Senior Manager – Audit and Advisory Services

Senior Manager – Audit and Advisory Services

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of audit, risk management, operations or equivalent business or advisory/consulting experience.
• University degree is required. A recognized accounting (CPA, CA) or auditing (CIA, CISA) designation is preferable, but not essential for candidates with industry experience.
• Knowledge of the data analysis tools is preferred.
• Experience managing teams of skilled professionals.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, ability to effectively communicate ideas and recommendations, and to listen and consider ideas of others.
• Ability to work efficiently in diverse environments and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit and advisory projects in accordance with department standards, within resource budgets and target dates, reporting any scheduling or budget over-runs to Director or AVP.
• Have adequate understanding of the risks being handled by the unit being audited and develop audit scope and audit programs to evaluate the controls in place to mitigate these risks.
• Review test procedures and results to ensure that test objectives and documentation standards are met.
• Apply analytical skills and be open minded to explore different ways to audit, embrace and utilize data analytics to improve audit coverage.
• Develop and maintain positive relationship with management, coach and mentor junior staff in the team.
• Lead various SOX processes, assist in SOX/MAR Planning, and provide oversight during walkthrough and testing phases.
• Actively follow up on open issues with management, maintain open communication and leading the remediation testing of issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the data analysis tools is preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, ability to effectively communicate ideas and recommendations, and to listen and consider ideas of others.
• Ability to work efficiently in diverse environments and cultures.