Director, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR)
The Canada Life Assurance Company · CA
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About the Role
The Director, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) leads the Canadian ICOFR program, ensuring a sustainable, risk-based, and effective control environment. This role coordinates across various departments to provide governance and oversight for internal controls supporting reliable financial reporting and CEO/CFO certification. It is a key leadership position focused on driving control effectiveness, remediation, continuous improvement, and overall maturity of the Canadian control environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Canadian ICOFR program by providing governance and oversight that supports CEO/CFO certification requirements.
- Coordinate across Canada Finance, Business, Technology, Risk & Controls, Internal Audit, and External Audit.
- Deliver timely reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior management.
- Provide oversight of the design, documentation, assessment, and continuous improvement of the Canadian control environment through risk assessment and scoping activities.
- Conduct quality reviews, ensure consistent application of ICOFR methodologies, and lead control optimization initiatives.
- Provide Canada-wide governance over control deficiency assessments and remediation activities, including severity evaluation, remediation oversight, progress monitoring, and validation of remediation outcomes.
- Communicate ICOFR assessments, remediation status, emerging risks, and key conclusions to senior management.
- Lead the evolution of the Canadian control environment by identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and controls.
- Enhance the quality and consistency of control documentation.
- Promote stronger control ownership and accountability across the organization.
- Provide education and guidance to support control awareness.
- Build and lead a high-performing team by providing coaching, mentorship, and development opportunities.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership.
Requirements
- CPA designation required
- 8+ years of progressive experience in internal controls, external audit, internal audit, or financial reporting
- Experience leading teams, complex initiatives, and cross-functional stakeholder groups
- Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks, including COSO and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR/SOX)
- Experience evaluating control deficiencies, remediation activities, and financial reporting impacts
- Demonstrated experience leading ICOFR, control optimization, remediation, or control automation initiatives
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Exceptional communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to influence senior leaders and business partners
- Proven experience building, coaching, and leading high-performing teams
- Experience within the insurance or financial services industry is a strong asset
Location
- Toronto
- London
- Winnipeg
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Hybrid
Salary/Compensations
- $128,200 - $178,200 annually
Benefits
- Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
- Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit.
- Time Off: Regular vacation and personal days, plus a volunteer day.
- Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
- Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more.
- Emphasis on Community: Workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.
About the Company
- We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians.
- Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.
- We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.