Senior Internal Auditor
Toronto, ON, CA, M5J 2V5 Edmonton, AB, CA Calgary, AB, CA Vancouver, BC, CA
Description
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This is a Remote Opportunity , working from anywhere in Canada
The TELUS Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) team is a high performing team that supports the management of key risks across the organization. As part of the Risk Management team within TELUS Finance, the Sarbanes Oxley (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 internal, as well as, external stakeholders as part of your day to day role activities.
Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together
As the Senior Internal Auditor, you will primarily be supporting the TELUS Health SOX program. You will be a key member of the company’s internal control assessment process to ensure 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). The successful applicant will be part of a team of audit professionals conducting the annual SOX audit program.
Here's how
- Act as the primary point of contact for key IT and business processes. Coordinate with Process Owners to ensure documentation and testing supporting the SOX program is updated on a timely basis
- Proactively update and maintain risk assessments for assigned process areas, assess process design, test controls and make recommendations for improvement as needed
- Evaluate test exceptions/ control deficiencies and work closely with the business to identify remediation alternatives, compensating controls and areas for improvement
- Assess and understand the risks and contribute in risk management initiatives and scoping exercises for SOX compliance
- Participate in discussions with Internal and External Auditors on the adequacy and design of Internal Controls and compensating controls
- Effectively communicate and influence management on the importance of an effective control environment and the role of the SOX team
- Monitor and report on the status of remediation activities, and assist the SOX team in preparation of quarterly status updates
- Actively participate in the annual planning and scoping of the SOX Program
Qualifications
What you bring
- 7+ years of external or internal audit/ SOX experience
- Strong project management skills and experience with an ability to manage multiple priorities, work in a fast-paced environment, achieve objectives and meet timelines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
- Capable of confidently and knowledgeably leading communications with Senior Management in complex situations
- Strong attention to detail and ability to appropriately and effectively challenge the status quo to affect positive business change
- 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
- Ability to deep-dive into the details and make meaningful recommendations
- Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline
Great-to-haves
- Professional IT, Internal Audit, and/or other professional designation like Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Accounting Designation (CPA, CA; CIA; SOX Certification)
- Knowledge of and ability to apply various risk assessment/control frameworks: COSO, COBIT, GAIT, ITIL and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
- Knowledge of SAP and ACL
- Considerable experience with Microsoft office and G Suite