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Hybrid Director, Internal Audit, Corporate Functions and Risk Management

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About the role

  • Lead and develop a team of audit professionals, focusing on talent development and audit expertise
  • Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and business partners within Corporate & Risk
  • Work with the AVP, Internal Audit to update annual risk assessment and audit plan for Corporate & Risk Management
  • Lead planning, execution, and reporting of audit work for the assigned portfolio
  • Oversee documentation of audit working papers and audit test strategy
  • Direct, motivate and develop senior auditors, managers and senior managers
  • Oversee assessment of key control design and operating effectiveness and review testing of key controls
  • Lead meetings with clients to drive audits and present audit issues and recommendations
  • Review reports on results of key controls testing and proposed recommendations to close gaps
  • Design, implement and embed data analytics in the audit process; champion integrated audit and data analytics initiatives
  • Stay up to date on best practices in risk management and control assessments
  • Manage multiple simultaneous audit projects within assigned time and budget
  • Maintain effective internal communication and share industry thought leadership and best practices

Requirements

  • University degree in accounting, finance, or business
  • 8-10 years of progressive experience in audit, preferably in the financial services industry
  • Minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience
  • Experience working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders
  • Professional designation preferred (e.g. CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA)
  • Ability to understand complex business processes, their risks and identify key controls
  • Proficient in control frameworks (e.g. COSO, COBIT)
  • Proficient in audit techniques, including planning, scoping, evaluation, and testing of internal controls
  • Project management experience will be valued
  • Experience in leveraging data analytics and automation to deliver audit work
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong partnership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
  • Team builder with ability to foster a diverse and inclusive environment
  • Effective coach with focus on talent development
  • Strong business knowledge of insurance and financial services
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and consultative skills
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Benefits

  • Flexible work options and hybrid work (choice to work from the office and virtually)
  • Sabbatical program: 3 to 6 weeks every five years, plus an additional paid week off added to allotted vacation time
  • Care Days for self-care or care of others
  • Sick Days to support well-being
  • Eligible to participate in various incentive plans (discretionary and performance-based)
  • Professional development, talent development and coaching opportunities
  • Accommodation available in the application process for persons with disabilities

Job title

Director, Internal Audit, Corporate Functions and Risk Management

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$105,000 - CA$180,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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