transforms industries, GA&A is evolving with digital tools, AI, and data analytics to deliver smarter, faster, and safer outcomes.

Join a team that helps shape the future of banking. In Financial Services, we support the Group’s strategy of building tomorrow’s bank today through trust, resilience, and innovation. We partner across CommBank to provide specialist advice and services in finance, audit, treasury, property, procurement, climate strategy, and investor relations.

Your impact

As a Senior Audit Manager, you’ll contribute to the delivery of the Financial Crime and Fraud audit program, leading complex audit reviews and partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business.

You’ll bring deep expertise in financial crime and fraud risk, confidence operating in change, and a strong ability to balance regulatory, audit, and commercial perspectives.

What you’ll do

• Assist in planning, executing, and delivering audits that assess the effectiveness of processes and controls across the Bank, with a specific focus on financial crime risks, including fraud and scams.

• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls aimed at preventing, detecting, and responding to financial crime. Identify gaps and recommend enhancements to strengthen the Bank’s control environment.

• Perform detailed sample testing across key audits (e.g., Fraud/Scams, Customer Sanctions Screening) to identify unusual or potentially suspicious transactions, customers, and broader networks that may indicate financial crime exposure.

• Collaborate with business units, risk teams, and compliance functions to validate observations, discuss control weaknesses, and agree on practical remediation actions.

• Assist in preparing clear, concise audit reports that highlighting key findings, root causes, and actionable recommendations to enhance financial crime prevention and detection capabilities.

• Assist leadership by continuously monitoring for emerging trends (regulatory focus, recent enforcement actions, etc.) to assist leadership in making risk-based adjustments to the audit plan where required

• Lead team members, providing adequate guidance, training and oversight of junior team members
  

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• Experience auditing financial crime and fraud risk within a large financial institution or professional services firm.

• Strong background in AML/CTF, sanctions, and financial crime compliance, including testing or assurance roles.

• Solid understanding of internal audit practices, risk management frameworks, and regulatory expectations.

• Ability to clearly communicate complex issues and audit findings to senior stakeholders.

• Strong relationship‑building skills, with a collaborative and credible approach.

• Experience using data and reporting tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Alteryx , and experience of developing and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for audit execution.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional certifications (e.g. ACAMS, ICA, CIA).
  

Why join CommBank

• Work with modern audit practices, data, and technology.

• Be part of a respected audit function recognised for risk and business insight.

• Flexible working options and a culture that values diversity and inclusion.

• Opportunities to work on global audits and broaden your career pathway.
  

Working at CommBank

We support flexible ways of working, with a balance of office connection (at least half your time each month) and flexibility around start and finish times, part‑time arrangements, and job share. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility could look like for you.