Internal Audit Senior Analyst

Internal Audit Senior Analyst 
Perth office based, Newcastle Street, East Perth, 6000

• Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager
• Hybrid working model (2 days working from home & 3 days working in the office)

Compass Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (Top 20) and is the global market leader in providing food and support services to customers in the workplace, schools and colleges, hospitals, at leisure and in remote environments. We operate in over 25 countries, employ c.600,000 people, and are a recognised top 10 employer worldwide.

In Australia, Compass Group Australia (CGA) currently generates $2.2bn revenue per annum, servicing over 350 clients across over 700 sites, with c.18,000 employees. We offer a supportive team culture in a value-based organisation with balanced ‘work from home’ arrangements. 

About the Role

The CGA Group Finance team play a critical role in ensuring the financial sustainability of CGA. One of the team key responsibilities is to independently assess CGA internal control and governance frameworks to inform CGA Leadership on ways to improve operations against benchmark and leading practices and provide a point of view (advise and challenge) on CGA  governance, risk, and control frameworks.

The Internal Audit Senior Analyst supports the Internal Audit Manager in delivering the annual Internal Audit Plan. The role performs audit planning support, fieldwork, walkthroughs, testing, evidence assessment, data analysis, working paper documentation, report drafting and management action follow-up across audit engagements.

The role is expected to operate with professional judgement, independence and a strong focus on audit quality, stakeholder engagement and practical recommendations. It contributes to clear, evidence-based assurance reporting and helps maintain confidence in CGA’s governance, risk and control environment.

Responsibilities:

Internal audit planning and fieldwork

• Support the Internal Audit Manager to plan internal audit engagements, including defining audit objectives, scope, risks, controls, testing approach, information requests and delivery timelines.
• Perform audit fieldwork across financial, operational, compliance, governance and transformation reviews, including stakeholder interviews, process walkthroughs, sample testing and evidence review.
• Prepare high-quality working papers that clearly document procedures performed, evidence obtained, results, exceptions, root causes, risk implications and recommended actions.

Risk, control and evidence assessment

• Assess governance, risk management, process controls and operating practices against the approved audit scope, relevant policies, control expectations and leading practice benchmarks.
• Evaluate the completeness, accuracy, timeliness and reliability of audit evidence and escalate evidence gaps, exceptions or potential control deficiencies to the Internal Audit Manager.
• Use data analytics and structured analysis to support audit scoping, sample selection, exception identification, trend analysis and development of audit insights.

Reporting, recommendations and action tracking

• Contribute to concise, evidence-based audit reports, including issue descriptions, root cause analysis, business impact, risk ratings, practical recommendations and agreed management actions.
• Maintain accurate audit issue and action trackers, including ownership, due dates, status, evidence received and validation outcomes.
• Follow up with management action owners to support timely completion of agreed audit actions and escalate overdue or at-risk actions to the Internal Audit Manager.

Stakeholder coordination and Control Assurance and Audit (CAA) alignment

• Coordinate information requests, meetings, walkthroughs and evidence collection with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Support Services and other business functions.
• Build productive stakeholder relationships while maintaining independence, confidentiality, professional scepticism and constructive challenge.
• Coordinate with CAA colleagues in Financial Controls and Finance Systems Controls where audit activity intersects with control assurance themes, system dependencies, remediation status or assurance reliance.

People, culture and continuous improvement

• Contribute to a professional, collaborative and high-performing CAA team culture focused on integrity, quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support audit methodology, template and workpaper improvements, including opportunities to improve consistency, efficiency and data-led audit delivery.
• Uphold Compass values by promoting ethical behaviour, confidentiality, constructive challenge and a culture of accountability.

About You

• 4+ years’ professional experience in internal audit, external audit, assurance, risk management, compliance, business process review or a related governance discipline.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business, Risk Management, Information Systems or a related field is required.
• Professional qualification or progress towards CIA, CA/CPA, CISA, CFE, CRMA or equivalent is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or delivering internal audit engagements, including planning, fieldwork, testing, evidence review, working papers, report drafting and action tracking.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, internal controls and audit methodology, with the ability to apply practical judgement to business processes and evidence.
• Understanding of internal control environments, including SOX-style or ICFR environments, is desirable where relevant to audit scoping, testing and issue assessment.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to use Excel, PowerPoint and data analysis tools to support audit testing, sample selection, exception analysis and reporting.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear working papers, issue summaries, root cause analysis and practical recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder coordination skills, with the ability to manage information requests, follow-up actions, maintain professional relationships and challenge constructively.
• High attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality when handling sensitive audit evidence, findings, management actions and investigation-related information.
• Good planning, organisation and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality outputs against agreed deadlines.
• Competent with Microsoft 365; experience with audit management systems, GRC tools Optro, Power BI, Tableau, or process mapping tools is advantageous.
• Demonstrates integrity, confidentiality, professional scepticism, sound judgement and accountability.

If you're ready to take the next step in your internal audit career and contribute to something bigger, we want to hear from you! For any questions, doubts, or for a confidential chat, please reach out to us at talisson@compass-group.com.au or gilzugmeyer@compass-group.com.au 

We are committed to ensuring a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive, and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments or alternative methods of communication during the process, please let us know—our team will support you in the way that works best for you.