Operational Auditor/Wholesale Banking

BeachHead; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

BeachHead Inc. is seeking an Operational Auditor/Wholesale Banking to strengthen independent review and challenge of control testing across business and support functions.

The contract offers a high-impact opportunity within an operational risk and audit programme, with responsibilities to assess testing quality, identify risks, and communicate clear insights to senior stakeholders. The role requires 5–7 years in operational risk, audit or related oversight, strong communication skills, and

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of experience in operational risk, audit, compliance, controls or a related oversight function within a complex financial institution.
• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate combined with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of control design, control effectiveness, testing methodologies, evidence standards, issue identification and remediation oversight.
• Experience providing credible challenge and influencing stakeholders without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate detailed testing observations into clear messages for senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across first- and second-line stakeholders while maintaining appropriate independence.
• Experience within a financial institution’s auditing function.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent review and effective challenge of control testing activities and outcomes.
• Assess control testing scope, methodology, sample selection, procedures, evidence and conclusions.
• Evaluate whether control effectiveness ratings, identified deficiencies and management responses are appropriate and consistently applied.
• Determine whether testing results accurately reflect the underlying risk, control objectives, business context and potential impact.
• Identify recurring themes, systemic control weaknesses, concentration risks and emerging issues across the control testing portfolio.
• Prepare concise reporting and insights for senior management and relevant risk committees.
• Escalate material issues through appropriate governance channels.
• Review remediation plans to confirm that proposed actions address underlying control weaknesses and that closure evidence is sufficient.
• Collaborate with business, control and enterprise stakeholders to support consistent interpretation and application of control testing requirements.
• Provide risk-based advice and subject-matter expertise while maintaining independent oversight and avoiding programme ownership or execution responsibilities.

Skills

Operational risk

Audit

Controls testing

Communication

Independent oversight

Education

Undergraduate degree or technical certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Can you bring independent insight to strengthen control oversight?

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for an Operational Auditor/Wholesale Banking to support independent review and effective challenge of control testing across business and support functions. This contract provides the opportunity to contribute to a high-impact operational risk and audit programme. The successful candidate will assess control testing quality, identify emerging risks and communicate clear, decision-useful insights to senior stakeholders.
Pay rate range (CAD): $57.30/hr – $68.77/hr

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent review and effective challenge of control testing activities and outcomes.
• Assess control testing scope, methodology, sample selection, procedures, evidence and conclusions.
• Evaluate whether control effectiveness ratings, identified deficiencies and management responses are appropriate and consistently applied.
• Determine whether testing results accurately reflect the underlying risk, control objectives, business context and potential impact.
• Identify recurring themes, systemic control weaknesses, concentration risks and emerging issues across the control testing portfolio.
• Prepare concise reporting and insights for senior management and relevant risk committees.
• Escalate material issues through appropriate governance channels.
• Review remediation plans to confirm that proposed actions address underlying control weaknesses and that closure evidence is sufficient.
• Collaborate with business, control and enterprise stakeholders to support consistent interpretation and application of control testing requirements.
• Provide risk-based advice and subject-matter expertise while maintaining independent oversight and avoiding programme ownership or execution responsibilities.

Desired Skill-Set

• Five to seven years of experience in operational risk, audit, compliance, controls or a related oversight function within a complex financial institution.
• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate combined with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of control design, control effectiveness, testing methodologies, evidence standards, issue identification and remediation oversight.
• Experience providing credible challenge and influencing stakeholders without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate detailed testing observations into clear messages for senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across first- and second-line stakeholders while maintaining appropriate independence.
• Experience within a financial institution’s auditing function.

Nice to Have

• Wholesale banking experience.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for our candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability. BeachHead or our clients may use technology-enabled tools, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of the recruitment process such as resume screening, application management, and candidate matching. These tools assist our recruiters and our clients, and do not replace human decision-making. This job posting represents a current or anticipated vacancy. The position may be filled at any time, and the posting may be removed without notice once the role has been filled.