Director, SOX Compliance at CI Financial in Toronto, ON

The Director, SOX Compliance will also be responsible for driving SOX assessment for assigned business cycles and entities, which includes understanding the overall financial control environment, coordinating documentation, scoping and testing of processes and controls, providing guidance with respect to the adequacy and completeness of controls and processes, identifying and evaluating deficiencies, as well as assisting management in the design of key controls, and providing controls guidance for process and system changes.

The skills necessary to succeed in this role include strong organization skills, audit expertise, effective communication, and the ability to collaborate and partner with a diverse group of stakeholders while producing high-quality deliverables.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Overall oversight and management of the Company's SOX compliance efforts, including coordination with key stakeholders to ensure that relevant risks are identified, addressed with well-designed controls that are operating effectively
• Perform annual planning of the Company's SOX compliance efforts (e.g., risk assessment, materiality, scoping, due dates, etc.)
• Serve as a SME for controls design for the various initiatives in the Company
• Coordinate with process and control owners and external auditors for the audit of the Company's internal controls
• Collaborate with process and control owners for remediation of identified deficiencies, advising them on internal control enhancements or process changes, as appropriate
• Proactively identify and monitor process and system changes that result from our growth in transaction volume, international expansion, automation of processes, software application changes, accounting integration in connection with acquisitions and other areas of change that have a direct impact the Company's financial statements and related disclosures
• Identify current control environment and areas of control weakness / gaps
• Refresh control documentation to meet internal and external auditor needs (e.g., flowcharts, control matrices)
• Develop detailed test plans, understanding current PCAOB focus areas (e.g., key reports testing, sample size determination, etc.)
• Prepare reports to Senior Management on the status of the program
• Lead the vision of leveraging controls to optimize operational benefits throughout the organization through streamlining and automating control activities within financial and IT processes
• Assess new accounting standards, technical guidance to ensure enhancement/reengineering of current accounting processes and controls

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• 5-8 years of public accounting experience or SOX Audit experience at a multi-national public company or firm, Big 4 preferred
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
• Prior SOX compliance experience for public companies an asset
• Bachelor's degree required
• CPA preferred
• Strong financial process acumen and accounting technical skills a plus
• Project management skills and a desire to drive sustainable change
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, collaboration, initiative and integrity
• High energy with a superb attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and deliver in a deadline-oriented environment
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

Our dedication to the Employee Experience at CI is aimed at supporting, empowering and inspiring our talented team through:

• Recognition & Compensation
• Training & Development
• Health & Well-being
• Communication & Feedback