Senior Auditor

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

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About the role:

Our team members are important to us, and we understand that each person’s needs and circumstances are unique. This role is based in Toronto or Waterloo. We have adopted a hybrid work model that requires for both remote and in-office work. While our current hybrid model supports working remotely, there will be times when in-person collaboration and meetings are important for project success. We ask that team members be available to work from the office as needed so we can effectively balance remote and office work. Daily work hours also provide some flexibility for start and finish times as well as occasional accommodations that allow for other commitments that are important for you that may take you away from work during core business hours. In addition, Internal audit fully participates in, and supports, Sun Life’s quinquennial sabbatical program where, starting with your 5th work anniversary and repeating every five years after, you can take a 3-6 week sabbatical that includes an additional paid week off.

This is an opportunity to join an engaged, inclusive, and collaborative team that is focused on individual development, building networks, and making an impact within the business. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit, and play a key role in the day-to-day execution of audit activities within the Canada business. You will have an opportunity to learn about Canada’s asset management, group retirement, and insurance businesses.

This role is focused on assisting and executing audits to evaluate internal controls, making recommendations regarding control deficiencies, and identifying areas of opportunity for improvement. Through audit work, you will have the opportunity to develop competencies around influencing various levels of management, project management, and building client relationships across the organization.

What will you do?

• Work with the Manager, Director, and the AVP - Internal Audit on planning, executing and reporting audit work
• Execute multiple complex high profile audit engagements, ensuring proper coverage and consideration of auditing principles, practice and assigned time/budget
• Support the documentation of business understanding, business objectives/performance/metrics, key controls, and test strategy to ensure that audit objectives and approach meet broader business needs
• Lead meetings with clients to drive audits and present audit findings and recommendations; conduct audit opening and closing meetings with client
• Support the assessment of key control design and execute testing of key controls and identify gaps
• Prepare and/or review internal audit reports of findings and recommendations for delivery to management
• Monitor audit findings to ensure effective resolution
• Actively build and manage relationships with business partners
• Identify opportunities to automate testing using Data Analytics and toolsets deployed internally (CAAT and analytical tools) or through the assessment of other monitoring/analytic tools available
• Stay up-to-date on current best practices in risk management and control assessment; acquiring and sharing information related to industry thought leadership and best practices

What do you need to succeed?

• 4 years of audit experience in the financial services industry or equivalent
• Professional audit designation (e.g. CPA, CIA, CRMA, CISA)
• University degree in accounting, finance or business
• Knowledge of audit techniques, including planning, scoping, project management, evaluation and testing of internal controls
• Knowledge of Risk Management and Operational Risk frameworks
• Proven ability to work in multiple tasks/projects
• Ability to understand complex business processes and identify key risks and controls
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate, influence and network effectively
• Excellent written and communication skills, with 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
• 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)

Preferred skills:

• Knowledge of or exposure to IFRS and Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy, Market Conduct, ABAC) would be an advantage
• Knowledge of or exposure to IT Risk and IT General Controls would be an advantage

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid work environment
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• 15 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 to help build and enhance your future financial security
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• 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

Recent Awards:

• We are honoured to be recognized as a 2022, 2023 and 2024 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

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

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.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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