CIBC

Senior Audit Manager, Validations Centre of Excellence

CIBC$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in auditing practices and accounting principles, with a focus on Technology and regulatory environment in Canada.
  • Current certification such as CTPRP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP; knowledge of COBIT, CCM, ITIL, ISO frameworks, and Cloud certifications preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or Technology related field preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with an emphasis on clarity and influence.
  • Proven leadership and coaching skills, capable of managing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and improve the control environment within CIBC.
  • Oversee multi-skilled audit teams on complex regulatory and non-regulatory validations.
  • Design and execute effective audit steps for deficiency validations.
  • Provide independent assessments of management’s remediation efforts according to industry standards.
  • Foster relationships with internal business partners to optimize remediation progress.
  • Create comprehensive deficiency remediation closure memos to assess management activities and impact.
  • Ensure audit activities meet high standards of accuracy, rigor, and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

  • Recognition through personalized rewards including competitive salary and banking benefits.
  • Defined benefit pension plan and an employee share purchase plan.
  • Generous vacation offering and wellness support.
  • Opportunities for professional growth with initiatives like Purpose Day, a paid day for personal development.
Full Job Description
What you’ll be doing

In this role you will provide leadership in improving the overall control environment within CIBC. You will lead multi-skilled audit teams on large and or complex regulatory and non-regulatory remediation validations across various CIBC business lines, with a focus on Technology portfolio. As the Senior Audit Manager, you are expected to have expertise in Third-party ongoing due diligence, Cybersecurity, Risk & Controls including governance, risk management operations and services across multiple lines of business. You will design and execute quality audit steps to complete deficiency validations and you will also provide an independent opinion on the design and effectiveness of management’s remediation including an opinion on controls in accordance with industry best practices. You will build and maintain strong professional relationships with Internal business partners within Internal Audit and across the three lines of defense. Additionally, the senior manager is responsible for ensuring activities are conducted to high standards of accuracy, rigor, and credibility, and according to regulations and industry standards.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.Youll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where youll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How youll succeed

  • Audit effectiveness and execution - Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to plan and execute remediation validation activities and effectively manage multiple activities at different stages to ensure completion within required timelines. You will communicate regularly on progress and issues to ensure timely execution of team deliverables and at a high level of quality and compliance with audit standards and regulatory requirements/expectations.

  • Audit reporting - You will drive the development of deficiency remediation closure memos where you objectively assess the adequacy of management remediation activities and their potential impact on the business and to the CIBC Group of Companies while presenting them in a clear, concise and professional way.

  • Strong relationship management - Provide trusted and proactive advice to business partners as they progress through their remediation activities. You will partner closely with the business to ensure optimized progress on CIBCs deficiency remediation and validation activities.

  • Communication - Demonstrate clear, concise and influential written and verbal communication skills when reporting on the teams status. Develop strong internal and external relationships through ongoing communication on progress of engagements and providing advice on risk, control and regulatory matters.

  • People and assignment leadership - You will coach your team members on their developmental needs and provide leadership during individual assignments as well as team opportunities

Who you are

  • You can demonstrate experience. You have 6+ years of experience in auditing practices and accounting principles and processes, and strong knowledge with a focus on Technology and the related regulatory environment in Canada.

  • Youre a certified professional. You have a current accreditation in any of the following: CTPRP - Certified Third-party Risk Professional Certification; CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control; CISA 6 Certified Information Systems Auditor; CISM 6 Certified Information Systems Manager; CISSP 6 Certified Information Systems Security Professional. In-depth knowledge of COBIT, working knowledge of CCM (Cloud Controls Matrix), ITIL & ISO frameworks and one or more Cloud certifications such as Azure Security Engineer. It is preferred that you have a bachelors degree in Information Security or Technology related field.

  • You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others dont. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making

  • Youre driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life.

  • You are a bold and authentic leader. Youre passionate about developing and coaching to bring out the best in people. You have led diverse, high performing teams

  • Youre passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity

  • Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values 6 trust, teamwork and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

  • We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

  • Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

  • We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 34th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Accountability, Analytical Thinking, Internal Controls

About CIBC

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in the city's Financial District. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is one of two Big Five banks founded in Toronto, the other being the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada, the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
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