Senior Analyst - Enterprise Risk & Internal Controls

Intelcom•Montreal, QC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a strategic role at the heart of logistics, focusing on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Internal Controls. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for leading variance analysis, translating complex financial data, supporting financial initiatives, and providing ad-hoc analysis. A key aspect of the role involves data strategy, including ensuring data integrity, leading automation with AI, and developing KPI dashboards. Process optimization and automation are also crucial, as is contributing to the standardization and documentation of procedures. The role includes leadership responsibilities such as mentoring analysts and promoting a culture of continuous learning. Furthermore, the position involves significant work in risk management, including corporate insurance renewals, designing the enterprise GRC operating model, stabilizing manual risk processes, creating a central risk and control library, delivering Audit Committee-ready reporting, and leading GRC system implementation. For internal controls, the role ensures compliance with governance and IPO-readiness standards, supports control testing, and implements automation for evidence collection and reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or related field.
8–10+ years in ERM, internal audit, internal controls or compliance.
Proven experience leading GRC transformations and/or system implementations.
Experience working with senior executives and Audit Committees.
Professional English required; French/English bilingual an asset.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
Strong knowledge of COSO ERM, ISO 31000, ICFR, SOC 2.
Ability to design end‑to‑end risk, control and audit operating models.
Strong change management and stakeholder influence skills.
Able to translate complex topics into executive‑ready insights.
Comfortable with ambiguity; strong prioritisation and leadership mindset.
Curious, go-getter and motivating personality.
Natural analytical mind and strong ability to think in terms of process.
Professional proficiency in English; French/English bilingualism is a strong asset.
Hands‑on experience with GRC platforms.
Advanced Excel skills; experience with dashboards/reporting tools (e.g. Power BI).
Strong PowerPoint and Word skills for governance and executive materials.
Familiarity with collaboration tools (e.g. SharePoint, Teams).

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC.

Responsibilities

Lead variance analysis and identify key drivers of financial performance.
Translate complex financial data to present clear business-relevant narratives.
Work with cross-functional stakeholders to support financial initiatives.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and insights to support strategic initiatives.
Ensure data integrity and consistency across financial reports.
Lead automation and improving of processes using automation tool and AI.
Develop and maintain KPI dashboards and/or reports to monitor financial trends.
Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes.
Contribute to the standardization and documentation of procedures.
Mentor analysts and support their development.
Promote a culture of continuous learning and data-driven decision-making.
Effectively report to managers and practice “managing up” by proactively communicating insights, risks, and recommendations.
Lead the preparation and analysis of corporate insurance renewals, including loss analysis, scenario modelling, and total cost of risk assessments, and provide clear, actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
Lead analytical preparation for corporate insurance renewals (loss triangles, severity/frequency trends, scenario modelling, total cost of risk) and recommend optimization options with executive‑ready narratives.
Design and build the enterprise GRC operating model (ERM, ICFR/SOC 2, Internal Audit, TPRM).
Stabilise and centralise manual risk and control processes (Excel, SharePoint, email).
Create and own the central risk and control library and governance standards.
Deliver Audit Committee–ready reporting and executive insights.
Lead GRC system implementation in 6 months to migrate manual processes and embed automated workflows.
Act as senior change leader and advisor to executives; transition operational execution to audit-focused roles.
Ensure key internal controls meet governance and IPO-readiness standards by collaborating with Internal Control department.
Support control testing and implement automation for streamlined evidence collection, performance reporting, and remediation tracking.