Internal Audit and SOX Compliance Manager

BlackBerry; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VIP incentive program

Benefits package

Job summary

BlackBerry is seeking a Regular full-time Internal Audit professional in Canada to support the SOX program and conduct financial and operational audits. The role reports to the Director of Internal Audit and SOX Compliance within Finance and is hybrid.

For CPA designation candidates, hours and experience earned can count toward practical experience requirements. The role emphasizes risk management, control testing, and collaboration with control owners and external audit.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of public accounting and/or industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experience collaborating across multiple internal departments and geographies.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a team to deliver results.
• Strong attention to detail and proactive mindset.
• Ability to think ahead and challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• SOX Compliance: understand processes, ensure documentation is up to date, assess risks.
• Evaluate controls design and operating effectiveness; design tests for operating effectiveness.
• Manage deficiencies from identification to remediation; prepare status reports.
• Participate in projects to ensure new/changed processes are SOX compliant at implementation.
• Develop relationships with control owners and external audit.
• Internal Audit: plan, scope, and schedule independent risk-based audits; conduct fieldwork and prepare reports with recommendations.
• Follow-up, monitor and validate completion of management action plans.

Education

BS/BA or MS/MA in Accounting, Audit, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

This role will report into the Director of Internal Audit and SOX Compliance within the Finance organization and is integral to the company’s financial reporting integrity, risk management strategy, and operational resilience. This is a hybrid role that will support the SOX program as well as conduct financial and operational audits. For candidates that are pursuing a CPA designation, all hours and practical experience earned through this position are eligible to count towards CPA Canada’s practical experience requirements.

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Job Description

This role will report into the Director of Internal Audit and SOX Compliance within the Finance organization and is integral to the company’s financial reporting integrity, risk management strategy, and operational resilience. This is a hybrid role that will support the SOX program as well as conduct financial and operational audits. For candidates that are pursuing a CPA designation, all hours and practical experience earned through this position are eligible to count towards CPA Canada’s practical experience requirements.

Role And Responsibilities

SOX Compliance

• Develop an understanding of the business process including enabling technologies, ensure the documentation is up to date and assess the relevant risks through the SOX lens..
• Evaluate the controls from a design and operating perspective. Design and execute appropriate tests to conclude on operating effectiveness..
• Manage deficiencies from identification through to remediation and prepare status reports..
• Participate as a member of a project team to ensure new / changing business processes are SOX compliant at the time of implementation..
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with control owners and external audit..

Internal Audit

• Participate and assist in planning, scoping, and scheduling independent, risk-based audits to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, systems, and controls..
• Conduct fieldwork activities, document audit workpapers, and prepare comprehensive reports with actionable recommendations..
• Follow-up, monitor and validate completion of management action plans..

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in public accounting and/or industry experience..
• BS/BA or MS/MA in Accounting, Audit, Finance, or related discipline..
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) / Bill198 (CSOX), and business and system process best practices..
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal..
• Experience collaborating across multiple internal departments and geographies and working with remote colleagues and stakeholders..
• Self-motivated with the ability to work as a part of a team to deliver results while maintaining a high degree of professionalism..
• Strong attention to detail and ability to challenge the status quo..
• Proven ability to think ahead, engage proactively and take initiative.
• Collaborative, enthusiastic, positive outlook.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range

$89,600.00 - $126,000.00

Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.

Bonus

The BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization-wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full-time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.

Benefits

The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.

Disclosure of Position Status

This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence

We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.