Audit and Control Advisor (12 months)

The Audit & Control Advisor will be responsible for completing internal audit projects, ensuring that internal audits comply with applicable standards and guidance, and that resulting reports are fair, impartial, comprehensive and adds value. This includes planning and conducting a wide range of audit, review, assurance and advisory projects.

Home Location: Toronto Provincial Office
Secondary Location: not applicable

Reports to: Manager, Internal Audit

• Plans, conducts and / or leads when required, highly complex audits including developing audit criteria to assess business processes, performance, internal control systems and accounting records for adequacy and accuracy.
• Manages the agile approach to audit projects and provide support to less experienced team members. Sets work priorities to ensure audit objectives are met and risk areas are covered.
• Ensures working papers contain adequate evidence to support conclusions, and they adhere to standards.
• Coordinates audit activities with audit client's workload and schedule.
• Estimates and reports on expected completion time for project
• Prepares draft reports and submits reports for team lead's or audit manager's review; and reviews drafts with clients.
• When leading a project, provides input on team member performance for evaluation purposes.
• Manages relationships and networks with audit clients, including and fosters alliance across business units.
• Address sensitive situations resulting from audit, resolving if possible and escalating if required.
• Monitor the status recommendations from prior audit reports and perform follow up reviews to assess remediation of risks.
• May maintain the Internal Audit manual and report to manager the need for updates and updates the audit templates.
• Interacts with the Manager to support ongoing oversight of audit projects.
• May support the manager in briefings and other communications with the CAE, executives and the Board.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Knowledge/ Skills

• Generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, audit practices and methodologies.
• General business concepts and strategies pertaining to large board governed public organizations.
• Knowledge of business, programs, policies and legislative authorities unique to public/ social service sector.
• Generally accepted risk management frameworks and principles, practices, standards, methodologies, and contemporary advancements in the field.
• Ability to quickly understand business processes and their risk implications, analyze complex situations to reach appropriate conclusions.
• Ability to assess an entity's goals against their operations and risk and control structures.
• Skilled in negotiating cost-effective practical solutions to assist a business unit in meeting its business objectives.
• Capable of offering technical guidance, conducting informational interviews, presenting audit reports, advising on audit and control improvements, negotiating the implementation of recommendations and action plans, and resolving issues.
• Knowledge of project management methodology to manage concurrent projects and tasks, adapt to changing priorities and evolving issues.
• Oral and written communication skills including consultative and customer service skills.
• Proficient knowledge and use of technology tools for business including Caseware and PowerBI.
• Capable of handling sensitive and confidential issues with discretion and judgement, while maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Strong team player.

Working Environment

• Minimal travel within Ontario may be required.
• Work can involve interruptions that require changes in priority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or professional certification in one of the following CPA, CA, CGA, CMA, CIA, CISA.
• Eight (8) years audit experience in a combination of performance, compliance and financial audits; experience should include being a high performer displaying strong leadership qualities.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the public sector.


What do we offer?

At Legal Aid Ontario, we are committed to fostering a supportive and rewarding work environment for our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment and is designed to enhance both professional and personal well-being.

We have a comprehensive health and wellness program that include dental, health and life insurance along with Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance and Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage.

Employees at Legal Aid Ontario also enjoy generous paid time -off policy including vacation days, sick days, discretionary days and statutory holidays. Employees are eligible to be enrolled to the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP), administered by the Ontario Pension Board (OPB).

How to apply

To apply submit a cover letter & résumé.

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Final candidates for this position will be required to undergo a criminal record check.

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