Audit Specialist

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 89,544 - 110,208; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing firm in Toronto is seeking an experienced Audit Specialist to coordinate enterprise-level risk assessments. This hybrid role requires over 7 years of experience in risk management and compliance, particularly in evaluating technical concepts and internal controls. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills and will work closely with various stakeholders to enhance risk mitigation strategies. The position offers a pay rate of C$65-80/hour and is contract-based for approximately six months.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in risk management, audit, or compliance roles.
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks and control mappings.
• Experience evaluating logical access controls, agile processes, and secure coding.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute comprehensive risk assessments.
• Analyze findings and recommend remediation strategies.
• Translate compliance standards into actionable implementations.

Skills

Risk management

Audit

Compliance

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

Primary Job Title: Audit Specialist

Alternate Job Titles: Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist, IT Risk Analyst, Internal Controls Specialist, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst, Technology Risk Consultant

Location & Onsite Flexibility: Toronto, Ontario - Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)

Position Type: Contract

Contract Duration: Approximately 6 Months

Start: As Soon As Possible

Pay Rate: C$65-80/hour

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Audit Specialist / Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist to coordinate and perform enterprise-level risk assessments across diverse operational and technical domains. This role requires strong expertise in internal control frameworks, risk remediation, and control design, along with the ability to interpret policies, legislation, and industry standards to provide actionable guidance to leadership and executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute comprehensive risk assessments using multiple data inputs and business sources.
• Analyze findings and recommend remediation strategies to address identified risks and control gaps.
• Interpret policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards to advise management and executives.
• Translate compliance standards into actionable technical and operational implementations.
• Conduct gap analysis, control mapping, scoping, and remediation planning.
• Evaluate logical access controls, agile development processes, secure coding practices, security architecture, information security, network security, and privacy controls.
• Support governance initiatives and risk mitigation strategies across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in risk management, audit, or compliance roles.
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks, control mappings, and scoping.
• 7+ years of experience evaluating technical concepts including:
  • Logical access controls
  • Agile development processes
  • Secure coding principles
  • Security architecture and information security
• 7+ years of experience in gap analysis, remediation planning, control design, and risk assessments.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level compliance programs.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and business stakeholders.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex regulatory requirements into practical solutions.
• Stakeholder management and executive-level communication.
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation capabilities.
• Strategic risk assessment and remediation expertise.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We value diverse and inclusive workplaces and partner with Fortune 500 organizations across banking, insurance, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-01645