Senior Corporate Auditor

Vaco by Highspring; Richmond; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Senior Corporate Auditor to assess internal controls and ensure governance across the company and its operating businesses. This in-office role is based in Richmond, BC, requiring hands-on audits and collaboration with Finance, Tax, and acquisition teams.

You will plan, perform, and report on financial and operational reviews, recommend improvements, train staff on IFRS 16 controls, and support external audits.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or CPA in progress (CFE and PERT completed).
• 2–3 years of relevant audit experience.
• Experience with operational or IT audits.
• Driver's license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform financial and operational reviews from initiation through reporting.
• Develop and communicate recommendations to improve internal controls and processes.
• Report deficiencies, assess impact, and follow up on corrective actions.
• Document policies and share best practices across business units.
• Coordinate with Finance, Tax, and acquisition teams to meet deadlines.
• Provide internal control training on IFRS 16 and related topics.

Skills

Audit experience

IT audits

Education

CPA designation or CPA in progress (CFE and PERT completed)

Job description

Our client acquires and builds food businesses in partnership with talented entrepreneurial management teams. They are looking for a Senior Corporate Auditor who will assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls for the company and its operating businesses and ensure that the Company is meeting its corporate governance requirements.

This is a fully in office role in Richmond, BC.

Why Work Here

• Large company, opportunity to grow internally (either within Audit or broader organization)!
• Competitive compensation package with extensive benefits!
• Great company culture, industry/market leader in North America

About the Opportunity

• Plan and perform financial and operational reviews from initiation through reporting, including risk assessment, scoping, sample selection, supporting-document review, interviews, closing meetings, and presentations to Senior Management and the Audit Committee.
• Develop and communicate recommendations to improve operational and financial systems, processes, policies, and internal controls, both verbally and in writing.
• Report control deficiencies, assess their impact, provide input into policy and procedure development, and establish follow-up mechanisms to verify implementation.
• Document policies and procedures and identify, evaluate, and share relevant best practices across applicable business units.
• Perform spot-check physical inventory counts, including reconciliations, compilation of count results, and reporting of findings for new or existing business operations.
• Conduct risk assessments and financial statement audits of opening balance sheets for newly acquired businesses, identify and propose adjustments, recommend internal control improvements, and support onboarding.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tax, acquisition teams, and other stakeholders to ensure acquisition-related deliverables are completed within internal and financial reporting deadlines.
• Provide internal control training and guidance on complex accounting topics, including IFRS 16, to strengthen and maintain an effective control environment.
• Review IT management system controls for information validity, security, and compliance with established policies and procedures; support the annual internal audit plan, quarterly Audit Committee reporting, and compliance with applicable NI 52-109 corporate governance requirements.
• Monitor relevant OSC and CSA updates, recommend enhancements to continuous disclosure practices, support external auditors during year-end audit activities, and complete special projects such as incident reviews, fraud investigations, and operational assessments.

About You

• CPA designation or CPA in progress (CFE and PERT completed)
• A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant audit experience.
• Experience with operational or IT audits
• Drivers license and access to a vehicle

Salary Range

$95,000 - $120,000/year

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

You must currently reside within the Greater Vancouver Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.