Description

Reporting to the Director, Internal Audit, the Sr. Advisor, Internal Audit is responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting independent, objective assurance and consulting engagements based on a risk-based approach that is guided by the standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors (‘IIA’). Highly developed technical expertise in one or more specific areas such as Enterprise Risk Management (‘ERM’), information technology audits, fraud investigations, and data analysis is also expected.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex assurance and consulting engagements to obtain and analyze various types of evidence, identify observations, and recommend practical, fit-for-purpose, value-add improvements to the system of governance, risk management and internal control (i.e., GRC).
• Execute effective project management through the entire engagement lifecycle, including leadership, and review of work performed by external resources, where required.
• Compose high quality reports, memoranda, and other documents that are well thought out and clearly and concisely presented, and which will influence the intended audience to make improvements.
• Apply good working knowledge of Internal Audit practices, guided by the standards of the IIA, as well as of other practices based on accepted sources of guidance (e.g., Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (‘ACFE’), Control Objectives for Information Technology (‘COBIT’)).
• Promote and proactively manage effective relationships with key Internal Audit clients by demonstrating a high level of professionalism as well as the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels. This includes directly interacting with members of the Senior Leadership Team (‘SLT’).
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality and consistently demonstrate a high degree of ethics.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate university degree in a field of study that is relevant to the discipline of internal audit. Equivalent experience will be considered.
  Professional designation such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE or similar
• Minimum of 3+ years business experience including demonstrated progressive audit and/or consulting experience, including demonstrated specialized technical expertise.
• Strong interpersonal, communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in key software tools.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, numeracy, attention to detail, organizational, and project management skills with a proven track record of concurrently and proactively managing multiple engagements and activities and consistently and successfully delivering expected results to quarterly, annual, and other deadlines and within defined effort budgets.
• Have initiative, a sense of urgency, and be a ‘self-starter’ with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks and work independently with minimal day-to-day management.