Description:
We offer a diverse, fair and flexible hybrid work environment and take pride in our challenging and rewarding work. As we believe in rewarding outstanding performance, we offer a highly attractive, competitive base salary, generous performance pay, a highly sought after defined benefit pension plan and a comprehensive range of benefits programs with premiums paid by the OSC.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Audit Executive, the Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for performing independent audits on all aspects of the OSC’s operations in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter and annual Audit Plan. The Senior Internal Auditor is a subject matter expert in finding innovative ways to use technology to be more efficient and impactful while supporting the expanded mandate of the Internal Audit function and its operations through data-driven insights and recommendations. This role acts as a leader and mentor to junior staff and external contractors.
Other responsibilities include:
Internal Audit and Assurance:
- Plans, conducts, co-ordinates, and leads multiple complex audit engagements (e.g. compliance, internal controls over financial reporting, value for money, technology, forensic, special investigations, etc.):
- Utilizes appropriate risk assessment and management methodologies to identify, evaluate and report risks to senior management and recommend risk mitigation strategies
- Contributes to ongoing continuous improvement in Internal Audit services by keeping current on new developments in the profession, identifying improvement opportunities and providing input to the Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program.
- Monitors performance against the Internal Audit plan and initiates corrective action to improve performance and achieve plan objectives.
Consulting Engagements:
- Provides expertise, advice and consulting services to assist clients in the development, of proposed operations, processes, policies and programs or in the review of existing operations.
- Evaluates client needs and identifies and markets consulting and education services to improve strategic/ operational planning, business processes, organizational design, change management, performance measurement, quality assurance, risk management, controllership and related policies and procedures.
Project Management:
- Leads, supervises and coordinates audit activities using project management and team leadership skills for successful execution of audit engagements
- Coordinates and oversees the work of external consultants
Data Analytics and Data Extraction:
- Develops and implements data-related aspects of audit strategies, and produces and shares insights supporting all phases of the internal audit cycle – planning, fieldwork and reporting
- Performs data extraction and analysis of information using spreadsheet and data extraction software (such as MS Excel, IDEA, etc.)
- Develops and executes basic data analytics using tools such as Tableau, Python or R, Azure Synapse