About the role

  • Senior Internal Auditor conducting operational audits for NFI Group in Winnipeg. Collaborating across departments to assess risks and improve manufacturing performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Develop an in-depth understanding of NFI’s operations, including manufacturing processes, cost drivers, production flow, and supply chain activities, for risk-based operational audit planning.
  • Design and execute operational audits that assess efficiency, effectiveness, and control maturity across manufacturing, procurement, quality, and support functions.
  • Perform audit work through a combination of document and record review, data analysis, process walkthroughs, and on-site engagement within manufacturing environments.
  • Partner with subject matter experts across engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, sales, environmental, and operations teams to evaluate complex processes and controls.
  • Identify operational risks, control gaps, and improvement opportunities, including those impacting quality performance, cost variance, and production efficiency.
  • Balance audit coverage across multiple domains, including operational audits, financial control testing, environmental and regulatory reviews, and emerging risk areas.
  • Prepare clear, concise audit reports that communicate findings, root causes, and practical recommendations to management and governance committee.
  • Monitor remediation activities and support leaders in implementing corrective actions, escalating overdue or high-risk issues as required.
  • Support enterprise risk management initiatives, including internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), as well as special reviews requested by leadership or the Board of Directors.
  • Contribute to cross-functional projects, system implementations, and process changes that impact operational risk or control environments.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of experience across one or more audit or review disciplines, including operational audit, financial audit, procurement, supply-chain, internal controls, quality, environmental, or risk management.
  • Post-secondary education in business, accounting, engineering, manufacturing, supply-chain, risk management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and practical operational experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to assess business processes through documentation review, record testing, data analysis, and on-site walkthroughs.
  • Comfortable working across multiple audit domains and stepping into unfamiliar subject areas with support from internal subject matter experts.
  • Experience or exposure to financial audit or internal controls over financial reporting, including treasury, inventory, or account-level controls, is a strong asset.
  • Experience or exposure to manufacturing or quality environments, with a strong understanding of production flow, cost drivers, supply chain interactions, and operational efficiency within complex operations.
  • Experience working within or auditing organizations operating under formal standards or frameworks (e.g., ISO 9001, ESG, IPPF for Internal Auditing, COSO, or industry-specific frameworks) is considered an asset.
  • Professional certification or designation (e.g., CIA, CISA, CPA, Six Sigma belts, engineering, manufacturing, risk, or continuous improvement) is considered an asset, or active pursuit of a relevant designation.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders, including management, senior leadership, and the Audit Committee

Benefits

  • Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with immediate benefit eligibility
  • Paid holidays and vacation
  • Registered pension plan with generous company match
  • On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)
  • Advancement opportunities within our family of companies
  • Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team member

Job title

Senior Internal Auditor – Operational Audit

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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