Internal Auditor

Vaco LLC; Whitby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is recruiting an Internal Auditor to conduct operational, compliance and financial audits across key areas. The role involves testing controls, documenting processes, and collaborating with business partners to implement improvements in a dynamic asset and wealth management environment.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in public accounting or internal audit, with relevant certifications an asset and a solid grasp of internal control concepts.

Qualifications

• CISA, CISM, CIA or CPA certifications are assets.
• 2+ years of experience in public accounting or internal audit.
• Solid understanding of internal control concepts.
• Experience at a financial services firm is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Execute audit programs across key business areas, testing internal controls thoroughly.
• Build and maintain relationships with auditee areas to communicate plans, findings and recommendations.
• Assist with all phases of planned operational audits, including testing and evidence gathering.
• Document risk and control matrices, process maps and testing results.
• Perform design and operating effectiveness testing and remediation validation.
• Recommend ways to optimize controls through automation.
• Coordinate SOC1/SOC2 receipt with third-party providers and document controls to rely on such reports.

Skills

CISA

CISM

CIA

CPA

Job description

About the Company

Our client offers asset and wealth management. They are looking for an Internal Auditor who will be responsible for performing operational, compliance and financial audits across key areas for the company. This is a hands‑on role that will require knowledge of complex business processes and a range of risks related to business processes, compliance, and technology. The role will also require providing consultative support to business partners to identify opportunities for control improvements.

Why Work Here

• Opportunity for career progression within the organization after establishing themselves in the role
• Exposure to both asset management and wealth management
• Opportunity to participate in the transition back to a broader operational audit mandate
• Ability to gain exposure across multiple business functions and processes

About the Opportunity

• Ability to execute audit programs across key business areas, ensuring thorough examination and testing of internal controls.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with areas under audit, facilitating effective communication throughout the audit lifecycle, from planning to execution and improvement recommendations.
• Assist with executing all phases of planned operational audits including performing audit testing and gathering and analyzing evidence.
• Complete documentation, including risk and controls matrices and process flowcharts, and testing results.
• Perform design and operating effectiveness testing to assess control effectiveness, including remediation validation, and roll‑forward testing.
• Continuously evaluate current controls and recommend ways to rationalize and optimize controls through automation.
• Assist in the coordination and receipt of SOC1 and SOC2 reports from third‑party providers; completed SOC report assessments; and work with management to identify and document controls necessary to rely upon such reports

About You

• CISA, CISM, CIA, CPA and or relative certification is an asset.
• 2+ years experience in Public accounting or internal audit background.
• Solid understanding of internal control concepts
• Experience at a financial services firm an asset

Salary Range

$80,000 – $90,000/year

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.