Manager, Internal Audit
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Level 4
Remuneration: $147653 - $175917 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ641230
Location: Broken Hill NSW.
Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.
- Great opportunity to join a supportive team and where you can make a real impact in providing the best patient experience.
- We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia
What you'll be doing
- Leads, plans, directs and monitors the activities of the Internal Audit function in consultation with the Chief Executive and the Audit and Risk Committee. These activities include managing the team's audit workflow, performance, budget, resourcing, operations and systems of internal control.
- Far West Local Health District's vision incorporates NSW Health Core Values and a commitment to equity, health improvement, timeliness and efficiency, recognising that evidence-based service delivery requires highly skilled and valued staff supported by research, education and state-of-the-art technologies.
- Our strategic priority under this vision is our commitment to excellence in Patient and Family Centred Care. Staff are supported to ensure patients, their families and carers are considered as partners in care to achieve optimal patient outcomes and best possible healthcare experience.
What is on offer
- 1 week extra paid annual leave (pro-rata)
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) $9009 + Meal Entertainment $2650
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
- Special rates at local gyms
- Fitness passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Broken Hill
A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.
With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and current membership of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia & NZ, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) or relevant professional experience, and understanding and experience of professional auditing standards as prescribed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
- Knowledge of current public sector policy and regulations relevant to NSW Health with a demonstrated ability to maintain understanding of contemporary public sector policies and regulations, accounting and audit standards, legislation and communication technology.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound, balanced judgments on complex issues and provide relevant advice, guidance and solutions on complex issues.
- Demonstrated experience in leading teams, projects or key areas of team activity/ performance successfully.
- Recent experience in applying contemporary audit methodologies/techniques, encompassing the range and diversity of functions subject to audit in the Far West Local Health District.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with capacity to ensure that issues are addressed, and information provided is factual, accurate, complete and succinct reflecting the requirements/results of audits or the audit perspective.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders and to exercise excellent interpersonal skills with all stakeholders. This includes supervising more junior staff performing less complex work.
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple critical priorities and deliverables including ongoing tasks.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Mark Dykgraaf on Mark.Dykgraaf@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 10th March 2026
Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.
If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
