Senior Risk Management Specialist

1 month ago

Markham, Ontario, Canada Aviva Full time

At Aviva, we're committed to protecting our assets, reputation, and sustainability. As a key member of our Internal Audit team, you'll play a crucial role in helping us achieve this goal.

The VP Internal Audit, Financial and Insurance Risk position is a global function within the Aviva Group, working across our business divisions. You'll have considerable exposure and influence on strategic decision makers across the Group.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting in leading the development and delivery of the audit plan.
  • Communicating and reporting to relevant collaborators the assessment of the effectiveness of the framework of controls.
  • Leading on advisory work as appropriate.
  • Leading the team, ensuring that the appropriate people strategy is in place to recruit, lead, reward, and develop staff effectively.
  • Driving team performance and development.
  • Involvement in the strategic direction of the team in terms of structure, balance of resource in terms of seniority and skills.
  • Running individual review budgets (work days) and portfolios of reviews.
  • Supporting the various levels of Internal Audit reporting, including Audit Committee reporting.
  • Budget management for area of responsibility if appropriate.

Additionally, you'll be responsible for:

  • Supporting the development and leading the delivery of the Financial and Insurance Risk components of the audit plan.
  • Manage resourcing, scheduling, and audit focus through applying risk analysis skills and professional judgment to identify areas for in-depth review.
  • Identify requirements and manage specialists to ensure highly specialized technical knowledge and experience is applied appropriately to Financial and Insurance Risk audit reviews.

You'll also be responsible for:

  • Leading a portfolio of Financial and Insurance Risk audit reviews and leading technical or sophisticated reviews where appropriate.
  • Delivering and managing the timely production of high-quality concise audit issues, findings, and audit reports.
  • Being responsible for issue tracking conducted by the team.
  • Partner and relationship management at a senior management level within the business.
  • Ensuring audit engagement objectives are met.
  • Ensuring quality control in the portfolio of reviews in line with the Audit methodology.

As a key member of our team, you'll contribute to the production of reports to Internal Audit's key collaborators and influence management actions to deliver a more effective controls framework.

You'll also be responsible for ensuring the appropriate application and contributing to the ongoing development of the Internal Audit methodology.

Finally, you'll identify areas for improvement in the operation of the audit team and contribute to wider IA initiatives and projects.

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced professional with a strong background in financial audit, risk management, and insurance risk control. You'll have a degree or equivalent experience and professional qualification, preferably in a related field.

You'll also have:

  • Detailed financial, commercial, and insurance risk technical knowledge.
  • Regulatory knowledge.
  • Risk identification and measurement skills.
  • Audit integrity, including planning, business analysis, risk and control evaluation, testing, reporting, and follow-up.
  • Sustained audit, risk, or financial/actuarial experience, preferably in insurance or in an audit or consulting firm in the financial services department.
  • Excellent knowledge of financial/risk/insurance-related topics.
  • Experience in leading sophisticated projects/reviews, leading small-medium teams, and negotiation.
  • Experience in managing senior-level relationships and influencing their behavior.

We offer a compelling rewards package, including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

We're committed to supporting your professional development and offer outstanding career development opportunities, including education support.

We're an inclusive employer and offer a hybrid flexible work model, corporate wellness programs, and employee-driven programs focused on diversity and inclusion.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities.

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