Cenovus Energy

Auditor, SOX Compliance & Advisory

Cenovus Energy • $80K — $110K *
Calgary, AB T1Y 7M8In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Legally authorized to work in Canada.
  • 5+ years of experience in audit, accounting, or finance, preferably in a public accounting setting.
  • Undergraduate degree with a CPA/CA designation or actively pursuing certification with completion expected within one year.
  • Strong knowledge of auditing methodologies and internal control frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Support planning activities for the SOX program, including risk assessment and scoping decisions.
  • Document and update narratives for financial processes and perform walkthroughs to ensure effective control design.
  • Execute SOX testing through Optro, preparing test procedures and ensuring consistency in reporting.
  • Identify control deficiencies and collaborate with senior leadership to implement timely remediation measures.
  • Assess and test key controls including application controls, ELCs, and disclosure controls.
  • Contribute to fraud risk assessments and COSO mapping for control alignment.
  • Provide advisory support on business initiatives, evaluating impacts on controls and optimization opportunities.
  • Build relationships with stakeholders to enhance communication and improve control effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Strong emphasis on work-life balance.
  • Supportive team and collaborative work environment.
  • Exposure to various initiatives and direct advisory projects.
Full Job Description
Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 07/08/2026

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, SOX Compliance & Advisory, the Auditor will perform the following key activities (i) assist with the planning and execution of SOX program, (ii) test SOX processes ranging from business processes, entity level controls (ELC) and disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and (iii) have exposure to SOX advisory activities related to various CVE initiatives and activities.

What you'll do:
  • Support SOX planning activities, including risk assessments (mapping financial statement accounts to risks and controls) and scoping decisions.
  • Document and update financial process narratives and perform walkthroughs to ensure controls are designed effectively.
  • Execute SOX testing (via Optro), including preparation of test procedures, files, and supporting documentation, ensuring consistency in approach and reporting.
  • Identify control deficiencies, support evaluation with senior leadership, and partner with process owners to implement timely remediation.
  • Assess and test key reports, spreadsheets, application controls, interfaces, ELCs, and DC&P controls.
  • Contribute to fraud risk assessments and COSO mapping, aligning risks and framework principles to controls.
  • Provide advisory support on projects and business initiatives, assessing impacts to controls and identifying optimization opportunities.
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships to improve communication, enhance processes, and drive control effectiveness.
  • Coordinate with external auditors, respond to requests, and facilitate communication between auditors and business teams.


Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
  • Legally authorized to work in Canada
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in audit, accounting, or finance, ideally within a public accounting firm or similar environment.
  • Undergraduate degree with a Canadian CPA/CA designation, or actively pursuing certification with completion expected within one year (required).
  • Strong knowledge of auditing methodologies and internal control frameworks.


We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 7, 2026

Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link.

If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our Internal Career Site.

About Cenovus Energy

Cenovus is a Canadian oil company with oil sands operations in northern Alberta that use specialized methods like SAGD to drill and pump the oil to the surface

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Size
5,938 employees
Market Cap
$36.1 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+33.3%
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