Analyst, Governance and Risk

Putting people first, every day

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategy and COE, you will be primarily responsible for supporting technology initiatives focused on ensuring alignment with IT strategic objectives, business goals, and internal or external compliance needs. You will drive the development and improvement of standards, policies, procedures, and repeatable processes ensuring these are instituted to meet the needs of the firm, IT organization and IT risk management requirements. Key accountabilities and responsibilities include:

• Support the IT Management team with assessing IT risk and governance resulting in recommendations for improving oversight and decision-making

• Lead the development, update and approval of IT standards, policies, procedures, and repeatable processes by collaborating and eliciting needs from technical SME’s

• Collaborate with the IT Management team to align governance for standards, policies, and procedures with core IT disciplines of Architecture, Security, Support services, Infrastructure, Application Development & Management, Project Management, Change Management and Risk Management

• Work the IT leadership to ensure that IT tools, technologies, and integrations remain current with internal and external compliance requirements and changes in technology advances

• Conduct workshops, interviews and elicit needs from IT SME’s, vendors, and business partners

• Ensure IT processes and controls are efficient, maintained and managed appropriately

• Drive IT governance awareness and communications to the IT organization and firm

• Collaborate with the Information Security team to support the assessment, monitoring, evidence gathering, and remediation of IT controls for internal/external audits such as SOC 1, SOC 2+, ISO27001 or similar

• Lead and support the assessment, monitoring and remediation of compliance issues including working with third-party auditors

• Establish, develop, and maintain strong relationships with vendors, business partners and other stakeholders, both internally and externally, to ensure business and technical objectives are met

• Support key technology projects from the governance perspective including guiding, documenting, and enhancing related controls, standards, policies, processes, and procedures

• Serve as a steward fostering change and modernization to BDO IT’s governance practices and technical operations

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

• You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work

• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients

• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent

• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development

Your experience and education

• University Degree or College Diploma in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Business Administration or equivalent work experience

• 3-5 years of working with IT governance, IT strategy and design, IT operating models, and compliance frameworks such as SOC, ISO27001 or similar

• 3-5 years of experience developing policies and supporting documentation for IT processes

• Understanding of information security concepts such as identity and access management, authorization, encryption, privacy (PIPEDA, PII), and data security controls

• Experience with core information technology services including data and BI, application management, security (IAM and privacy), risk, architecture and service planning, infrastructure and operations, strategy and governance, project management, and financial management

• Working knowledge and experience in MS suite of products (O365)

• Excellent facilitation, presentation, verbal, and written skills with the ability to convey complex ideas and highly visible material to both business and technical staff of all levels

• Excellent analytical, time management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously with tight deadlines

• Demonstrated ability to work as an integral member of a team and proactively assist others with minimal supervision

Assets:

• Experience working in professional services

• Applicable ISACA certification such as CGEIT, CISA, CRISC or CISM

• Experience with key frameworks and methodologies: SDLC, ISO, SOC, COBIT, PMI and ITIL

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2024. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.

• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.

• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

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