Auditor, Internal Audit

Public Sector Pension Investment Board • Montreal, QC

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Auditor is responsible for helping in delivering internal audit engagements to assess governance, risk management practices, and controls with respect to investment, operational, IT processes and financial reporting. Responsibilities include helping in planning and executing assurance and advisory engagements, recommending value-added solutions, participate in drafting internal audit reports, and performing other internal audit activities and projects as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, information technology, finance, accounting or another relevant field
• A minimum of two (2) to four (4) years of relevant experience in internal audit, risk consulting or other relevant audit or consulting role in the financial services, pension fund industry or other relevant industries
• Ability to assess the control environment in the context of emerging technology and business trends
• Ability to produce clear, concise, high-quality reports in English
• Basic working knowledge and experience in data visualization and data analysis tools
• Bilingualism English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

Nice To Haves

• Audit or accounting professional accreditation such as CIA, CISA or CPA, recommended.
• Any other professional accreditation such as CRMA, CFSA, CFA is considered an asset
• Experience in information technology audits, an asset
• Experience in risk management, asset management and/or financial services industry, an asset
• Experience in a consulting or public accounting firm, an asset

Responsibilities

• Participate in scoping and planning engagements and help prepare the internal audit program (identify key related activities, processes, risks and controls)
• Help determine data analytics to be performed for each engagement, where applicable
• Conduct engagement execution and document conclusions and results
• Document observations, issue value-added recommendations with practical and innovative solutions to enhance governance, risk management practices and internal controls, and validate them with the relevant business groups
• Participate in drafting IA reports and help present findings and recommendations at closing meetings
• Establish effective working relationships with key process and control owners within the business groups
• Collaborate and share knowledge with other members of the team
• Perform periodic follow-up activities on outstanding recommendations

Benefits

• Investment in career development
• Comprehensive group insurance plans
• Competitive pension plans
• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
• Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
• A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off
• A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees