Audit manager Offres d'emploi - Markham, ON

About the Company

Our client is a Canadian financial institution. They are looking for a Manager, Audit and Controls to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Strong management team with a lot of tenured leaders

Progressive and inclusive culture, with opportunity to work from home

Company often participates in community events

Competitive compensation package inclusive of an annual bonus and more.

About the Opportunity

Primary Responsibilities

Promote risk awareness in Finance and Treasury Business Units

Managing and reporting on operational risks in Finance and Treasury including accounting operations, internal and external reporting, and regulatory reporting

Implementation and documentation of internal controls, enhancing control descriptions, identification of control weaknesses and assisting in the remediation of deficiencies.

Perform quality assurance testing of adherence to enterprise-level requirements and business unit specific operating procedures

Perform testing on key controls and deliver timely reporting on New Initiative Risk Assessments (NIRA’s) to help ensure an effective and efficient internal control environment within Finance.

Collaborate and work closely with risk and compliance teams and other internal and external stakeholders on all elements of the risk and compliance management program

Act as the primary liaison with Risk and Compliance. Finance Risk Assessment and Compliance

Assist in the development of Finance standard operating procedures.

Maintain, review, and update the repository of Finance policies, standards, operating procedures, and guidelines.

Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations, accounting standards, and internal controls.

Ensure risk is being managed effectively while maintaining a customer and performance-oriented culture.

Review risk and compliance risk assessment reports for accuracy and completeness

Retain record of risk assessments, including documentation of any application of professional judgement

Monitor, coordinate and facilitate annual and trigger-based risk assessments across Finance and Treasury to ensure timely completion.

Provide ongoing support to investigate and mitigate internal audit recommendations and assist in remediation of audit gaps including any regulatory risks identified.

Identify risk trends and emerging risks across Finance and Treasury. Inform management and risk and compliance teams of the risk exposure.

Collaborate with risk and compliance teams on all elements of the company’s risk and compliance management program.

Support risk and compliance teams with third party risk management and vendor governance including onboarding, financial risk assessment, monitoring, and reporting.

Work closely and collaboratively with other risk oversight functions as well as internal and external auditors.

Manage and coordinate response to risk, compliance, internal audit, regulatory examinations or third-party independent reviews on behalf of management.

Recommend policy, procedure and control enhancements as required to address current and emerging risks Controls Management, Testing and Reporting

Perform quality testing of Finance and Treasury processes and internal controls.

Develop action plans to address identified issues and control gaps.

Implement action plans to remediate control gaps and monitor and report on progress.

Facilitate control assessments and liaise with compliance and risk to share control assessment findings.

Develop and maintain quality assurance testing plans and share testing plans, methodology and results with risk, compliance, and internal audit.

Perform quality assurance testing of adherence to enterprise-level requirements and business unit specific operating procedures.

Maintain record of quality assurance testing working papers and relevant reporting

Regularly consult management and review risk, compliance, and internal audit testing results to determine appropriate updates to the quality assurance testing plan.

Monitor status of action plans, report analysis, provide updates, and escalate key issues and incidents to management, risk, compliance, and internal audit.

Validate issues and the associated issues severity ratings.

Prepare documentation evidence of the closure of issues and sustainability.

Perform root cause analysis on issues to identify risk themes and trends.

Execute and report on existing and New Initiative Risk Assessments (NIRA) within Finance and Treasury

Monitor and report on Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)

Manage and report on identified gaps and compliance issues.

Monitor and report changes to the business profile and inform management, risk and compliance of changes.

About You

Professional Designation, CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

Experience in risk management or internal audit or regulatory compliance in the finance and accounting domain.

Experience within the financial services industry

Treasury and capital markets experience would be an asset.

Strong understanding of risk management, internal controls, and audit methodologies.

In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and accounting best practices.

Salary Range

110,000 to $130,000 / year

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote # 429575 .

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] .

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With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.