Manager, Internal Controls

Portage Ventures GP Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wealthsimple seeks a Manager, Internal Controls to build and run our ICFR program, ensuring regulatory obligations are met while scaling a robust control environment. You will own the control framework, documentation, and testing, coordinating with Finance, Operations and Engineering to ensure controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively.

The role is hands-on with high ownership, reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Controls, and requires excellent collaboration across

Qualifications

• Experience implementing and operating internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
• Ability to document processes, control narratives and testing procedures.
• Strong collaboration across Finance, Operations and Engineering to scale controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the ICFR framework and testing program for existing processes and new product launches.
• Develop process narratives, control maps, RCMs and test scripts with external advisors.
• Plan and direct walkthroughs and testing aligned to the annual ICFR plan, in-house or outsourced.

Skills

Internal Controls

ICFR

Finance

Risk Mitigation

Documentation

Testing

Job description

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Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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About the team

The Internal Controls team plays a critical role in adhering to controls frameworks and creating space for risk mitigation and oversight. We want to ensure that Wealthsimple maintains a secure operational environment by implementing, monitoring and testing controls designed to safeguard assets, keep our reporting accurate, and make our processes more efficient.

About the role

We are looking to expand our team with a Manager, Internal Controls to help build and run our internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) program. This role will be instrumental in ensuring Wealthsimple meets its regulatory obligations while building a scalable compliance function.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Controls, the successful candidate will build and shape internal controls around the processes we already have and build the control framework for new products as we launch them. This is a hands‑on, high‑ownership role — you'll own the control framework and documentation, direct testing, and work with the control owners across Finance, Operations and Engineering who run the controls, so that they are designed, implemented and operating effectively.

What you’ll do

• Be a strong voice within the Finance team and across Wealthsimple by proactively shaping effective and efficient controls around existing processes as well as designing an effective control framework for new products;

• Work alongside our external advisors to build out the ICFR program, then own the process narratives, RCMs, flowcharts and test procedures and keep them current;

• Plan and direct walkthroughs and testing against the annual ICFR plan, whether testing is done in house or by