Manager, Internal Audit

About Vancity

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. Within a Provincially and Federally regulated organization, you'll gain exposure to and experience in strategy, decision-making and execution within a wide breadth of projects and processes across the organization - IT, credit, risk management, regulatory compliance, and governance amongst others.

The ideal candidate for this position brings internal audit experience, and experience having led audit engagements and brings the technical skills to meet the challenges outlined below. Ideally you have CIA, CISA or a related designation in technology risk management.

If you're interested in joining their team of 2,700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits, all while knowing you are part of a greater movement, then apply today!

About the workplace

This is a permanent, full-time role that reports into the Director, Internal Audit. This competitively rewarded role will enjoy a partially-remote working arrangement, which can be fulfilled from your home office.

A typical day would involve:

• Lead and/or manage primary technology audits through the audit lifecycle according to Vancity Internal Audit methodology. The successful applicant will also be expected to possess working knowledge of, and closely support our co-sourced subject matter experts on, highly technical or complex technology audit engagements.
• Lead and/or manage project advisory engagements through the project lifecycle according to Vancity Internal Audit advisory framework.
• Maintain and update the technology risk universe, identifying opportunities to leverage an integrated assurance approach for IT audits and project advisory work.
• Support the Director, Internal Audit to develop and present a risk-based annual audit plan to the Audit Committee and management, including risk analysis, risk assessment, related environmental factors and related internal circumstances, and related resource plan.
• Remain up to date with industry trends and emerging risks in the technology landscape.
• Engage in regular interactions at all levels within the organization, including but not limited to the Executives and the Board.
• Implement, monitor, and enhance the Internal Audit processes and methodology while remaining consistent with the Global Internal Audit Standards and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Manage performance of direct reports, while providing ongoing coaching as necessary.
• Provide advice to management on managing risk and control without compromising the independence of Internal Audit.
• Coordinate with external auditors and regulators to enable the completion of their work with minimal duplication of effort and impact to business areas.

You have:

• An undergraduate degree in business with a technology auditing designation (e.g., CIA,CISA,CRSIC,CISSP) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 6 years of related experience including 3-4 years of people management experience in leading teams. Experience with project advisory work.
• Working knowledge of regulations as they relate to the operations of a financial institution, including those published by BCFSA, OSFI, and FINTRAC.
• Strong understanding of processes related to a financial institution, including but not limited to lending (commercial or retail), treasury, risk management, information technology, and project management.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills to create clear understanding of expectations; address challenges and issues; and establish positive and credible relationships with management across the organization;
• Advanced knowledge of the concepts, practices and techniques of risk management and internal auditing;
• Strong planning and project management skills to develop operating plans, processes, methods and standards, and to coordinate execution of audits and delivery of other audit services;
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to diagnose challenges and issues; develop business solutions; and to assess risks and opportunities that may affect the unit;
• Sound research and analytical skills to assess, and to identify risks and opportunities that may impact the organization

You are:

• A strong communicator - You have strong communication and interpersonal skills to create clear understanding of expectations; address challenges and issues for the business unit; and represent the unit across the organization.
• A people leader - You possess people leadership skills to manage reporting supervisors/team leads, professionals and/ or other staff and carry out all people practices.
• Organized - You have planning and coordination skills to develop operating plans, processes, methods and standards for a unit and to coordinate delivery of programs and services.
• A problem solver - You possess strong problem solving and decision making skills to diagnose challenges and issues; develop innovative business solutions; and to assess risks and opportunities that may affect the unit and or designated unit.
• Analytical - You can research and analytical skills to assess and recommend course of action on trends, and to identify risks and opportunities that may impact the unit.
• We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.

Salary Band: Band 09

The salary range for the role is $91,000 to $136,400 and a candidate's offer is likely to be up to the mid-point of the role ($113,700). The upper half of the salary range is typically reserved for individuals who have demonstrated consistent strong performance in the role and possess a high level of job knowledge and skill.

Posting Deadline: Posted until filled

We offer:

• We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada.
• Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
• New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows - to a maximum of six weeks per year - as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff may be able to purchase extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package.
• In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons.
• Our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of health care and dental coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.

We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.

At Vancity we're committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent, understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience. As part of this commitment we are taking action to learn more about our applicants and ask that you complete a short and anonymous Diversity Survey that will influence the design and execution of Vancity's overall DEI initiatives and programs, one of which aims to advance our commitment to become a financial force for change and build a fair world. Please click this hyperlink to complete the Diversity Survey.  Your responses are collected anonymously and will never be linked to your job application.

Please note that all shortlisted candidates for this role will be required to complete a background check which includes employment verification, credit check, and a