To apply, please submit your application to Andrew Gasper at andrew@gaspar.ca
Job Title: AVP / Director, Information & Technology Internal Audit
Our client is a growing, very successful and profitable financial institution.
Scope of the Role:
The primary objective of this role is to define and implement audit programs for Infrastructure, Projects and Applications. The scope of the work covers Information Security program, change management, IT infrastructure & governance and data governance.
You will lead and manage operational audit activities for a portfolio of internal audit clients, contributing to the provision of independent, objective assurance designed to add value and improve operations by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to the assessment and improvement of governance, risk management and control processes.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of the audit team, business and corporate functions, executive management, external auditors, regulators, co-sourcing partners and other stakeholders.
• Recruit, coach, develop and train, motivate and retain professional staff with appropriate competencies to carry out audit activities.
• Lead efforts to build expertise of audit team in information technology and project management matters, including monitoring leading practices, providing training to team members and working with the audit teams in assessing the adequacy of information technology controls.
• As a member of the Internal Audit management team, participate and/or lead in activities to periodically assess resource and competency levels, training planning and monitoring, plan and organize audit activities and reporting.
• Maintain awareness of changes in external environment (including developments in technology, cyber security and related controls, and major change initiatives undertaken by the businesses) to perform quarterly risk assessments for the business/corporate units within audit portfolio.
• Contribute to the development of the annual audit plan (and related updates) for business/corporate units in audit portfolio.
• Lead planning efforts that ensure adequate audit coverage of technology risks across audit universe and within annual audit plan.
• Identify and respond to emerging risks within assigned audit portfolio.
• Oversee execution of all audit projects within assigned audit portfolio including ensuring completion of all required documentation and the audit report.
• Lead opening and closing meetings, ensure audit project planning is appropriately completed, review audit working papers and prepare / review draft internal audit report for each audit project.
• Ensure timely follow-up of outstanding audit and external review findings, with appropriate escalation and reporting on overdue findings.
• Lead audit reporting process for all assigned audit projects, ensuring that findings are validated with management, appropriate responses are received from management and appropriate quality assurance practices are followed.
• Provide advice and counsel to colleagues to ensure adequacy of coverage related to information technology and project coverage in business audits.
• Contribute to quarterly reports to Audit Committee on audit results, and any other relevant reports to Executive Management and the Audit Committee.
• Perform any special projects, as assigned.
• Ensure that for portfolio of audit entities, audit methodologies and processes are followed, and provide feedback and mentoring to internal audit staff.
• Perform timely review of work performed by staff to ensure consistently high quality of work and related file documentation to support audit conclusions.
• Maintain appropriate methodology for the auditing of projects. Recommend changes to operational audit processes, methodology and reporting to improve effectiveness.
Qualifications:
• University degree.
• CISA, CISM, PMP, CISSP or other relevant designations preferred.
• Extensive previous audit management experience in a regulated financial institution related to technology and project management.
• Excellent understanding of risk management and related governance concepts, tools, techniques and best practices gained from practical financial services experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading audits of information technology, business units and change initiatives.
• Experience in managing people.
• Experience in building effective relationships both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Technical auditing proficiency in a regulated financial services environment, including strong analytical risk assessment and problem solving skills.
• Excellent knowledge of information technology objectives and processes, IT control frameworks and related regulatory objectives.
• Proven ability to effectively build, lead and motivate an audit team to deliver superior results in conformance with IIA Standards.
• Strategic and progressive approach that provides value-added recommendations to leaders across the organization.
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral and presentation).
• Superior decision making, negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by example through provision of knowledge, teamwork, cross-unit cooperation and information.
To apply, please submit your application to Andrew Gasper at andrew@gaspar.ca