Advisor, Business and Technology Governance

PSP’s Private Debt & Credit Investment (PDCI) group; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive group insurance plans

Competitive pension plans

Unlimited access to virtual healthcare

Hybrid work model with four in-office

Vacation days with milestones

Career development opportunities

Job summary

PSP Investments in Montreal seeks an Advisor, Business and Technology Governance to strengthen governance and control environments. You will manage key controls certification, address control deficiencies, and support remediation with control owners.

Role involves updating governance artifacts, consolidating audit evidence, and collaborating with Internal Audit and Risk Management. CPA is required; CFA/CFE/CIA are assets. Bilingual English/French is essential for cross-office coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of internal audit/controls/compliance/IT audit type experience is mandatory.
• CPA designation (required).
• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) designation is a strong asset.
• CIA/CISA certification, an asset.
• Experience within financial services, investment management, pension funds, or regulated industries.
• Solid understanding of governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa).

Responsibilities

• Manage the internal controls certification process of PSP Investments key controls.
• Issue recommendations/observations for identified deficiencies and support remediation plans.
• Create, review and update governance artifacts including procedures and committee references.
• Maintain governance system to reflect changes to governance artifacts.
• Collaborate on consolidation of evidences and documentation for audit mandates.
• Monitor recommendations and action plans from internal/external auditors.
• Perform internal control review mandates to assess fraud risk.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and collaborate with business partners to improve efficiency.
• Ensure alignment with control and process owners, Internal Audit and Risk Management Group.
• Support the Director and Senior Manager in ad hoc requests.

Skills

Internal audit/controls

CPA designation

Bilingual English/French

Microsoft Excel

MS Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Risk Management

CPA designation (required)

CFA / CFE / CIA designation asset

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

ABOUT US

We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD$320.6 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2026. We invest funds for thepension plans of thefederalpublicservice, the Canadian Forces, theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police andthe ReserveForce. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP Investments, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Advisor, Business and Technology Governance, under the supervision of the Director, Business and Technology Governance, will play a key role in maintaining a robust governance and control environment at PSP. Ensuring that the governance framework remains current, effective, and aligned with the organization’s strategic transformation initiatives, the role will support the adaptation of governance frameworks, processes, and documentation to reflect evolving business processes, technologies, organizational structures, and regulatory requirements.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

• Manage the internal controls certification process of PSP Investments key controls
• For identified deficiencies on the internal control environment, issue recommendation/observations and support control owners to define and implement remediation plans
• Manage the creation, review and update of the governance artifacts including Corporate Procedures, Committees’ Term of References, departmental procedures and /or guidelines with the objective to clarify business units’ roles and responsibilities, increase accountability and maintain a strong internal control environment
• Maintain the governance system to reflect changes to governance artifacts
• Collaborate and provide support in the consolidation of evidences and documentation for various internal/external audit mandates.
• Collaborate to the monitoring of recommendations and action plans prescribed by internal/external auditors
• Perform various internal control review mandates to assess fraud risk
• On an ongoing basis, identify various process improvement opportunities and work in collaboration with business partners to optimize business processes and ensure efficiency
• Ensure close collaboration and alignment with control and process owners, Internal Audit and Risk Management Group
• Support the Director and the Senior Manager, Business & Technology Governance in various other ad hoc requests

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of internal audit/controls/compliance/IT audit type experience is mandatory
• CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) designation (required)
• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) designation is a strong asset.
• CIA/CISA certification, an asset
• Experience within financial services, investment management, pension funds, or regulated industries.
• Solid understanding of governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa

We offer a tailored employee experience and competitive total rewards and benefits package* designed to attract and retain global diverse talent, reward performance, and reinforce business strategies and priorities.

• Investment in career development
• Comprehensive group insurance plans
• Competitive pension plans
• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
• Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
• A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off
• A hybrid work model that includes four in-office days, Monday through Thursday
• The opportunity to work temporarily from another location in accordance with the applicable policy
• Benefits package may vary based on your employee type.

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We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets. We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. We are committed to fostering an environment where experiences and learning opportunities provide you with the platform to grow.