It Jobs in Port Perry, ON

About the Company
Our client is a provider of property and casualty insurance. They are looking for a Manager, IT Financial Compliance Advisory to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Clear path upward for career progression and development
• Build Something Meaningful: This is a newly created role at a pivotal moment. Intact is undergoing a significant uplift of its internal financial controls framework
• Hybrid work arrangement with a top tier all-in compensation package

About the Opportunity

• Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to IT Leadership and their teams on control design, gap remediation, and continuous improvement. Provide pragmatic, risk-based recommendations and support control owners in designing fit-for-purpose controls when new systems or processes are introduced.
• Assessment and Reporting: Analyze the IT Financial Controls environment, identify areas for improvement, prepare detailed reports, and present findings and recommendations to IT Senior Management and stakeholders.
• Compliance and Framework: Stay informed of changes in laws, regulations, and best practices to ensure organizational compliance. Identify opportunities to strengthen and evolve the IT Financial Controls framework and methodologies
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong, trust-based relationships with IT teams, financial controls audit team, and external auditors. Help IT teams understand control requirements and their responsibilities, fostering a culture of accountability and robust internal controls.
• Leadership and Team Development: Lead, supervise, and mentor a team of Financial Compliance professionals. Foster individual growth through coaching, targeted development opportunities, and regular performance feedback. Build team capability in areas such as AI tools, Data Analytics and risk-based approach.

About You

• Relevant Experience: 8 to 10 years of experience of IT Financial Compliance in the Insurance or Banking Industry or at a Big Four.
• Bilingual Proficiency: For candidates in Quebec, advanced professional fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Technical Skills: Extensive understanding of SOx 404, IT General Controls (ITGC), ITACs, SoD, auditing standards and procedures and accounting principles.
• Leadership: Capability to lead and influence, providing clear explanations, guidance and motivation.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues and individuals across various departments and hierarchical levels.
• Negotiation Skills: Ability to influence and build consensus with stakeholders at all levels, driving adoption of necessary control improvements in a pragmatic and collaborative way.
• Risk-based and Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify and understand non-obvious links between applications, departments and processes and how they can impact each other. Align IT Financial Controls framework with objectives and prioritize them based on the risk and potential impact on Financial Compliance activities.
• Continuous Learning: A commitment to continuous professional development and staying updated with industry trends, regulations, and best practices.
• AI and Data Analytics tools [asset]: AI (Copilot, GPT, Claude), GRC platforms, MS Power Platform.
• Designation/Certifications: CPA, CISA, CIA are strongly preferred.

Salary Range
$120,000 - $150,000 / year

How to Apply
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. 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.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring 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.