Senior Assurance Officer

The Corporate Services Division provides a range of high-level services and support for QRA to achieve its strategic priorities. These services include finance, governance, procurement, human resources, workplace health and safety and facilities services as well as having a role in the frontline delivery of the grant programs.
The Assurance Team is responsible for the delivery of QRA's internal audit and operational assurance functions across QRA's four Divisions: Operations; Resilience and Recovery; Strategy and Engagement and Corporate Services with a key focus on providing internal audit procedures over QRA's Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) Management System, a controls-based process that QRA must apply in developing the estimate of disaster reconstruction costs as the basis of an annual claim for Commonwealth grant funding towards reconstruction costs.

• Develop and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders that contribute to or have necessary involvement in QRA's assurance and governance functions.
• Conduct operational assurance reviews on QRA funded projects in accordance with program funding guidelines.
• Prepare high quality work papers which accurately reflect the work performed and supports findings and recommendations.
• Actively contribute to QRA's response to external audit of grant programs administered by QRA.
• Participate in post-implementation reviews and reporting of management actions in relation to recommendations raised by audit, including external audit.
• Present and negotiate audit findings and recommendations to Senior Management and key internal and external stakeholders where required.
• Contribute to the annual internal audit plan in collaboration with the Principal Advisor, Manager and external service provider.
• Conduct internal audit and governance engagements across QRA to agreed standards and within agreed timeframes.
• Ensure that QRA processes and procedures are in compliance with legislation, accounting and auditing standards, funding guidelines and internal organisational policies.
• This role may be required to travel within Queensland on occasion to meet with stakeholders.
• Opportunities to travel post disaster events may be required.

To find out more about QRA and the contribution you can make, read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.

It is a condition of employment that Queensland Reconstruction Authority staff are 'fully vaccinated' against COVID-19. You will be required to show evidence of vaccination status prior to appointment.
Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies (identical or similar) which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).

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