Job Description
Reporting to the Director, Internal Audit Data Analytics, this individual is responsible for development, and delivery of strategic analytics initiatives and processes within Internal Audit to achieve Audit objectives.
The individual would be hands-on involved in generating and delivering analytics insights on audits, enabling digital ways of working including automation, better access to data, agile processes and bring life to art-of-possible’ data science use cases for audits.
The role is part of the Global Audit Data Analytics team, and the individual would have opportunities to collaborate extensively with the analytics teams in other locations in Asia and North America.
The role is a high-visibility and impact role with opportunities to partner with Senior Audit leadership, present to Global Audit teams and connect with analytics networks within Sun Life and in industry.
What will you do?
Lead the analytical project planning with Audit teams to establish scope, objectives, deliverables and perform data analytics procedures and testing to evaluate controls and business objectives, data collection tasks and generate analytics insights
Collaborate with IT and Business Unit users to understand data structure, availability, and accessibility
Develop detailed businesses and systems knowledge of Business Groups, and document business, system, contacts, and data sources to help build a robust knowledgebase for future efforts
Plan, Lead and Develop proof of concept solutions on Audit Process Automation, Continuous Automated Auditing and Monitoring, and other projects enabling audit digitization
Leverage applied understanding of programming, stats, machine learning, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, ML Ops, to uncover gaps in control objectives and enable deeper insights and enhanced risk assurance
Contribute to the development of Internal Audit policies, strategy, and direction; and continually improve audit and supporting processes leveraging technology to the fullest
Develop Analytics curriculum and train auditors in SQL, Python and Tableau on basic analytics tasks of descriptive analytics
What do you need to succeed?
Strong technology and analytical skills, as demonstrated by :
5+ years of hands-on experience applying analytics (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive) to evaluate controls and business objectives and identify outliers, anomalies, patterns, or other compliance indicators that may be hidden in the data
5+ years experience in Data Science or Machine Learning, with 2+ years experience in the NLP domain developing and productionizing machine learning models (experience with LLMs, generative AI is a plus) validated by reference to GitHub profile showcasing relevant projects
5-7 years of demonstrative experience using programming languages SQL and Python including python data libraries (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn), Visualization tools PowerBI / Tableau and AWS SageMaker
2-3 years of experience developing impactful presentations, visualizations, and dashboards for executives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
The ability to work effectively with persons at all levels in the organization and influence management in ambiguous situations
In-depth understanding of the principles and practices of information technology, data analytics, digital processes, and internal controls in a large corporate environment
Additional Relevant Experience
Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as Data Science / Analytics, AI, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science / Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or related fields
8+ years progressive financial industry experience
Preferred Skills :
Experience using data analytics tools in support of audit engagements (Archer, Arbutus / Alteryx / Dataiku) and knowledge of data, digital, and technology landscape
What's in it for you?
Hybrid work environment
Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose : to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health mental, physical and financial
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
An environment of continuous learning and improvement
Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24 / 7 for your learning needs
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