Internal Auditor (22 Month Contract)

Requisition ID: 191340
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Audit & Innovation
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia; Québec
City: Mississauga

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have an opportunity for an Internal Auditor to join our team for a 22 Month Contract.

In this role, you will provide independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, insight-driven advice, and foresight on existing and emerging areas of risk or concern.

Reporting to the Director, Operational Audit, you’ll join the Internal Audit function in delivering assurance and advisory engagements primarily through our Operational Audit and Data & Analytics programs, as well as Internal Controls over Finance Reporting, Transformation Assurance, and IT Audit.

This role can be based out of one of our main offices (Stellarton, Mississauga, Montreal, or Calgary).

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Development of the Internal Audit plan, including ongoing risk identification
• Execution of audits across all stages, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting, including use of data analytics and visualization
• Project and stakeholder management
• Monitoring completion of Management action plans
• Subject Matter Expert for SAP and data analytic and visualization tools, including training and providing guidance to team members
• Execution of the data analytics strategy, including researching and implementing new technology and trends
• Management and Board reporting
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with peers and Management
• Promote the brand and role of the Internal Audit function within the organization
• Maintain up-to-date skills on data analytic and visualization tools
• Keep abreast of grocery and retail industry and risk and internal audit trends

What you have to offer:

• Undergraduate degree in a related field (Accounting, Finance, Business,
• Professional accounting designation (such as CPA) is preferred
• Audit-related designation or working towards one (such as CIA or CISA) is preferred
• Minimum two years related work experience in at least one of the following areas: Public Accounting, Internal Audit and/or Finance
• Knowledge of audit assurance, governance and control frameworks including, IIA Professional Practice Standards, COSO
• Knowledge of Bill 198 legislation (NI 52-109 and 52-111) and/or Sarbanes-Oxley legislation
• Strong professional judgement with independent, innovative and critical thinking
• Ability to present complex information clearly and influence outcomes through effective verbal and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to cultivate working relationships in a team environment
• Strong knowledge and experience with data analytic and visualization tools (ACL and Tableau preferred)
• Advanced Excel (including Visual Basic/Macros) is preferred
• SAP experience is desirable
• Bilingual (English and French) is preferred
• Exposure to food or retail industries in an SAP environment is preferable
• Experience with advanced data analysis techniques and tools (Robotic Process Automation, AI) would be an extra asset
• Some travel required, approximately 0% - 10%

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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.