Rich Turley

Rich is a Sydney-based managing director at Protiviti Australia, where he helps organisations enhance business value through technology-enabled risk and assurance solutions. He leads internal audit and risk advisory services for ASX-listed companies and major Australian government agencies, with a particular focus on co-sourced and outsourced internal audit, enterprise risk management and technology enabled assurance.

Rich is a recognised leader in Protiviti's next-generation internal audit methodologies. His approach blends deep subject matter expertise with the power of AI, automation, and advanced analytics, enabling clients to make faster, smarter decisions and build more resilient, future-ready organisations.

At the heart of Rich’s work is a commitment to solving real business problems. He partners with clients to understand the root causes of risk and design tailored solutions that align with their culture, strategy, and objectives. Whether it’s transforming risk culture, embedding continuous monitoring, or enabling data-driven audit functions, Rich brings a pragmatic, results-oriented mindset to every engagement.

Major projects and accomplishments

• Internal audit and risk director, major ASX-listed corporation: Leads the co-sourced internal audit and risk function for a major ASX-listed media and technology company, including the evolution of the risk management framework, risk appetite statements and risk culture across the business and the execution of the internal audit program including internal audits covering operational resilience, tax governance, employee lifecycle, data governance, program execution among others.
• Internal audit director, ASX-listed real estate company: Leads the delivery of internal audit services for Protiviti’s ASX-listed real estate & asset management portfolio, including developing audit plans, directing audit delivery and attendance at audit and risk Committees. Audits include preventative maintenance, leasehold management, risk and compliance management, third-party governance, and contract management.
• Internal audit director, major NSW government agency: Leads audit delivery for co-source arrangements with several major NSW government clusters delivering a range of unique and innovative audits across various agencies, including compliance, relationship management, brand frameworks, and invoice-to-payment process, among many others.
• Financial control and risk framework lead, pre-IPO emerging organisation: Designed, planned, and delivered a best practice financial control and risk management strategy for an emerging growth company in preparation for a strategic exit while leading significant change initiatives designed to increase automation and knowledge sharing. This included setting up and implementing a governance, risk, and compliance tool for ongoing compliance management.
• Global controls assurance director, big four bank: Led a global assurance team executing global financial control responsibilities across a major Australian financial services organisation. This included reviews of all business areas, including finance, banking, and insurance. These reviews significantly improved internal controls and business efficiencies at the minimum possible costs. Rich liaised with the external auditors to ensure they were confident in relying on internal audit work. 

Areas of expertise

• Internal audit
• Risk and compliance
• SOX
• Complex regulatory environments 

Industry experience

• Financial services
• Public sector
• Technology and media
• Real estate

Professional memberships and certifications

• NSW Chapter Council - Institute of Internal Auditors 

Education

• Bachelor of Law & Economics, Keele University
• Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (Readmission in progress)
• Certificate in Climate Change, University of Melbourne
• Responsible Investing Essentials, Principles for Responsible Investment