GBS Control Testing Specialist

About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success

About The Role
As a Specialist GBS Controls Testing, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening operational reliability across our Service Delivery Lines. By designing fit-for-purpose Positive Assurance test plans and executing high-quality control validations, you'll help ensure that our processes are not only compliant -- but consistently excellent. Your work will drive standardisation, uncover opportunities for automation, and deliver assurance that empowers teams to perform at their best.

Reporting to the Manager, GBS Governance & Stewardship, you'll be a key contributor to our mission of embedding quality, consistency, and confidence in how GBS operates.

Positive Assurance Testing

• Lead the delivery of robust and insightful Positive Assurance Testing aligned with our GBS Framework.
• Conduct process walkthroughs to understand control activities and assess alignment with design standards.
• Develop smart, targeted test plans that reflect control objectives and key attributes.
• Execute control validations to assess design adequacy and operating effectiveness.
• Partner with the Principal Control Governance and Service Delivery teams to calibrate findings and drive meaningful conversations.
• Monitor remediation plans and support teams in implementing sustainable improvements.
• Identify opportunities to enhance control execution and embed continuous improvement.
• Draft and deliver impactful Controls Reports that tell the story behind the data.
• Review and refine test plans to unlock automation and boost efficiency.
• Support problem-solving routines for areas with low pass rates.
• Stay ahead of trends in assurance and controls testing -- bringing fresh ideas to the table.

Risk Management Advocate

• Apply and improve the application of the BHP Risk Management Framework and GBS Positive Assurance Playbook
• Drive continuous improvement by analysing control environments, learning from past experiences, and identifying emerging risks.

Trusted Partner & Contributor

• Report progress, risks, and opportunities to the Manager GBS Governance & Stewardship.
• Engage and collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders across GBS and external stakeholders.
• Apply an understanding of the business context, BHP operating model and ways of working to enhance decision making, productivity and value chain performance.

About You
You're a curious, analytical, and collaborative professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You bring a passion for controls, a sharp eye for detail, and a drive to make things better.

You'll Bring

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in Internal / External Audit, and risk and control governance.
• Strong knowledge of control testing methodologies and risk management frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with BHP's end-to-end processes (as applicable to role).
• Experience in data analytics, automation, and visualisation tools (e.g. SQL, PowerBI, etc).

What Success Looks Like

• Controls are tested with precision, insight, and impact.
• Service Delivery teams feel supported and empowered to improve.
• Automation and innovation are embedded in how we test and validate.
• Risk management is proactive, not reactive.
• You're seen as a trusted advisor in the controls space.

About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that's more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

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