Manager, Audit Services

Manager, Audit Services

The Opportunity

Audit Services is responsible for enhancing and protecting Ontario Teachers’ organizational value and reputation, and to improve its operations by providing risk-based, independent, and objective assurance, advice and insight.   

As a Manager, Audit Services, you will have an opportunity to learn the inner workings of our organization, acquire auditing knowledge/skills, and establish a solid profile for yourself at a leading Canadian pension fund.   Your work will inform our Chief Financial Officer and the Audit & Actuarial Committee on the design, effectiveness, and efficiency of risk management, control, and governance processes.   

This role will allow you to build strong soft skills such as report writing and presentation, stakeholder influencing, risk management, active listening, and time management.  You can expect to learn and demonstrate the use of generative AI tools, PowerBI, and emerging technologies.

You will report to one of the Directors in the group, and you can expect to work with most of the team members on various engagements.  Our flexible working structure provides many opportunities for you to step up to new challenges based on your readiness.  This role is right for you if you enjoy taking ownership of responsibilities, showcasing your positive attitude, and working on different tasks each day.

Who you’ll work with

As a member of our Audit Services team, you can expect to have significant interactions with all management levels throughout various divisions within Ontario Teachers’. 

What you’ll do

• Plan and coordinate the completion of internal audits and advisory engagements as assigned from the annual audit plan with limited to moderate guidance, ensuring all engagements are executed, documented, communicated and action items agreed within a 12-month period.

• Prepare work plans, programs and resource requirements for their assigned engagements.

• Build individual capability to perform data analytics, leverage generative AI tools, and propose ways to improve the quality and/or efficiency of assigned engagements. 

• Conduct reviews and audits by researching emerging practices, examining business processes and related risks, identifying issues and opportunities, and providing recommendations and suggestions.

• Consider and suggest insights and advisory items that can help clients achieve their strategic priorities.

• Prepare and discuss potential observations with the engagement lead and other team members, and provide regular progress updates to audit clients.  Ensure that proposed observations are thoughtful, relevant, constructive, and practical.

• Prepare draft audit reports for the engagement lead’s review, containing the audit scope, process, observations, and remediation plans as discussed with management through ongoing consultation during the audit. 

• Prepare audit documentation in accordance with audit objectives and quality standards for review by the engagement lead.

• Evaluate internal client responses to audit queries and reports, and advise the engagement lead on appropriateness and proposed next steps.

• Follow-up on management’s responses to previous assigned audits.

• Build and maintain a sufficient and current understanding of Ontario Teachers’ and our enterprise-level risks and strategy.

• Support advisory engagements from a controls and governance perspective and provide recommendations as appropriate.

• Maintain ongoing contacts and participate in discussions with peers in the auditing community to ensure awareness of developments in audit approaches. Attend appropriate professional development conferences and seminars.

What you’ll need

• Professional designation (e.g. CPA, CIA, or CFA) highly preferred.

• Undergraduate degree in related field (e.g.  B.Comm, BBA, B.Acc.) required.

• Master’s degree in a related field an asset (e.g. MBA, MQF).

• 3 – 5 years of auditing and related experience if professional designation holder (experience may have been gained while attaining the designation).

• Applied knowledge of audit techniques, including evaluation of internal controls, design of questionnaires, sampling, flow charting, and detailed substantive tests.

• Knowledge of the financial services industry with experience through direct employment, external auditing or consulting is preferred.

• Knowledge of investment strategies and investments, including private and public equities, third-party managers, derivatives, credit, and fixed income, is preferred.

• Solid knowledge of various investment related accounting processes, including deal capture, confirmation, settlement, recording and valuation is preferred.

• Good understanding of information technology and system based controls to perform selected IT auditing procedures in the Investment, Member Services, and Corporate areas. 

• Excellent ability to consider and apply a risk-based lens in designing audit plans, discussing matters with audit clients, and arriving at supportable conclusions.

• Ability to gain a strong understanding of complex areas in a relatively short period of time and identify how different areas are interrelated.

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What we’re offering

• Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage

• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Competitive time off

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.  We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.  To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

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