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About the Role

This role is focused on assisting and executing audits to evaluate internal controls, making recommendations regarding control deficiencies, and identifying areas of opportunity for improvement. Through audit work, you will have the opportunity to develop competencies around influencing various levels of management, project management, and building client relationships across the organization. You will report to the Director, Internal Audit, and play a key role in the day-to-day execution of audit activities within the Canada business. You will have the opportunity to learn about Canada’s asset management, group retirement, and insurance businesses.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Manager, Director, and the AVP – Internal Audit on planning, executing and reporting audit work
• Execute multiple complex high profile audit engagements, ensuring proper coverage and consideration of auditing principles, practice and assigned time/budget
• Support the documentation of business understanding, business objectives/performance/metrics, key controls, and test strategy to ensure that audit objectives and approach meet broader business needs
• Lead meetings with clients to drive audits and present audit findings and recommendations; conduct audit opening and closing meetings with client
• Support the assessment of key control design and execute testing of key controls and identify gaps
• Prepare and/or review internal audit reports of findings and recommendations for delivery to management
• Monitor audit findings to ensure effective resolution
• Actively build and manage relationships with business partners
• Identify opportunities to automate testing using Data Analytics and toolsets deployed internally (CAAT and analytical tools) or through the assessment of other monitoring/analytic tools available
• Stay up-to-date on current best practices in risk management and control assessment; acquiring and sharing information related to industry thought leadership and best practices

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of audit, risk management and/or compliance experience in the financial services industry or equivalent
• University degree in accounting, finance or business
• Professional audit designation (e.g. CPA, CIA, CRMA, CISA)
• Proven ability to work in multiple tasks/projects
• Ability to understand complex business processes and identify key risks and controls
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate, influence and network effectively
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and ability to understand complex business processes, their risks and identify key controls
• Experience and proficiency with Excel (Pivot Tables, V/X-look ups)
• Knowledge of control frameworks (e.g. COSO, COBIT, etc)
• Knowledge of audit techniques, including planning, scoping, project management, evaluation and testing of internal controls
• Knowledge of Risk Management and Operational Risk frameworks
• Knowledge of or exposure to IFRS and Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy, Market Conduct, ABAC) would be an advantage
• Knowledge of or exposure to IT Risk and IT General Controls would be an advantage
• Excellent written and communication skills, with ability to influence and lead meetings
• Pro-active, dedicated, flexible, demonstrating good practical judgement and taking initiative
• Team player, ability to multi-task, detail oriented, strong commitment to quality, analytical, strong problem solving and consultative skills
• This role requires Reliability Status Clearance. In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6-consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time.

Skills

• Data Analytics
• CAAT
• Excel (Pivot Tables, V/X-look ups)
• COSO
• COBIT
• Risk Management
• Operational Risk
• IFRS
• Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy, Market Conduct, ABAC)
• IT Risk
• IT General Controls
• Influencing
• Networking
• Problem-solving
• Consultative skills

Location

• Toronto
• Waterloo

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Virtual
• In-office

Experience Level

• 2 to 4 years

Education Level

• University degree in accounting, finance or business
• Professional audit designation (e.g. CPA, CIA, CRMA, CISA)

Salary/Compensations

• 60,000 - 97,000

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• 15 vacation days per year
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial
• Quinquennial sabbatical program (3-6 week sabbatical with an additional paid week off starting with your 5th work anniversary)

About the Company

• At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
• We are honoured to be recognized as a 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada
• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces in #HybridWork 2022
• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada 2022
• Named “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, 2021 and 2023

Equal Opportunity

• Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
• Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.
• We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.
• We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.
• We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.