Financial Auditor

**Job Posting**

Financial Auditor, Band 2

**FINANCIAL AUDITOR**

**Classification**:Band 2

**Salary**: $74,300 to $105,000

**Job Type**:Regular Full-Time

**Location**:Located in Victoria, BC

**An eligibility list may be established for future vacancies.**

**Do you want to be part of a challenging and rewarding work community?**

The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. (OAG) is an independent office of the legislature that contributes to excellence in effective and accountable government. We offer opportunities for career growth, an excellent compensation package, and flexible working arrangements.

Our office promotes trust, cooperation, and teamwork in a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment. We are committed to creating and reinforcing diversity, equity, inclusion, and psychological safety - creating a safe environment where everyone feels they belong and are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. We support each other, celebrate our successes, and encourage a healthy work-life balance for everyone. Our staff events are socially, physically, and emotionally nourishing - with lots of great food - and fun

Interested in growing your career? We offer support for your professional development and education and reimbursement of your professional dues.

Other benefits include:

- Extended health benefits,
- Policies and benefits to support your personal and family needs,
- Public service pension,
- Life insurance, and
- Confidential employee and family assistance program.

Our downtown Victoria location supports collaboration and includes a gym, indoor bike storage, and decks with views of the beautiful Inner Harbour.

**About the Role**
Reporting to a manager, the auditor will work as part of a team on financial statement audits and other related work. The results of these audits provide the public and members of the legislative assembly with assurance and accountability information about how well government finances and programs are being administered.
This position works as part of a team or independently, receiving assignments from the manager, and ensuring that assigned audits are conducted in accordance with Canadian
Auditing Standards.

Auditors will interact with all levels of staff of the organization being audited. This will primarily consist of communicating with financial and program managers of ministries, Crown corporations and agencies, universities, colleges, school districts, health authorities, community service authorities, hospital societies, and trusts.
In addition to audit responsibilities, auditors contribute to their group on a broader level by demonstrating growth in the office’s leadership and technical competencies. Work will also involve coordination and collaboration with other groups within the office.

**Accountabilities**
- Plan, conduct and report on government financial statement audits in accordance with the office and professional standards, primarily Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS);
- Independently follow an audit workplan to complete assigned tasks within the required timeframes;
- Draft external communication and accountability documents, including engagement letters, planning packages, and audit findings reports;
- Assess risks of material misstatement, plan audit procedures to address risks identified, and conduct planned audit work;
- Conduct interviews with auditees and document their financial statement processes;
- Document and evaluate the overall control environment (including impact on audit approach);
- Continuously assess risk, including changes that might require adjustment to the audit plan;
- Assess audit evidence to ensure that it is sufficient and appropriate to support the audit objectives;
- Ensure that all audit findings, exceptions, and proposed adjustments in working papers are adequately documented;
- Document audit conclusions relevant to audit objectives;
- Add value for auditees by working with audit manager to identify auditee internal control weaknesses and develop recommendations for process improvements;
- Mentor and advise junior team members, including providing on-the-job-training, with the possibility of being responsible for direct supervision of one or more junior staff on an audit; and,
- Remain current with the 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**
- Membership, or eligibility for membership, in good standing with CPABC.
- Applicants who have attained their CPA designation after 2015 must demonstrate the successful completion of the assurance module. o Successful applicants with an international accounting designation will be asked to complete the steps necessary in order to obtain a Canadian CPA designation.
- At least two years of related experience conducting financial statement aud