Senior Auditor

About Us:
Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about.

About the Team:
The Legal and Audit Group provides enterprise-wide governance, legal stewardship, and independent assurance to uphold Airways’ organisational integrity, transparency, and accountability. The Group ensures legal compliance, strengthens corporate governance, and delivers independent audit oversight consistent with the Three Lines model.

It supports the Board, CEO and Executive Leadership Team with expert legal advice and audit services that safeguard Airways’ interests, reduce organisational risk, and enable informed, high-quality decision-making.

About the Role:
We have an opportunity for a Senior Auditor to join us on a permanent full-time basis at our Auckland (airport) office or Christchurch campus.  

Reporting to the Audit Manager, you’ll deliver high quality audit and assurance activities that support strong governance, effective risk management and continuous improvement across Airways.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Lead and contribute to the planning, execution and reporting of audits within the Group Audit & Assurance Programme.
• Evaluate internal controls, assess compliance with policies, procedures and regulatory requirements, and identify opportunities to strengthen organisational performance.
• Shape the audit scopes, manage assigned audit engagements, develop clear and actionable recommendations, and prepare high quality audit reports for management.
• Contribute to the enhancement of audit methodologies, supporting consistency of assurance practices, and providing insights that help the organisation anticipate and respond to emerging risks.

For a full list of tasks and responsibilities, refer to the position description attached to the advert on our careers site.

About You:
You’ll have a safety-led mindset, be proactive and inquisitive with the ability to effectively assess and communicate risks. As a natural communicator you’ll be an avid listener, with stakeholder relationship skills second to none.

Additionally, you will have:

• A degree in Commerce, Audit or Business Management or equivalent vocational qualification or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 to 3 years audit experience (internal and/or external) gained in an organisation of similar size (800+ employees) and complexity (SOE with multiple locations and companies).
• Proven auditing skills with the ability to pick up/build specialised knowledge.
• Exceptional organisational, analytical, and planning skills.
• Well-developed skills using Microsoft suite of products, with a focus on MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint.

Beneficial:

• CISA/CIA certification.
• Risk management experience.

To Apply:
This is your opportunity to broaden your experience at a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) with an international reputation for innovation and success, by submitting your application (CV and cover letter) through the Airways careers site or Seek.

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including but not limited to references, drug and alcohol screening and criminal conviction.

Application closing date is Thursday, 16 July 2026.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick(neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates.

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