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Sydney

Surry Hills

Provide this small private health insurance group with professional internal audit services that also met regulatory requirements. The role reported directly to the CEO and was a member of the executive leadership team. RT Health merged with HCF in 2021. Treasurer and Public Officer of RT Families Foundation, a registered charity operated by RT Health staff, 2020-2023.Responsibilities:• Preparation and delivery of the annual internal audit plan• Engaging outside professionals to perform audits that comply with prudential regulations• Follow-up of outstanding audit issues• Reporting to the Board Audit & Finance Committee and to the Audit & Risk Committee of a subsidiary health fund. • Assist management through provision of advice or completion of special projects as requested.Achievements:• Established a co-sourced IT audit function that enabled the group to meet the requirements of APRA prudential standard CPS 234 – Information Security • Guided the IT function through multiple external/tripartite audits of compliance with the standard.• Managed internal audit work and reporting through the merger with HCF, including liaison with HCF’s outsourced IA function.• Significantly improved control over the management of outstanding audit issues, reducing outstanding issues from over 100 to less than 20.• Significantly improved the relationship between internal audit and management, transforming the relationship from being adversarial to one of IA being seen as a valued advisor.

Sydney, Australia

Provide interim assistance to Suncorp’s Internal Audit team while a senior staff member was on long service leave. Responsible for leading audits within the general insurance team and ensuring their timely completion in accordance with the internal audit plan.

Sydney, Australia

Provide assistance to QBE’s Internal Audit through a period of staff shortage. Responsible for overall planning and leading of Group wide audits of enterprise risk management and financial controls. This included completing audit work within the Group Head Office and Equator Re (Bermuda) functions while also co-ordinating audit work being performed in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia/Pacific.

Sydney, Australia

This role was one of five senior roles that reported to the Group Head of Audit and had primary responsibility for managing the internal audit function within specific divisions of the Suncorp Group.Responsibilities:• Development and completion of annual audit plan for Suncorp's life insurance, superannuation and wealth management businesses in Australia and New Zealand and for general insurance businesses in New Zealand. • Relationship management with executive and senior management within my areas of responsibility and with various subsidiary Boards and Audit Committees. • Responsible for the preparation and presentation of reporting to the Board Audit and Risk Committees of various regulated subsidiaries, including the Superannuation Trustee, regulated NZ Life and General insurance companies and NZ joint venture Board. • Responsible for leading the preparation/project management of the annual Group Internal Audit Plan.Previous senior audit leader roles with Suncorp, IAG and Zurich. Additional information can be provided if required.

Graduate Diploma In Applied Corporate Governance

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