Director, IT Financial Controls, Group & North America

Intact FC • Montreal, QC

1d • CA$149,600 - CA$182,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

This leadership role is for a passionate and experienced Director to lead the IT Financial Controls testing team for Group & North America. The role involves leading the IT Financial Controls testing team for Canadian and US operations to provide independent assurance and ensure adherence to relevant compliance standards. Responsibilities include coordinating with stakeholders such as the financial controls advisory team, internal audit, and external auditors. The company is Canada's largest P&C insurer and is undergoing a significant uplift of its internal financial controls framework. The role offers leadership experience across North American regulatory environments within a large, complex organization operating across Canada, the U.S., the UK, and Europe.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in IT Financial Controls in the Insurance or Banking Industry or at a Big Four, including at least 4 years in a leadership capacity.
• Extensive understanding of National Instrument (NI) 52-109, PCAOB/Sox404, IT General Controls (ITGC), IT Automated Controls (ITACs), Segregation of Duties (SoD), auditing standards and procedures and accounting principles.
• Capability to lead and influence, providing clear explanations, guidance and motivation.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues and individuals across various departments and hierarchical levels.
• Ability to influence and build consensus with stakeholders at all levels, driving stakeholder alignment on audit deficiencies and the prioritization of remediation efforts in a pragmatic and collaborative way.
• Ability to identify non-obvious links between applications, processes, and departments and assess their impact on financial compliance.
• Align the IT Financial Controls framework with organizational objectives, prioritizing based on risk and potential financial impact.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and staying updated with industry trends, regulations, and best practices.
• CPA, CISA, CIA are strongly preferred.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

Nice To Haves

• Experience of GRC platforms (e.g., Decision Focus, TeamMate+, Workiva, Archer), AI chat (e.g., Copilot, GPT, Claude) and prompt engineering, and/or MS Power Platform is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and mentor a team of IT Financial Controls testing professionals.
• Foster individual growth through coaching, targeted development opportunities, and regular performance feedback.
• Build team capability in areas such as AI tools, Data Analytics and risk-based audit methodologies.
• Develop and maintain the annual IT Financial Controls testing plan, including scoping, risk assessment, and scheduling.
• Guide managers’ efforts to allocate resources and assign tasks, ensuring the team delivers high-quality work on schedule.
• Analyze the IT Financial Controls environment, identify control gaps and weaknesses, assess their risk impact, prepare insightful reports, and present deficiencies and recommendations to IT Leadership and key stakeholders.
• Stay informed of changes in laws, regulations, and best practices to ensure organizational compliance.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and evolve the IT Financial Controls methodology and approach.
• Champion quality and ensure engagements are conducted in accordance with relevant standards.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with IT teams, the financial controls advisory team, internal audit, and our external auditors.
• Communicate deficiencies clearly to IT teams to support their understanding of control requirements, fostering a culture of accountability and robust internal controls.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
• Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.
• Pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers.
• Defined benefit pension plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed