Job Description:

About the role:

Our team members are important to us, and we understand that each person’s needs and circumstances are unique. This is a Hybrid opportunity in our Waterloo or Toronto offices, where you will come into the office twice a week, to connect in person, as a team and with our clients. Daily work hours also provide some flexibility for start and finish times as well as occasional accommodations that allow for other commitments that are important for you that may take you away from work during core business hours. In addition, Internal audit fully participates in, and supports, Sun Life’s quinquennial sabbatical program where, starting with your 5th work anniversary and repeating every five years after, you can take a 3-6 weeks sabbatical that includes an additional paid week off.

This is an opportunity to join an engaged, inclusive, and collaborative team that is focused on individual development, building networks, and making an impact within the business. In this role, you will report to the Director, Internal Audit, and play a key role in the management and day-to-day execution of audit activities within the Canada business. You will have an opportunity to learn about Canada’s asset management, group retirement, and insurance businesses, as well as informal people leadership and participation in Audit Methodology discussions.

This role is focused on overseeing and executing audits by assessing risks, evaluating internal controls, making recommendations regarding control deficiencies, and identifying areas of opportunity for improvement. Through audit work, you will have the opportunity to develop competencies around leading discussions with senior management, influencing various levels of management, project management, and building client relationships across the organization.

What will you do?

• Lead and execute audit engagements in accordance with department methodology and IIA standards
• Lead audit engagement teams, including coordinating work, providing guidance, and ensuring timely delivery of audit activities.
• Manage end-to-end audit project including planning, execution, reporting, and issue follow-up.
• Lead audit meetings with clients, document walkthroughs, complete testing and finding documentation, present findings, and drive the audit process forward.
• Prepare and present the audit report to leadership clearly communicating key risks, control gaps, and recommendations.
• Support documentation of business understanding, objectives, and key controls; execute testing of controls
• Prepare and review audit reports; monitor resolution of findings
• Build and manage relationships with business partners and senior leadership
• Identify opportunities to automate testing using data analytics tools (CAAT)
• Provide risk management consulting support and training to business units
• Stay current on industry best practices and thought leadership

 

What do you need to succeed?

• 4-6 years of audit, risk management, or advisory/consulting experience in financial services
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to understand complex business processes and identify key controls
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of control frameworks (COSO, COBIT) and audit techniques
• Ability to operate in a rapidly changing environment
• This role requires Reliability Status Clearance. In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6-consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time.

Preferred Skills:

• Professional audit designation (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CISA)
• IT Risk, IT General Controls (ITGC), or IT applications audit experience
• Knowledge of data analysis tools
• Knowledge of IFRS, compliance frameworks (AML, Privacy, Market Conduct), or ABAC
• Demonstrated ability to lead meetings and influence stakeholders
• Pro-active, detail-oriented, consultative, and strong problem-solving approach

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid work environment
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• 20 vacation days per year
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:

Internal Audit

Posting End Date:

04/10/2026