Hybrid Senior IT Manager, Audit Lead

at RBC

• Job title: Senior IT Manager, Audit Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• IT Senior Manager Audit Lead co-leading Business & IT audit engagements within RBC’s Internal Audit. Managing auditor teams, risk assessments, and ensuring effective control evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Using a risk-based approach, co-lead all aspects of core assurance audits including planning, execution and reporting and other projects.
• Develop and execute audit programs and procedures to assess design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Manage a team of professional auditors assigned to the engagement and review all audit work for sufficient scope, accuracy and alignment with Internal Audit methodology.
• Ensure adequate coverage of key risk areas to support an overall opinion on internal controls and risk management practices to Senior Management.
• Manage assigned working papers and ensure the sufficiency and appropriateness of the evidence obtained to support the conclusion.
• Draft audit issues and support management in developing robust action plans to address identified control deficiencies, as well as overall audit conclusions based on control strengths and weaknesses.
• Contribute to development and execution of quarterly Continuous Risk Monitoring (CRM) to produce risk and control insights for business partners and increase Audit’s efficiency and effectiveness.
• Contribute to the annual audit planning including auditable entities risk assessment process where needed.
• Identify opportunities for Internal Audit to provide assurance or advisory services consistent with its role to evaluate and improve risk management, control, and governance processes.
• Build and maintain effective, positive, authentic and transparent working relationships within Audit, and key business stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience preferably in a large financial institution, Audit, Compliance, Risk Management functions, or the Big Four Consulting/Accounting firm.
• Deep understanding of risk management, risk and control concepts, with ability to evaluate materiality and significance of deviations, as well as strength of management practices.
• Ability to quickly understand the risks associated with new services, products and processes to formulate practical audit procedures.
• Knowledge to identify and test IT general controls and IT automated controls/business process controls
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Strong emotional intelligence: leadership skills to motivate and deliver in a team engagement environment; and ability to multitask, prioritize and adapt to a fast-changing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with experience interacting with Senior Management and Executives.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, time management and organizational skills and demonstrated critical thinking.
• Ability to clearly articulate complex matters into simple terms.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, supportive, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities for growth, and opportunities to redefine audit approaches
• Excellent exposure to communicate with various business partners and stakeholders