Hybrid Associate Manager, Audit and Advisory Services

at Manulife

• Job title: Associate Manager, Audit and Advisory Services
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $73,350 - $122,250 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

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