Senior Internal Auditor (SOX) / ERP Project Lead

Description

Join Our Team as a Senior Internal Auditor (SOX) - ERP Project Lead!

*We are hiring candidates across Canada; fixed-term opportunity 

The TELUS Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) team is a high performing collaborative team that supports the management of key risks across the organization. As part of the Risk Management team within TELUS Finance, the SOX team provides proactive, objective enterprise risk and internal control assessment, audit and assurance services for Management and the TELUS Board of Directors. You will join a team that supports governance and compliance at the highest corporate industry standard, enabling operational improvements, identification and mitigation of risk exposure, effective control and governance oversight. You will partner with both internal and external stakeholders as part of your day to day role activities.  

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

Are you an expert in SOX compliance with a passion for large-scale transformation projects? We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Internal Auditor (SOX) - ERP Project Lead to lead the compliance effort for our company's migration to SAP S/4HANA.

In this high-impact role, you will be the go-to resource for all SOX-related matters on the project. Your focus will be on business process controls, but you will work closely with project managers, IT specialists, business process owners, and third-party advisors to provide oversight over the successful design and implementation of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) throughout the project lifecycle, and subsequent testing of the new control environment. You are a strategic thinker with the ability to identify process control gaps and collaborate with business leaders to identify best practices and process efficiencies. 

You will be a key member of the company’s internal control assessment process to ensure continued compliance with SOX regulations and achieving SOX certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as required by SOX 404 (United States of America) and National Instrument (NI) Section 52-109 (Canada).

Here's how

• Perform planning, risk assessment and scoping activities for the SOX/ICFR workstream
• Actively participate in the system global design activities to ensure that risks are identified and required financial reporting controls, operational controls, and management review controls are embedded within SAP S/4HANA
• As required, lead incremental process walkthroughs with process stakeholders to support the compilation and/or update of the corresponding risk and control matrix (RCM) and gap log
• Identify and assess risks impacting financial reporting related to the new system, including changes to business processes, system integrations, and data flow of input information used in control performance
• Maintain a detailed and up-to-date SOX control matrix for the new system, documenting all controls, risks, and testing results; experience with a GRC tool like AuditBoard is a great-to-have
• Work with the project team to identify and resolve any control gaps, deficiencies or process design issues in a timely manner
• Perform testing of design, implementation and operating effectiveness, appropriately documenting all design factors and testing attributes
• Provide frequent updates on project status, SOX compliance, outstanding issues, and the remediation progress to the SOX and project leadership teams
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Business teams, Financial Reporting, System Implementors, Risk Advisory Team, Internal Audit, and External Auditors
• Effectively communicate and influence management and business process owners on the importance of an effective control environment and the role of SOX 

Qualifications

You're the missing piece of the puzzle

• 5+ years of external audit or internal SOX audit experience in business process controls, with preference given to hands-on experience performing audit or advisory over a large-scale ERP system implementation (S/4HANA preferred) within a SOX compliant environment
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated experience, with an ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment, while consistently achieving objectives and meeting timelines
• Capable of confidently and knowledgeably leading communications with cross-functional teams and Senior Management in increasingly complex situations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization 
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand complex business processes and IT systems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to appropriately and effectively challenge the status quo to affect positive change throughout the project 
• Ability to work in a team-based, self-managed environment and foster open communication across the team
• Ability to absorb information quickly and extract relevant facts / data
• Willingness and ability to deep-dive into the details and make meaningful recommendations   
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving
• Undergraduate degree in finance, business or related discipline

Great-to-haves 

• Accounting Designation (CPA, CA; CPA; CIA)
• Knowledge of and ability to apply various risk assessment/control frameworks (COSO, COBIT, etc.)
• Considerable experience with Google Workspace Suite, audit tools & techniques, flow-charting and documentation tools
• Experience with a GRC tool like AuditBoard
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and Workday

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