Senior Audit Manager, Group Risk Management, Non-Financial Risk

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to lead the Non-Financial Risk audit team. In this pivotal role, you will evaluate internal controls and risk management practices, providing insights and guidance. You will manage audit engagements, utilizing data analytics tools to deliver assurance and foster collaboration. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions will have a lasting impact, promoting growth and excellence across the organization. If you're passionate about risk management and audit, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive rewards including bonuses

Supportive leaders fostering development

Flexible work/life balance options

Opportunity to make a lasting impact

Dynamic, collaborative environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and project management skills.
• Strong knowledge of GRM Operational and Enterprise Risk functions.
• Understanding of auditing principles and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate teams, demonstrating critical thinking and coaching.
• Manage internal audits from planning to reporting.
• Identify and assess risks and controls, guide testing.

Skills

Adaptability

Auditing

Business Process Optimization

Commercial Acumen

Detail-Oriented

Internal Controls

Interpersonal Relationship Management

Multi-Level Communication

Operational Audits

Organizational Savvy

Process Optimization

Results-Oriented

Risk Assessments

Risk Management

Waterfall Model

Education

Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Data Analytics Tools

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Audit Manager, Non-Financial Risk, Internal Audit (IA), you will gain exposure to RBC businesses and functions and become a leader and subject matter expert on enterprise and operational risk topics. You will evaluate internal controls, risk management practices, and corporate governance within Group Risk Management-GRM, providing insights on behalf of the Non-Financial Risk audit team. You will lead planning, execution, and reporting of audit engagements, guiding a team of auditors. Work includes planned audits, ad-hoc investigations, continuous monitoring, and issue resolution. You will utilize data analytics tools to provide assurance and insights, acting as a trusted advisor.

RBC Internal Audit offers a unique perspective— with a coordinated view across the business—to deliver valuable advice that provides assurance, illuminates the bigger picture, connects dots, builds best practices, and broadens possibilities. We connect intelligence to protect and enable RBC.

What will you do?

• Lead and motivate teams proactively, demonstrating critical thinking and coaching auditors during engagements.

• Promote teamwork within IA, build trusting relationships with peers and business partners.

• Contribute to team discussions, share experiences, challenge approaches constructively.

• Manage internal audits from planning to reporting, ensuring coverage for overall control and risk assessments; execute work, draft and communicate issues, evaluate management action plans, review working papers, and incorporate data analytics for risk coverage.

• Identify and assess risks and controls, guide testing, maintain working papers, communicate findings.

• Assess internal control effectiveness, risk practices, and governance, discovering insights from data and visualization tools.

• Support ongoing monitoring and discussions with business leaders.

• Assist the Director in regulatory engagements, including responses, document collection, and inquiries.

• Support regulatory reporting such as CAE Reports, Strategy Documents, and Risk Frameworks.

• Maintain relationships with stakeholders to maximize engagement value.

• Provide feedback on management action plans to address deficiencies and ensure timely implementation.

• Stay updated on organizational, regulatory, product, and strategic changes affecting the function.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Experience leading teams and project management skills.

• Ability to quickly understand risks of new services/products and develop practical audit procedures; problem-solving under pressure.

• Strong knowledge of GRM Operational and Enterprise Risk functions.

• Understanding of auditing principles, excellent communication skills, and ability to interact with senior management.

• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field (e.g., B.Com., B. Math, P.Eng., MSc Data Science) and a strong risk/control mindset.

Nice-to-have

• Professional accounting or audit certification.

• Experience working on special projects as part of a team.

• Experience in GRM.

What is in it for you?

We thrive on challenges, growth, and collaboration to deliver trusted advice that helps clients thrive and communities prosper. We value support, potential, making a difference, and mutual success.

• Comprehensive rewards including bonuses, benefits, and competitive pay.

• Supportive leaders fostering development through coaching and opportunities.

• Opportunity to make a lasting impact.

• Flexible work/life balance options.

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Job Skills

Adaptability, Auditing, Business Process Optimization, Commercial Acumen, Detail-Oriented, Internal Controls, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Multi-Level Communication, Operational Audits, Organizational Savvy, Process Optimization, Results-Oriented, Risk Assessments, Risk Management, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

Address: 20 KING ST W, TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full-time

Platform: INTERNAL AUDIT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-05-05

Application Deadline: 2025-05-20

Note: Applications accepted until 11:59 PM the day before the deadline.

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