Manager, Internal Controls and Compliance

NFI Group Inc. • Winnipeg, MB

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Internal Controls and Compliance will lead NFI Group’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting program, helping ensure controls are effectively designed, documented, tested, monitored, and continuously improved. This role will support the assessment of control design and operating effectiveness in alignment with the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework and applicable financial reporting requirements.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Business, or a related field; CPA, CIA, CISA, or an equivalent professional designation is preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in internal controls, internal audit, ICFR/ICOFR, compliance, risk, audit, finance, accounting, or governance, with exposure to COSO 2013, NI 52-109, control testing, internal/external audit environments, IT General Controls, or related risk-area controls considered an asset.
• Experience with Risk and Control Matrices, process documentation, control walkthroughs, control evidence, deficiency assessment, remediation planning, and remediation tracking.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, follow through on action items, and support continuous improvement in a changing environment.
• Ability to communicate internal controls results, reporting updates, key findings, and remediation progress clearly to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SharePoint, GRC systems, Microsoft Office, Excel, and control documentation tools are considered an asset.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time within Canada and the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support NFI Group’s internal controls program, including the maintenance and continuous improvement of the ICFR framework across business units and entity locations.
• Apply the COSO 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework to support consistent ICFR control design, documentation, testing, monitoring, and remediation, including alignment with NI 52-109, and related internal control requirements.
• Maintain and enhance Risk and Control Matrices, process documentation, control narratives, management testing materials, control evidence requirements, deficiency assessment documentation, and remediation plans.
• Partner with Corporate Finance, business unit finance teams, process owners, IT, and other control owners to document key business processes, risks, controls, and control ownership.
• Support control walkthroughs, evidence review, and evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness, while analyzing internal control, compliance, and audit results to identify trends, control gaps, risks, deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor identified control deficiencies, support severity assessment, and work with stakeholders to develop, document, and track remediation plans.
• Support monitoring of IT General Controls and other risk-area controls that impact or support the ICFR framework, while partnering with the appropriate control owners.
• Support business unit reviews and internal audits, while helping develop, standardize, and improve internal control programs, policies, procedures, and practices through guidance, training, and support for process owners and employees.
• Support the implementation and ongoing use of a GRC system for control documentation, evidence management, testing, reporting, deficiency tracking, and remediation monitoring.
• Maintain awareness of relevant internal control, audit, regulatory, governance, and risk management practices, while ensuring assigned controls are appropriately designed, documented, monitored, and operating as intended in support of company policies and applicable requirements.
• Provide support on ad hoc finance, audit, compliance, risk, and internal control initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Registered pension plan with generous company match
• On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)
• Advancement opportunities within our family of companies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager