Senior Audit Manager

LanceSoft Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to support Canadian Banking audits. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in retail banking and auditing, as well as strong skills in data analytics using tools like PowerBI and Python. This hybrid role offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to assist with important audit compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Retail Banking, Audit, Regulatory body, or related experience.
• 2+ years’ experience with data analytics or visualization tools.
• Knowledge of audit processes and methodologies is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing audit activities for Canadian Banking.
• Ensure compliance with governing regulations and internal policies.
• Assist with audits relating to automotive finance, deposits, and SOX.

Skills

Retail Banking experience

Data analytics

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

University degree in business, finance, or economics

Tools

PowerBI

Alteryx

Python

Job description

Location Address: Hybrid - Toronto – 3x/week (Tuesdays are fixed, other days are flexible)
Contract Duration: ASAP to 12/31/2025 – approx. 4.5 months
Possibility of extension for a month or so
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week

Story Behind the Need
Business group: Audit, Retail Lending Operations - Domestic 2 - As the 3rd Line of Defence, Internal Audit provides enterprise-wide, independent, and objective assurance over the design and operations of the Bank’s internal controls, risk management and governance processes.

Project: The Senior Audit Manager assists in executing audit activities for Canadian Banking in support of the Audit Department in executing on its global mandate, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives and all audit activities are conducted / executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.
Assist with audits relating to automotive finance, deposits, and SOX. Potential to also assist on fraud audit.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 10+ years in Retail Banking, Audit, Regulatory body, or related experience
2) Experience with at least one of these: lending (automotive in particular); deposit products; key regulations/regulatory, including SOX
3) 2+ years’ experience with data analytics or visualization tools (e.g., Alteryx, PowerBI, Python) with larger data sets

Nice-To-Have Skills:
1) Accounting designations / technical / professional qualifications, university/post-secondary degree in business, finance, economics, accountancy, or any other relevant experience (e.g., First Line testing, QAR, Audit, Compliance) would be an asset.
2) Knowledge of audit processes and methodologies is preferable.
3) Hands-on experience with underwriting, funding for reviews of files and applications to ensure policies and procedures are adhered to

Soft Skills Required:
• Proven history of presenting to large stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• A self-starter / takes initiative, deals well with ambiguity, is detail oriented.
• Highly organized, ability to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Strong people skills, including relationship building with clients.
• Curiosity mindset.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.

Education:
Accounting designations / technical / professional qualifications, university/post-secondary degree in business, finance, economics, accountancy an asset though will accept relevant working experience instead