Senior Manager, Assurance and QRC (IT Control Audit)

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Description

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Assurance team as a Senior Manager, Assurance and QRC. This diverse team of professionals provides leading edge solutions to internally drive the success of our Assurance practice.

As a trusted advisor, you’ll identify business needs and source and design emerging technology solutions that enable quality, efficiency and value to our clients.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada.

Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

Responsibilities

Quality, Risk & Compliance - Methodology

• Provide expertise and take an active lead in the Information Technology (IT) controls methodology and training strategy for the Firm
• Assist in strategic and operational planning for the Firm, including the development of new ideas and methods to improve working procedures
• Provide mentoring, motivation and coaching to team members so they can develop and thrive through clear goals, regular feedback and annual performance reviews
• Work with other internal groups to drive Firm quality and efficiencies related to IT control audit methodologies
• Plan trainings and amend / create templates, tools, and guides in English and French, to support the Firm’s IT control audit methodology and training strategy
• Provide support for CPAB inspections as required
• Provide leadership and coordination in the planning, preparation, analysis, and reporting of IT audit processes for MNP’s assurance practice
• Work closely with the Assurance Professional Standards Group (APSG) to develop and maintain a methodology for identifying and responding to risks arising from the use of IT in audit engagements;

ensure the methodology aligns with the Canadian Audit Standards

• Provide support to MNP’s assurance practice Change Leaders and Champions
• Be the IT expert on selected audit files to support the engagement teams, and coordinate with Enterprise Risks Services (ERS) regarding the extent of ERS involvement when required
• Work with industry groups to streamline industry-specific IT risks to gain efficiency and improve audit quality
• Work with Quality Management (QM) to perform post file reviews to evaluate if IT risks have been properly identified and addressed in selected audit files
• Work with other Quality, Risk and Compliance (QRC) groups as needed to support MNP’s business needs
• Participate in Assurance Innovation proof of concepts (PoCs) and pilots in conjunction with our QRC and Firm technology team members

Assurance

• Lead teams to serve clients in complex audit and review engagements and tax compliance engagements; ensure budgeting, internal controls, and financial and accounting transactions
• Provide industry and technical audit and assurance expertise through client discussions, reports, technical work, management presentations and high quality deliverables
• Manage a range of clients by ensuring an understanding of their business, key risks and ways to deliver value; ensure client needs are met, relationships are built and accounts are growing
• Plan and organize engagements and project financial parameters (budgets, work in progress, billing, collection and recognition of differences)
• Ensure quality control and apply specialised knowledge to anticipate, identify, and resolve business issues and client financial records and reports
• Network with the local business community
• Assist in the preparation and delivery of competitive service offerings that meet client needs
• Assist in strategic and operational planning for the client, and in developing new ideas and methods to improve working procedures
• Provide mentoring, motivation and coaching to team members so they can develop and thrive through clear goals, regular feedback and annual performance reviews
• Maintain flexibility to travel, as required

Skills and Experience

• Completion of a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or similar designation
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant public accounting experience
• Proven in-depth understanding of business, accounting, management, and exploration principles
• Demonstrated ability to build interpersonal relationships, lead, and manage team members
• Strong strategic planning and conceptual thinking skills
• French proficiency (written and oral) is an asset
Il y a 18 jours