Digital Assurance & Transparency Manager

PwC Canada; Calgary; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Canada is seeking a Digital Assurance & Transparency Manager in Canada. You will partner with clients to optimize IT general controls and process controls, design and review audit programs, and lead initiatives across governance, risk management, and assurance services.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality client deliverables and driving performance improvements. You will engage with cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and leverage data and technology to enhance internal controls

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or IT or equivalent
• CPA designation or equivalent recognized credential
• CISA is an asset

Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with clients to identify and address their needs through building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Understand client's business including IT general and process controls and communicate value propositions of Firm services
• Facilitate staff as they evaluate internal controls design and identify key risks and controls
• Manage creation of high quality deliverables to communicate engagement status and work plans
• Manage project costs and margins to ensure efficient and effective delivery
• Use technical resources to research and expand knowledge for better work products
• Resolve issues to keep teams productive during change and uncertainty
• Coach others and encourage ownership of development

Skills

ITGC & tech auditing

IT governance

Vendor & contract management

Business process controls

Digital upskilling

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or IT

CPA designation or equivalent

CISA asset

Tools

SOC reporting

ISO 27001 awareness

Job description

A career in our External Audit Process Assurance practice, within Assurance services, will enable you to assist clients in optimizing control activities, organizational strategy, and policies and procedures. You’ll conduct transaction testing, perform readiness assessments, and leverage various technical Information Technology controls (e.g. databases, operating systems, data warehouses, and reporting tools) in order to help our clients achieve optimal operational efficiency. Our team helps organizations navigate the increasingly complex reporting environments by improving internal controls and increasing confidence in the quality of the information produced by their internal systems. We focus on the design, documentation, and operations of controls around the financial reporting process, including financial business process and Information Technology management controls.

The Opportunity

As a Digital Assurance & Transparency Manager, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Collaborate directly with clients to identify and address their needs through building, maintaining and utilizing solid networks of client relationships and community involvement
• Understand client's business including IT general and process controls; communicating the value propositions of a broad range of Firm services to the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner and being recognized and respected by clients as a knowledgeable valued professional
• Facilitate staff as they evaluate internal controls design; identify key risks and controls, develop and or review audit programs, benchmark financial and operational processes and controls as well as perform controls optimization
• Manage the creation of high quality deliverables to communicate to clients on the status of engagements, key issues and work plans
• Manage the costs and margins of your projects to ensure efficient and effective delivery.
• Use available technical resources/tools to research; expand knowledge to enhance work product, significantly contribute to business development efforts to remain up to date on client and firm hot topics while sharing the knowledge amongst the team where applicable
• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty
• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their development

What You'll Bring

Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here’s what we look for:

• Bachelor's degree in a related business or IT field or qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent reciprocal/recognized designation
• CISA is an asset
• Demonstrated years of experience within IT General Controlsand technology auditing
• Experience in providing assurance services across a range of IT areas including IT General Controls (ITGC) and/or SOC reporting
• Experience in advising across a range of IT areas, such as IT governance, IT service management, IT management processes, vendor and contract management, IT capability, assessments, IT support and operational processes, and ISO 27001 certification is an asset
• Experience with business process controls is an asset
• Experience in evaluating current state processes, internal controls and testing methodologies, developing future state designs, and leading implementation of new ways of working
• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $87,700 - $137,700. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology with significant investment in AI, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

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