Senior Manager, Issues Management

Kibbi Technologies Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible vacation

Personal and sick days

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Scotiabank in Canada is seeking an experienced risk and audit governance professional to manage centralized tracking of audit and regulatory findings. You will coordinate with Compliance, AML and SOX, ensuring robust action plans, timely remediation, and clear evidence for closure across the organization.

The role requires 5+ years in financial services risk management within a global or matrix structure, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with MS Office.

Qualifications

• University Degree or equivalent with 5+ years in financial services/risk management.
• Experience coordinating audit/regulatory findings across multiple units.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory of audit and regulatory findings across the business.
• Coordinate with 3 lines of defense and support functions (Compliance, AML, SOX).
• Ensure remediation plans are robust and timelines met.
• Prepare and review Management Action Plans and closure evidence.
• Provide status updates to senior management on remediation progress.

Skills

Audit management

Risk management

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Contribute to the overall success of Enterprise Security Office and is responsible for centralized tracking, coordination, and oversight of audit and regulatory findings across the business. This role ensures issues are appropriately documented, action plans are robust, timelines are met, and remediation is sustainable. The incumbent will be responsible for providing Global Operations Operating Units/Issue Owners advice, support and counsel related to issues management of Audit, Second Line Testing (AML Risk/M&T, Compliance), RCSAs, Scenario Analysis Issues, SOX Control Weakness Issues and Management Self-Identified issues

In this role, you will:

• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Lead and drive a client focused culture to deepen client relationships.
• Maintain a comprehensive inventory of all audit and regulatory findings (Internal Audit, OSFI, U.S. regulators, external reviews). This requires coordination with the business areas, review of documents, identifying self-reported control gaps, liaising with the issue identifier and managing any follow-ups.
• Guide/support business lines to prepare for upcoming audits and reviews:
• Ensure all documentation and information requested by the reviewer(s) is provided on a timely basis.
• Support with the documentation of and/or review of Management Action Plans, ensuring the plan(s) addresses/resolves the identified gaps/root causes and that the resolution is effective and sustainable.
• Obtain, review and challenge completed issue closure packages prepared by the issue owner.
• Ensure proper implementation of remediation activities and agreed upon management action plans have resolved the problem and addressed the underlying root cause of the issue.
• Ensure the resolution is effective and sustainable and aligns with the examiner's recommendations and specific actions required for closure of the issue; and all specific evidence required for closure has been provided.
• Obtain, review and challenge completed quarterly updates prepared by the Operating/Unit/Issue Owner, ensuring that resolution of the issue is still on track to meet the original resolution date.
• Ensure the remediation being implemented resolves the problem and addresses the underlying root cause of the issue; and All applicable evidence has been provided.
• Escalate any issues that will not be resolved by the original resolution date, seeking approval to extend the date.
• Monitor the status of open remediation plans to support on-time closure, reporting status regularly to senior management on remediation plan effectiveness and timelinMaintain issue status reports/dashboards and provide status updates to executive management as needed.
• Provide relevant Bank stakeholders with any information/documentation related to issues upon request.
• Coordinate with Bank's 3 lines of Defense and actively engage with support functions : Compliance, AML, and SOX on behalf of the Issue Owners.
• Follow up with management/Issue Owners to achieve completion of action plans within target dates.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champion a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environmentess

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• University Degree or equivalent and a minimum of minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services industry preferable in a global/matrix organization in risk management, project management, Audit and/or critical unit.
• 5+ years financial services experience.
• Sound knowledge in the Bank's policies, procedures, operations, organization and internal controls.
• Flexible, analytical, strong problem-solving capability; focused on results and efficiency and able to work independently.
• Strong organization and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• High Degree of computer literacy and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong relationship competencies to build/maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders and business unit partners.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s):

Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know.