Director, Internal Audit - SLFJP00005654

Our client in the financial services industry is seeking an experienced Senior Manager / Manager / Director, Internal Audit to join their team on a long term engagement. The client's mission is to help clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership for internal audit activities, assess risks, and support senior leaders in maintaining a strong control environment across the organization.
This Internal Audit role opportunity is in a hybrid capacity.

Top 3 Skills required:
- Certifications: CPA / CIA / CISA
- Internal Audit Experience with hands on Internal Controls exposure
- Risk Management with risk based frameworks and risk analysis.

Advantages
•Opportunity to lead internal audit initiatives for a top-tier financial services organization.
•Work in a collaborative, high-performing, and inclusive culture.
•Gain exposure to complex audit engagements across insurance and financial services operations.
•Develop and present strategic insights to senior management, risk, and audit committees.
•Hybrid work model, balancing remote and onsite collaboration.


Responsibilities
•Lead and oversee internal audit activities across the client's Canada portfolio, ensuring adherence to professional standards and auditing best practices.
•Plan, execute, and manage complex audit engagements with a focus on risk assessment and control evaluation.
•Evaluate the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks.
•Partner with senior management to provide practical, risk-based recommendations.
•Review audit findings, validate management action plans, and monitor remediation progress.
•Support regulatory and compliance-related audits as needed.
•Coach and mentor audit team members, promoting a collaborative, high-performance culture.
•Prepare clear, concise reports and presentations for senior management, risk committees, and audit committees.


Qualifications
•Professional designation such as CPA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
•5–7 years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or assurance within a large, complex organization, ideally in insurance or financial services.
•Proven leadership experience at a senior or director level.
•Strong knowledge of audit standards, risk assessment methodologies, and internal control frameworks.
•Experience working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders.
•Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
•Ability to operate independently and deliver results in a fast-paced, time-bound environment.
•Proficiency in control frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, or similar.


Summary
Our client is seeking a results-driven, strategic thinker to join their internal audit team on a six-month contract. This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership, assess organizational risks, and strengthen internal controls within a top-tier financial services company. The ideal candidate will bring strong audit expertise, leadership experience, and excellent stakeholder management skills to drive meaningful impact across the organization.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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