Auditor - SOX

Emera Inc.; Halifax; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Grow Your Career

Community Engagement & Care

Competitive Compensation

Professional Designation Support

Job summary

Emera in Halifax, NS, is seeking a SOX Auditor to join the Internal Audit team. This early-career opportunity focuses on internal controls over financial reporting and regulatory compliance within a large energy company.

You will work with enterprise Internal Audit colleagues and process owners across Emera's Canadian and U.S. affiliates, testing SOX controls and supporting NI 52-109 compliance, with emphasis on accuracy, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce or related discipline.
• Interest in pursuing CPA or related professional designation.
• Experience or exposure to internal controls, financial reporting, SOX compliance, internal audit or external audit.
• Understanding of financial reporting processes and key business process controls is an asset.
• Strong analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete walkthroughs of key business processes to understand risks, controls and changes in the control environment.
• Test the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Prepare clear, accurate documentation that supports testing performed and conclusions reached.
• Assist in identifying and discussing control deficiencies with management and external auditors.
• Monitor remediation activities and perform testing to validate corrective actions.
• Complete assigned work within established budgets and timelines.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of SOX testing.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce or related discipline

Job description

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Emera, Internal Audit

Location: Halifax, NS

Closing Date: Until Filled

At Emera, you will be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported.

The Emera Internal Audit team is seeking a SOX Auditor. This is an early career opportunity to build expertise in internal controls over financial reporting and regulatory compliance within a large, complex organization.

You will work with the enterprise Internal Audit team and business process owners across Emera's affiliates in Canada and the United States. This role supports compliance with National Instrument 52-109 and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements through testing and evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting.

Our team is customer-focused, collaborative and committed to integrity, objectivity and professional skepticism. We encourage curiosity, fresh perspectives and continuous improvement.

As a SOX Auditor, you will:

• Complete walkthroughs of key business processes to understand risks, controls and changes in the control environment
• Test the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting
• Prepare clear, accurate documentation that supports testing performed and conclusions reached
• Assist in identifying and discussing control deficiencies with management and external auditors.
• Monitor remediation activities and perform testing to validate corrective actions
• Complete assigned work within established budgets and timelines
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of SOX testing

What will make you successful?

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce or related discipline
• Interest in pursuing a relevant professional designation (CPA)
• Experience or exposure to internal controls, financial reporting, SOX compliance, internal audit or external audit through education, internships or work experience
• Understanding of financial reporting processes and key business process controls is an asset
• Strong analytical, communication and relationship-building skills
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities
• Curious, collaborative and comfortable working in a changing environment

Why Join Emera?

Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.

Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching and volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.

Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Professional Designation Support: For those working toward a relevant professional audit designation (e.g. CPA), Emera offers support that may include paid study time, time off for exams and reimbursement of eligible costs, in accordance with applicable company programs and policies.

Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada's largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment and Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values by our recruitment policy and values, we are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants.