Senior Audit Manager

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial services corporation is seeking a Senior Audit Manager for internal audit functions. This role demands 7-10 years of audit experience in the banking sector and expertise in leading audit engagements. Responsibilities include audit planning, team leadership, and risk assessments. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, effective communication abilities, and a commitment to mentoring junior staff. This full-time contract position offers a dynamic work environment in Toronto.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Leaders supporting your development

Dynamic and collaborative team

Opportunities for career growth

Work-life integration

Positive work culture emphasizing diversity

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of Internal and/or External Audit experience in the Banking/Financial Services industry.
• Proven experience in leading teams and audit engagements and ability to motivate and coach junior audit staff.
• Strong analytical skills to connect information and formulate a view on risk.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Precision in execution and effective organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Audit Director with annual audit planning and risk assessments.
• Lead audit teams through audit life cycles including operational and regulatory audits.
• Manage resource planning for auditing tasks and activities.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders for continuous risk monitoring.
• Support skills development initiatives and provide coaching to junior staff.

Skills

Adaptability

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

Detail-Oriented

Financial Engineering

Financial Statement Analysis

Investments Analysis

Personal Development

Personal Initiative

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s or post-graduate degree preferably in Accounting or Finance

Professional Designation (CIA, CPA, CISA, CRMA, CFE)

Job description

Job Description

What’s the opportunity?

Join us as our Senior Audit Manager, Internal Audit RBC Bank--a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada that provides cross-border banking advice and solutions for Canadians in the U.S.

The RBC Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Group leverages a unique perspective—with a coordinated view across the entire business—to deliver valuable advice that not only gives assurance, but that illuminates a bigger picture, connects dots, builds best practices and broadens possibilities. We connect intelligence to protect and enable RBC.

What will you do?

• For a portfolio of businesses, support the Audit Director and the Chief Audit Executive with the annual audit planning, quarterly risk assessments and continuous risk monitoring activities;
• Lead audit teams through end-to-end life cycle of individual audits and special reviews. Assurance work includes operational, Treasury, Finance, regulatory compliance, risk (Credit, third party, sales and marketing etc.) and special projects, as requested by the Bank’s Senior Management;
• Autonomously lead planning, execution and reporting activities for individual audits, in line with RBC Bank audit methodology, by drafting audit scope and coverage approach, overseeing team and review of work papers, including clearing audit findings with the Senior management. This role also requires performing fieldwork testing.
• Manage resource planning to ensure sufficient resources to deliver individual audits;
• Play a key role in the development and execution of data analytics testing for audits, as well as continuous risk monitoring activities;
• For the portfolio of businesses, maintain stakeholder relationships to successfully carry out continuous risk monitoring activities, as well as provide insights to businesses as a trusted partner; and
• Support skills development initiatives across the broader audit team, including providing coaching and mentoring to junior staff.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 7-10 years of Internal and/or External Audit experience in the Banking/Financial Services industry;
• Proven experience in leading teams and audit engagements and ability to motivate and coach junior audit staff.
• Strong analytical skills, coupled with ability to quickly process new information in order to connect dots and formulate a view on risk;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrated through clear articulation of relevant risks and mitigating controls;
• Precision in execution and delivery through effective organization and time management skills; Note, the Sr. manager also performs testing during fieldwork.

N nice to have

• Bachelor’s or post-graduate degree preferably in Accounting and or Finance;
• Knowledge of Information technology risks and controls, and experience in data analytics (data gathering, transformation, analytics, and reporting)
• Professional Designation (CIA, CPA, CISA, CRMA, CFE)

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including great benefits, annual incentive program and recognition
• Leaders who support your development
• A dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work and grow your career
• Work-life integration
• Positive work culture emphasizing diversity and inclusion, volunteerism and community involvement

Job Skills

Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Financial Engineering, Financial Statement Analysis, Investments Analysis, Personal Development, Personal Initiative, Teamwork

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: Contract (Fixed Term)

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-01-27

Application Deadline: 2026-03-20

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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