Hybrid Associate Manager, Audit and Advisory Services

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About the role

  • Associate Manager leading audit and advisory initiatives to enhance governance and risk management at Manulife in a hybrid role. Collaborating across segments to ensure compliance with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

  • Execute audit and advisory assignments in accordance with department and IIA standards and target dates.
  • Reporting any scheduling or budget overruns to Senior Manager or Director.
  • Develop an adequate understanding of the risks being handled by the unit being assessed to evaluate controls in place to mitigate these risks.
  • Assist in audit planning, driving engagements to deliver on the audit plan and assist audit leads in reporting.
  • Prepare meaningful, concise, and well-articulated audit working papers, findings and recommendations.
  • Manage and communicate expectations regarding work deadlines and deliverables.
  • Apply analytical skills and be open-minded to explore different ways to audit, embracing and using data analytics to enhance audit coverage.
  • Actively follow up on open issues with management, maintain open communication and lead the remediation testing of issues.
  • Lead various SOX processes, facilitate SOX planning, and provide oversight during walkthrough and testing phases.
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with management.
  • Lead, coach and mentor junior staff assisting on projects.

Requirements

  • A university degree is required and 3 to 5 years of internal or external audit, risk management, or equivalent business or advisory/consulting experience.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively communicate ideas and recommendations, and to listen and consider the ideas of others.
  • Ability to quickly understand business processes and their risk implications.
  • Analyzing complex situations and providing valuable and practical feedback.
  • Ability to work efficiently in diverse environments and cultures.
  • A recognized accounting (CPA, CA) or auditing (CIA, CISA) designation is preferable, but not essential, for candidates with good financial services industry experience.
  • An understanding of the Financial Services industry, applicable regulations, and risks is preferred.
  • Knowledge of the data analysis tools is preferred.
  • Knowledge of audit methodologies, control frameworks and risk management practices, and SOX requirements.

Benefits

  • health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
  • employee/family assistance plans
  • various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
  • financial education and counseling resources
  • generous paid time off program including up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time each year

Job title

Associate Manager, Audit and Advisory Services

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$73,350 - $122,250 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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