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About the Role
This role focuses on overseeing and executing audits by assessing risks, evaluating internal controls, and making recommendations for improvement. It offers opportunities to develop skills in leading discussions with senior management, influencing management, project management, and building client relationships.
Responsibilities
- Manage and execute complex audit engagements while overseeing the performance and career progression of Sr. Auditors
- Lead client-facing meetings and presentations to drive audit processes and communicate findings and recommendations
- Monitor audit project progress and ensure timely completion within budget and department objectives
- Assess key control design, execute control testing, and identify gaps to support audit objectives
- Prepare and review internal audit reports for delivery to management and monitor resolution of findings
- Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners and corporate stakeholders at all levels
- Identify opportunities to leverage data analytics and automated testing tools (CAAT, Copilot) to enhance audit efficiency
- Stay current on best practices in risk management, control assessment, and internal audit standards (COSO, COBIT)
Requirements
- 6 years of audit experience in the financial services industry
- University degree in accounting, finance or business
- Professional designation – CIA and/or CPA (CRMA, CISA are nice to have)
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects
- 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
- 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 Corporate areas including Risk Management, Finance, Compliance and AML
- Proficiency with Excel (experience with Pivot Tables and V/X-look ups)
Skills
- Excellent written and communication skills
- 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
- Knowledge of or exposure to Risk Management, Finance, IFRS and Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy, Market Conduct, ABAC)
Location
- Hybrid work environment
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 6 years of audit experience
Education Level
- University degree in accounting, finance or business
- Professional designation – CIA and/or CPA
- CRMA
- CISA
Salary/Compensations
- 85,000 - 128,000
Benefits
- 20 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
- 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
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 for #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.