Senior IT Auditor
Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Co-operators
Offering Home, Auto, Life, Business, Travel and Farm insurance plus Investments and Group coverage, benefits and retirement plans in Canada for over 70 years.Company: CGL
Department: Audit Services
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: English is required, French is an asset.
The Opportunity:
We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.
Our national Finance team aspires to create, enhance, and protect value for our organization and its stakeholders. Our knowledgeable team educates and influences the organization to make well-informed, risk-based decisions. We think innovatively and strategically to solve business problems and strive to move our business forward with practical, integrated processes and tools that ensure organizational success.
The Senior IT Auditor promotes, supports and provides opinions on the state of the Company's control and governance processes used to manage IT and business risks, opportunities and processes. Also responsible for planning, leading, and completing projects of all types operational, compliance, information systems/development audits, investigations and other special projects. However, the Senior IT auditor will also apply a more technical perspective to the performance of all types of audits, including the use of state-of-the-art information technology.
How you will create impact:
- Planning, leading and completing complex and technical information systems/systems development audits as described in annual audit plan. Ensure the timely completion of the audit project in compliance with audit standards.
- As necessary, supervising audit team members assigned to assist with specific IT audit projects and provide support to the audit team in the development of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) via ACL, PowerBi or other tools for all types of audits as necessary.
- Perform an initial review of the audit file to ensure the quality and completeness of work, prior to giving the audit file to management for final review.
- Evaluate controls in complex production environments at any subsidiary of The Co-operators Group Limited in order to identify all significant gaps in controls, and prepare clear, concise and well-organized written reports for management. Present or assist in presenting findings to management.
- Prepare and perform ACL programs for external auditors, co-ordinate source file needs with business units, external auditors, and IT resources and co-ordinate reconciliation of control totals.
- Act as a representative of Audit Services on company projects to provide guidance on risk management and control issues.
- Conduct interviews with staff and management to maintain relationships with IT management and staff. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand and communicate on technical levels with IT programmers/analysts/directors.
- Conduct peer reviews of completed audit files to ensure compliance with internal audit file standards.
How you will succeed:
- You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
- You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
- You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
- You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
To join our team:
- Minimum 5 years of auditing experience (experience in insurance industry is an asset) and a minimum of 2 years of specific IT audit or related IT experience.
- Completion of or working towards an IT audit designation (CISA, CISSP) or a relevant post-secondary IT program is also required (i.e. Certificate in Computer Science).
- Strong working knowledge of IT, audit methodologies, NIST/CoBIT control framework and risk management techniques.
- Working knowledge of auditing software (i.e. ACL).
What you need to know:
- You will travel occasionally.
- You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
What’s in it for you?
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Training and development opportunities to grow your career with one of Canada’s Best Employers.
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Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
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A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
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Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
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In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program. Please contact our recruitment team for more information.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Audits CISA CISSP COBIT Compliance Computer Science Finance Governance NIST Risk management Strategy
Perks/benefits: Career development Competitive pay Flex hours Flex vacation Health care Insurance Wellness
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