Canada Life is looking for an Associate Audit Manager to support our Internal Audit vision of providing bold insights for a company that delivers on its promises. In this role, you will lead audit engagements, develop team members, and contribute significantly to audit planning and professional practice.
What You'll Do
- Lead and oversee auditors in performing audit planning, test program development, execution, and reporting.
- Identify risk and assess the adequacy of controls.
- Recommend appropriate strategies to optimize risks, benefits, and quality.
- Manage budgets for assigned audits and communicate status updates.
- Develop high-quality reports and presentations suitable for a range of stakeholders.
- Perform data analytics by defining problem statements, identifying datasets, and leveraging tools to derive insights.
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of and compliance with internal audit methodology.
- Deliver on-the-job coaching and feedback to develop auditors.
- Lead and/or review testing of financial controls and engagements that support external audits.
- Contribute to annual risk-based audit planning through research and risk assessment.
- Support the Findings Follow-up and Closure process by reviewing remediation and liaising with stakeholders.
- Lead and/or participate in professional practice and improvement initiatives.
- Cultivate business relationships and work collaboratively with other functional areas.
- Create and maintain a positive work environment.
- Seek learning and development opportunities in line with organizational needs and personal aspirations.
What We're Looking For
- A university degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or another related field.
- 5+ years of audit experience.
- A recognized accounting or audit designation (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA).
- Strong working knowledge of governance, risk, control frameworks, and audit methodologies.
- Strong project management skills demonstrated by the ability to complete multiple projects with competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including experience delivering difficult messages and drafting formal audit reports.
- Self-motivation with a passion to learn and embrace new challenges.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to apply audit concepts in various functional areas.
- Experience with Excel and data analytics tools.
Technical Stack
- Excel
- Data analytics tools
Team & Environment
Reporting to the Manager of Internal Audit.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $80,400 - $125,400 annually
At Canada Life, we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other.
