Senior Auditor, Commercial Assurance

Oil Authority; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cenovus is seeking a Senior Auditor to lead joint venture and contract compliance audits, provide independent assurance, and drive process improvements across the organization. The role emphasizes strong collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Commercial teams to recover value and strengthen controls.

You will influence audit quality, deliver actionable insights, and participate in broader assurance initiatives, including SOX compliance and internal audit support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.
• CPA and/or CAPPA designation considered an asset.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in JV audits, contract compliance, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of upstream oil and gas operations and JV structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex JV and contract compliance audits from planning to follow-up.
• Assess expenditures and identify cost recoveries and control gaps.
• Prepare audit communications and manage information requests.
• Report findings to stakeholders and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate third-party audit providers and ensure quality and timelines.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Commercial teams and drive SOX-related activities.

Skills

Audit expertise

Joint venture auditing

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA/CAPPA designation (asset)

Tools

SAP

EnergyLink

StackDX

CS Land Explorer

Microsoft Office

Job description

About this opportunity

The Senior Auditor leads complex joint venture audit engagements, identifying value recovery opportunities, enhancing commercial and operational controls, and providing independent assurance over partner-operated expenditures. This role requires strong audit, analytical, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills to effectively collaborate with internal and external partners across the organization. The successful candidate will deliver actionable insights, drive process improvements, and influence positive business outcomes while maintaining a high standard of audit quality and professionalism. In addition, the role may support broader Internal Audit initiatives and audit engagements as business needs arise. Occasional travel may be required for this position.

What you’ll do

• Lead and execute complex joint venture and contract compliance audits, including planning, fieldwork, analysis, reporting, and follow-up activities.
• Assess expenditures, transactions, and supporting documentation to identify cost recovery opportunities, billing discrepancies, control gaps, and process improvement recommendations.
• Prepare audit notifications, manage information requests, and maintain audit scopes, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Communicate audit findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders, facilitating the timely resolution of issues and alignment on corrective actions.
• Monitor, validate, and support the resolution of audit queries, including process improvements, receipt and payment transactions, and related accounting entries.
• Coordinate and oversee third-party audit service providers, ensuring audit quality, consistency, timely execution, and adherence to Commercial Assurance standards.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Commercial, and operational teams to support audit inquiries, settlements, disputes, investigations, and other assurance-related matters.
• Contribute to broader assurance initiatives, including technology improvements, risk assessments, Internal Audit support, SOX compliance activities, and continuous improvement efforts.

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline required; CPA and/or CAPPA designation is considered an asset.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in joint venture audits, contract compliance audits, operational accounting, or related financial assurance roles within the oil and gas industry.
• Strong understanding of upstream oil and gas operations, with knowledge of midstream and downstream business activities, joint venture structures, and related accounting practices considered an asset.
• Comprehensive knowledge of joint venture accounting, production accounting, commercial agreements, contract interpretation, and industry accounting standards, including EASC guidelines.
• Demonstrated expertise in audit methodologies, risk management, internal controls, and analyzing complex financial, operational, and contractual data to identify risks, recoveries, and process improvement opportunities.
• Proficiency with industry systems and tools such as SAP, EnergyLink, StackDX, CS Land Explorer, Microsoft Office, and similar platforms.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 23, 2026.

Who we are

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email [e-mail].

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost‑efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
• Health & dental benefits
• Substantial mental health coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee family assistance
• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
• Our values:
  • Protect what matters
  • Do it right
  • Make it better
  • Do it together
• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year‑round.
  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
  • Receive donation matching up to $10,000 annually.
• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.