Manager, Financial Audit and Related Services

**Job Overview**

Reporting to the Director of Financial Audit and Related Services, the Manager leads and conducts financial and, periodically, performance audit projects. The Manager ensures that all assigned projects are planned, conducted and reported according to professional accounting and assurance standards, and that all relevant issues and concerns have been identified and resolved or raised to the director, or other senior member of the financial portfolio leadership, for resolution.

**Accountabilities**

Required:

- Planning, conducting and reporting activities on several concurrent audits and/or assessments, involving the latest applicable Canadian accounting and auditing professional standards and office methodologies.
- Ensuring project work meets performance targets, approved budgets and timelines.
- Contributing to the identification and resolution of significant accounting or auditing issues arising from audit projects.
- Recommending assurance reports and management recommendations that are fair, meaningful and timely, following office methodologies and approaches, and meeting applicable professional standards for approval by senior portfolio leadership.
- Participating in the presentation of assurance engagement findings and recommendations before senior executive committees of auditees, audit committees, or the public accounts committee of the legislative assembly.
- Directly supervising staff and providing direction to project teams of professional staff, and contracted resources as required.
- Participating in staff development discussions and performance appraisals, providing direction and mentorship to direct reports, contributing to creating competent, committed and professional teams able to work together in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.
- Possessing effective communication skills, and the ability to build credibility, trust and cooperation, and maintain strong long-term working relationships with auditees, realizing that issues raised during the course of audit engagements may be of a sensitive nature.
- Contributing to strategic and administrative project management including budget development, work plan development, and human resource management decisions.

**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 in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC.
- A minimum of two years post-designation experience conducting financial statement audits, including responsibility for planning, conducting, and reporting audit/assessment activities in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS), and managing project teams.
- Preference may be given for applicants with an understanding of and experience working with Public Sector Accounting Standards.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Understanding of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).
- Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Agility and adaptability in leading in changing circumstances.
- Understanding of quality assurance policies, particularly related to project performance, consultations, engagement quality control reviewers (EQCRs) and quality control.
- 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.

**Proviso**
- 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.
- At the Office of the Auditor General, the health and safety of our people is a high priority. As such, proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required of all staff. It is a term of acceptance of employment that you agree to comply with all vaccination requirements. Our policy is aligned with the COVID-19 vaccination policy for B.C. public service employees.
- Must be willing and able to travel for several weeks per year throughout the province (when the current COVID-related office travel restrictions are lifted).

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: $77,700.20-$110,000.05 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
At the OAG, the health and safety of our people is a high priority. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required of all staff. It is a term of acceptance of employment that you agree to comply with all vaccination requirements.