Associate Audit Manager

Canada Life

• $80K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 5+ years of audit experience
  • Recognized accounting or audit designation (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA)
  • Strong working knowledge of governance, risk, control frameworks, and audit methodologies
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects
  • Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Strong analytical skills and experience with Excel and data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee auditors in audit planning and execution
  • Identify risks and assess control adequacy
  • Recommend strategies to optimize risks and benefits
  • Manage budgets for assigned audits and communicate status
  • Develop high-quality reports and presentations for stakeholders
  • Perform data analytics to derive insights
  • Deliver coaching and feedback to develop auditors.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional development
  • Positive work environment
  • Engagement in improvement initiatives
  • Collaboration with various functional areas.
Full Job Description
Permanent Full Time

We are looking for an Associate Manager, Internal Audit to join our highly performing team

What you will do:
  • Reporting to the Manager of Internal Audit, the Associate Manager will support the achievement of Internal Audit's vision to provide bold insights for a company that delivers on its promises to customers, by:
  • Under the direction of an engagement supervisor, lead and oversee auditors in performing audit planning, test program development, execution, and reporting, including:
    • Identifying risk and assessing control adequacy
    • Recommending appropriate strategies to optimize risks, benefits, and quality
    • Managing budgets for assigned audits and communicating status
    • Developing high-quality reports and presentations suitable for a range of stakeholders
    • Performing data analytics by defining problem statements, identifying relevant datasets, and leveraging data analytics tools available to derive insights
    • Demonstrating strong working knowledge of and compliance with internal audit methodology
  • Delivering on-the-job coaching and feedback to develop auditors
  • Leading and/or reviewing testing of financial controls and engagements that support our external audits
  • Contributing to annual risk-based audit planning through research and risk assessment
  • Supporting the Findings Follow-up and Closure process by reviewing remediation and liaising with business stakeholders
  • Leading and/or participating in professional practice and improvement initiatives
  • Cultivating business relationships and work collaboratively with other functional areas
  • Creating and maintaining a positive work environment
  • Seeking learning and development opportunities in line with organizational needs and personal aspirations.

What you will bring:
  • Strong working knowledge of governance, risk, control frameworks and audit methodologies
  • Strong project management skills demonstrated by ability to complete multiple projects with competing priorities while meeting deadlines
  • Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, including experience delivering difficult messages and drafting formal audit reports
  • Self-motivation with a passion to learn and embrace new challenges
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to apply audit concepts in various functional areas
  • Experience with Excel and data analytics tools

Required Qualifications and Competencies:
  • University degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or another related field
  • 5+ years audit experience
  • A recognized accounting or audit designation (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA)


The base salary for this position is between $80,400.00 - $130,400.00 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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Requisition ID: 7103

Category: Corporate Functions

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