Director, IT Financial Controls, Group & North America

About the Company
Our client is a provider of property and casualty insurance. They are looking for a Director, IT Financial Controls, Group & North America to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Clear path upward for career progression and development
• Build Something Meaningful - pivotal moment for Intact, they are undergoing a significant uplift of its internal financial controls framework
• Hybrid work arrangement with competitive compensation package

About the Opportunity

• Leadership and Team Development: Lead, supervise, and mentor a team of IT Financial Controls testing 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 audit methodologies.
• Strategic Planning and Coordination: Develop and maintain the annual IT Financial Controls testing plan, including scoping, risk assessment, and scheduling. Guide managers’ efforts to allocate resources and assign tasks, ensuring the team delivers high-quality work on schedule.
• Assessment and Reporting: Analyze the IT Financial Controls environment, identify control gaps and weaknesses, assess their risk impact, prepare insightful reports, and present deficiencies and recommendations to IT Leadership and key 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 methodology and approach. Champion quality and ensure engagements are conducted in accordance with relevant standards.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong, trust-based relationships with IT teams, the financial controls advisory team, internal audit, and our external auditors. Communicate deficiencies clearly to IT teams to support their understanding of control requirements, fostering a culture of accountability and robust internal controls.

About You

• Relevant Experience: 12+ years of experience in IT Financial Controls in the Insurance or Banking Industry or at a Big Four, including at least 4 years in a leadership capacity.
• Bilingual Proficiency: For candidates in Quebec, advanced professional fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Technical Skills: Extensive understanding of National Instrument (NI) 52-109, PCAOB/Sox404, IT General Controls (ITGC), IT Automated Controls (ITACs), Segregation of Duties (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.
• Influencing & Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence and build consensus with stakeholders at all levels, driving stakeholder alignment on audit deficiencies and the prioritization of remediation efforts in a pragmatic and collaborative way.
• Risk-based and Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify non-obvious links between applications, processes, and departments and assess their impact on financial compliance. Align the IT Financial Controls framework with organizational objectives, prioritizing based on risk and potential financial impact.
• Continuous Learning: A commitment to continuous professional development and staying updated with industry trends, regulations, and best practices.
• AI and Data Analytics tools [asset]: Experience of GRC platforms (e.g., Decision Focus, TeamMate+, Workiva, Archer), AI chat (e.g., Copilot, GPT, Claude) and prompt engineering, and/or MS Power Platform is preferred.
• Designation/Certifications: CPA, CISA, CIA are strongly preferred.

Salary Range
$150,000 - $180,000 / year

How to Apply
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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.