Band 3 - Manager, Financial Audit ** AMENDMENT - Close Date **

Band 3 - Manager, Financial Audit (AMENDMENT - Close Date) Amendment – This posting is now scheduled to close on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on the closing date of the competition. Manager, Financial Audit and Related Services Classification: Band 3 Salary: $88,700.23 - $125,700.07 Job Type: Regular Full-Time Location: Victoria or Vancouver, BC About the Role Reporting to the Director, FARS, the Manager leads and conducts financial and, periodically, direct assurance audit projects. The Manager ensures all assigned projects are planned, conducted, and reported according to office policies, professional accounting and assurance standards, and the office’s system of quality management. The Manager also ensures that all relevant issues and concerns are identified and resolved, or raised to the Director or FARS portfolio leadership for resolution. The Manager is the office’s front line contact for their assigned audits and is key to developing relationships and moving audit projects forward. The Manager regularly communicates with audit contacts in finance, operational, and program areas. Work will also involve coordination with other groups within the OAG. The Manager also contributes to their team’s development on a broader level by demonstrating project management skills and the office’s behavioural competencies. Accountabilities Plans, conducts, reviews, and reports on several concurrent audits, primarily financial statement audits, in accordance with the latest applicable Canadian accounting and auditing professional standards and office methodologies. Maintains considerable subject matter expertise in financial statement audits. Ensures project work meets performance targets, approved budgets, and timelines, while navigating competing priorities. Builds and manages relationships with the audited entities from the initial planning stages through audit delivery and evaluation of the audit process. Contributes to the identification and resolution of significant accounting or auditing issues arising from audit projects. Prepares analyses of management’s accounting position following office methodologies and approaches to meet professional standards for approval by senior portfolio leadership. Prepares recommendations to management that are fair, meaningful, and timely. Participates in the presentation of assurance engagement plans, findings, and recommendations before senior executive committees of auditees, audit committees, or internal executives. Supervises staff and provides direction to project teams of professional staff and contracted resources, as required. Participates in staff development discussions and performance appraisals, provides direction and mentorship to project team members and direct reports. Contributes to creating competent, committed, and professional project teams able to work together in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. Possesses effective communication skills and the ability to build credibility, trust, and cooperation. Maintains strong long-term working relationships with auditees, realizing that issues raised during audit engagements may be of a sensitive nature. Contributes to portfolio and other corporate initiatives under the leadership of more senior staff, such as budget development, portfolio planning, recruitment, and training. Remains current with developments in the accounting and auditing professions, including maintaining a current knowledge of Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Job Requirements: Education and Experience A professional accounting designation, i.e., Canadian CPA or an equivalent international accounting designation with eligibility for membership in good standing with CPABC. Applicants who attained their CPA designation after 2015 must demonstrate completion of the assurance module. Successful applicants with an international accounting designation will be asked to complete the steps necessary to obtain a Canadian CPA designation. A minimum of three years post‑designation experience conducting financial statement audits, including responsibility for planning, conducting, and reporting audit/assurance activities in accordance with Canadian GAAS, and supervising project teams. One of the three years post‑designation experience must be within the past three years. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Advanced knowledge of Canadian GAAP and GAAS. Problem‑solving and analytical skills. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Understanding of quality assurance policies, particularly related to project performance, consultations, engagement quality review and quality management. Ability to lead staff toward the achievement of results. Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships. Ability to create a positive environment that promotes responsible change management. Preferences Preference may be given to candidates with experience working with Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS). Preference may be given to candidates with experience with Canadian Standards on Assurance Engagements (CSAE) 3001 Direct Engagements (performance audit). Preference may be given to candidates with experience working with CaseWare software. Preference may be given to candidates located in Victoria, BC or candidates who are willing/able to relocate to Victoria. Conditions Must be eligible to work in Canada (Permanent Resident, Canadian Citizenship). Successful completion of security screening requirements of the B.C. public service, which may include a criminal record check, and/or Criminal Records Review Act check, and/or enhanced screening checks as required. Be flexible regarding ongoing changes in responsibilities, assignments, and corporate structures. We support a flexible hybrid work environment. However, you must be able to work in the office when required by your supervisor. How to apply To be considered for this role, candidates must submit the following to hr@bcauditor.com in PDF format: Qualifications Matrix Resume (your resume must include whether you are eligible to work in Canada as a permanent resident or Canadian citizen or if this is temporary) Failure to provide the required documents listed above in PDF format will result in your application being unsuccessful. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, January 25, 2026. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. We invite candidates to ask for help if they need accommodations for the job application process. For more information, please contact hr@bcauditor.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr