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1 the manufacturers life insurance; Southwestern Ontario; Híbrido; CAD 95.000 - 135.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid schedule

Contract extension possibility

Exposure to asset management &insuranc

Descripción de la vacante

Randstad Canada is seeking an Auditor V to join its Internal Audit team for a 4-month contract with a strong likelihood of extension or permanent conversion. The role is based in a hybrid Waterloo or Toronto office, supporting audits across the Canadian portfolio.

You will oversee and execute complex audits, assess risks, map deficiencies, and identify process improvements. The position requires leading discussions with senior management and managing cross-functional projects.

Formación

• 4 to 6 years of audit, risk management, or advisory experience in financial services.
• Knowledge of COSO/COBIT frameworks and risk/operational risk concepts.
• Strong audit techniques: planning, scoping, project management, testing.

Responsabilidades

• Engagement management: handle multiple complex audits within budgets and timelines.
• Project leadership: guide ongoing audits and ensure objectives are met.
• Documentation: record business processes, controls, metrics, and test strategies.
• Client engagement: lead meetings with clients, present findings and recommendations.
• Control evaluation: assess designs, test effectiveness, and track findings to resolution.
• Reporting: prepare internal audit reports for management delivery.
• Innovation & analytics: explore automation using data analytics and CAAT tools.

Conocimientos

Audit & risk management

Internal controls testing

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Communication

Educación

CPA / CIA / CRMA / CISA preferred

Herramientas

CAAT

Analytical tools

IT risk tools

Descripción del empleo

Our client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking an experienced Auditor V to join their Internal Audit team for a 4-month contract with a strong possibility of extension or permanent conversion. Operating from either the Waterloo or Toronto office on a hybrid schedule, you will play a pivotal role in managing and executing audit activities across the Canadian business portfolio. This position offers a unique.

As an Auditor V, you will focus on overseeing and executing complex audits by assessing risks, evaluating internal controls, mapping out deficiencies, and identifying strategic areas for process improvement. This role is designed for a consultative professional who excels at leading high-profile discussions with senior management, managing project lifecycles, and building lasting client relationships across a highly collaborative enterprise environment.

Advantages

• Growth & Foot-in-the-Door: High potential for contract extension or conversion to a full-time permanent role.
• Industry Exposure: Gain deep, specialized knowledge in Canadian asset management, group retirement, and insurance frameworks.
• Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the balance of a hybrid schedule, coming into the Waterloo or Toronto office just 1 to 2 days a week to connect and collaborate.
• Leadership Development: Opportunity to step into informal people leadership and directly influence audit methodology discussions.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Management: Manage and execute multiple complex audit engagements within resource budgets and target timelines, ensuring strict adherence to department methodology and Institute of Internal Audit (IIA) standards.
• Project Leadership: Monitor the progress of ongoing audit projects, providing directional leadership to ensure team objectives are met.
• Strategic Documentation: Support the documentation of business processes, performance metrics, key controls, and test strategies to align audit approaches with broader business needs.
• Client Engagement: Lead project meetings with clients to drive the audit process; confidently present findings and recommendations during formal opening and closing meetings.
• Control Evaluation: Assess key control designs, execute rigorous testing, identify gaps, and monitor findings through to effective resolution.
• Reporting: Prepare and review comprehensive internal audit reports for delivery to management.
• Innovation & Analytics: Identify opportunities to automate traditional testing using data analytics and internal toolsets (CAAT, analytical tools, etc.).

Qualifications

Must-Have Experience & Frameworks:

• 4 to 6 years of dedicated audit, risk management, or advisory/consulting experience within the financial services industry.
• Deep knowledge of control frameworks (e.g., COSO, COBIT) alongside established Risk Management and Operational Risk frameworks.
• Strong command of standard audit techniques, including planning, scoping, project management, and internal control testing.

Preferred Technical Skills & Certifications:

• A recognized professional audit designation is highly preferred (CPA, CIA, CRMA, or CISA).
• Knowledge of or exposure to IFRS and regulatory compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy, Market Conduct, ABAC).
• Professional IT Applications Audit experience, including exposure to IT Risk and IT General Controls (ITGC, Automated Controls, Report Testing).
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with data analysis tools.

Core Soft Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; a proven ability to influence senior management and lead cross-functional meetings.
• Sound business judgment with a knack for translating complex risks into value-added, practical recommendations.
• A proactive, flexible team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment experiencing rapid change.

Summary

• Must be able to successfully pass a standard Tier 1 background check prior to onboarding (Reliability Clearance and CyberArk access are not required).

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systematic or otherwise, especially equity‑seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non‑binary/gender non‑conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [e-mail] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.