Internal Controls Specialist

1 week ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada CI Financial Full time

Enhance your career with a challenging role at CI Financial, a leading global wealth management and asset management advisory services company. We're seeking an experienced Internal Controls Specialist to join our team.

Job Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile projects and make a significant impact on the overall control environment at CI Financial. As an Internal Controls Specialist, you will be responsible for developing and testing internal controls over financial reporting and the board-approved internal audit plan.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing all phases of NI 52-109 compliance.
  • Conduct risk assessments and assist in audit scoping.
  • Develop and evaluate documentation, including risk and controls matrices and process flowcharts.
  • Evaluate controls to ensure they are properly designed for all in-scope processes and global entities.
  • Review documentation of results of testing.
  • Perform testing, including design and operating effectiveness testing, and collaborate with management to address control deficiencies.
  • Provide technical guidance and advice to control owners to remediate internal control gaps.
  • Ensure control gaps are remediated and re-tested by year-end.
  • Continuously evaluate current sets of in-scope controls and recommend ways to rationalize and optimize controls through automation.
  • Consult on new business initiatives, accounting policy changes, personnel changes, and acquisitions to assess their impact on internal controls.
  • Liaise with External Audit and coordinate audits to minimize the impact on the business and align test results.
  • Support the preparation of materials, presentations, and other documentation for periodic management and Audit Committee meetings.
  • Facilitate coordination of quarterly business sub-certifications to support CEO/CFO certification filing.
  • Provide internal controls training to control owners.
Requirements

To succeed in this role, you should have:

  • A good understanding of risks and controls for business processes.
  • Detail-oriented skills and ability to work well under pressure.
  • Creative problem-solving skills and a quick thinker.
  • A qualified professional accounting designation or CIA as an asset.
  • 5+ years of experience in public accounting or internal audit with a strong focus on NI 52-109/SOX ITGCs.
  • Solid knowledge of ICFR/SOX and internal control concepts (e.g., COSO).
  • Proven ability to lead audits and manage audit teams.
Benefits

We offer a competitive salary range of $80,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

  • A modern HQ location within walking distance from Union Station.
  • A flexible and hybrid work program.
  • An equipment purchase program.
  • Training reimbursement.
  • Paid professional designations.
  • An employee share purchase program (ESPP).
  • A corporate discount program.
  • Enhanced group benefits.
  • A parental leave top-up program.
  • Fitness membership discounts.
  • Volunteer paid days.
  • Complimentary vending machines.


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