“It begins at Bendigo Bank”

We’ve never been ‘just a bank’. Just like you should never be ‘just an employee’. We’re united in our belief that in banking, better can be bigger, and together we’re making it happen.

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you.

About the Opportunity  

Be part of our first line Risk and Compliance function and join a newly created Controls Assurance team providing specialist expertise and support to enable a major uplift in the maturity of the bank’s internal control environment.   

Through our controls testing, we identify areas of control weakness and work directly with the business as a key partner in driving control improvement. You will play a key role focused on strengthening control environments across our systems, applications, and services across the organisation.

The team values collaboration and a strong commitment to risk management, creating an environment where diverse perspectives are celebrated and everyone can thrive.

You’ll get to:

• Perform control testing, challenging the business on design and operational effectiveness of controls.
• Evaluate the bank’s IT control environment including application controls, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data protection and IT governance frameworks.
• Gather, validate, and assess supporting evidence, including sample selection.
• Communicate findings to control owners and agree remediation actions and timelines.
• Track, document, and verify remediation and closure of findings.
• Identify control gaps, weaknesses, and champion opportunities for improvement across control testing methodology and reporting.

This is full time permanent opportunity offering a flexible hybrid working model ideally based at one of our corporate offices in Melbourne, Adelaide, Bendigo, or Sydney.

What you’ll bring to the role

To succeed you will have:  

• Demonstrated experience in control design, risk assessment and control testing, with demonstrated expertise and understanding of technology controls within financial services.
• Strong technical knowledge of IT frameworks (e.g COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, SOCI), cybersecurity standards, and relevant regulatory requirements. 
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into business recommendations. 
• The ability to build rapport and communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of stakeholders and partners across the enterprise.
• Comfortable working autonomously while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, Information Systems or related discipline. Professional certifications such as CIA, CISA, CISSP, CRISC or progress towards CA/CPA qualification highly regarded. 

So, why work for us?

You’ll also get access to a great range of benefits, including:

• Flexibility means different things for different people. Whether it’s hybrid work, flexible hours, a compressed work week, job-sharing or something different, our flexible work options are designed to put people first.
• Health and wellbeing support, including discounted gym memberships, private health insurance options, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family members.
• Opportunities to take your learning to the next level through our corporate university ‘BEN U’ or at an external provider of your choice. 

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

How to apply 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply online with your CV and cover letter.  Enclosed is a Position Description for this opportunity.  Controls Assurance Manager Position Description.docx

Applications close COB Monday 9th February 2026

Don’t delay your application as screening and interviewing may commence prior to this date.