VP Internal Audit, Financial and Insurance Risk Leader

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aviva Full time

At Aviva, we're committed to helping our customers achieve their goals. As a key member of our Internal Audit team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the effectiveness of our controls framework.

The VP Internal Audit, Financial and Insurance Risk role is a critical position that requires a deep understanding of financial and insurance risk management. You'll be responsible for leading the development and delivery of the audit plan, communicating and reporting to relevant stakeholders, and leading advisory work as appropriate.

As a seasoned professional, you'll bring a wealth of experience in audit, risk, accounting, or actuarial fields. You'll possess a strong understanding of financial and commercial risk technical knowledge, regulation, risk identification and measurement, and audit integrity. Your expertise will enable you to drive team performance and development, manage budgets, and contribute to the production of reports to Internal Audit's key collaborators.

What sets you apart in this role is your ability to lead sophisticated projects and reviews, manage senior-level relationships, and influence their behavior. You'll be responsible for identifying areas for improvement in the operation of the audit team and contributing to wider IA initiatives and projects.

We're looking for a collaborative and results-driven individual who can bring their expertise to our team. If you're passionate about making a difference in the financial services industry, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and delivery of the audit plan
  • Communicate and report to relevant stakeholders
  • Lead advisory work as appropriate
  • Drive team performance and development
  • Manage budgets
  • Contribute to the production of reports to Internal Audit's key collaborators
  • Identify areas for improvement in the operation of the audit team
  • Contribute to wider IA initiatives and projects

Requirements:

  • Degree or equivalent experience and professional qualification preferred
  • Professional audit, risk, accounting, or actuarial qualification or equivalent business experience required
  • Detailed financial, commercial, and insurance risk technical knowledge
  • Regulation
  • Risk identification and measurement
  • Audit integrity
  • Sustained audit, risk, or financial/actuarial experience preferably in insurance or in 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


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