Associate Manager, Audit and Advisory Services

**About the Audit Group**: Join Manulife's Audit and Advisory Services team, where we partner with management to enhance risk control and organizational resilience. We deliver insightful reports to senior management and the Board, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and accountability. Our energetic and collaborative team offers exposure to new business areas and influences business management through diverse projects. We prioritize professional development and innovation, offering opportunities like data analytics training to advance your career.
**About our IT Audit team**:Join Manulife's dynamic Technology Audit Team and play a key role in enhancing governance and risk management. You'll work globally across North America and Asia, ensuring our technology meets business and regulatory standards. Collaborate with CIOs and global partners, leveraging analytics and tools like Power BI to support our digital transformation. Being part of our mission to become the most digital, customer-centric company in the industry. We support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs to foster a diverse and inclusive environment that drives organizational excellence.
**Learning Opportunities**:As an audit professional at Manulife, you'll use advanced tools like a centralized GRC tool, business analytics, machine learning, and Python to drive impactful audit outcomes. Our Audit and Advisory Services team provides rich learning opportunities, offering exposure to diverse audit strategies and specialized training. These experiences will enhance your technical and soft skills, preparing you for advancement and new roles within the company.
**Leadership and Stakeholder Exposure**:This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate directly with members of the Global Leadership Team (GLT) and Executive Leadership Team (ELT). By engaging with senior leaders, you will gain valuable insights and visibility, enhancing your leadership skills and professional growth within the organization.

Join a team committed to your expertise, growth, and development

**Position Responsibilities**:

- Understand the company's tech landscape and regulations to spot potential risks, and work with management to address them.
- Assist in assessing inherent risk of technology processes, including new ones.
- Understand Information Technology control environment to assess and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls and operating practices.
- Execute multiple projects, ensuring they meet time deadlines and budget, and report any delays or roadblocks to senior management.
- Assist in creating audit strategies and approaches.
- Lead meetings including walkthroughs and maintain strong relationships with technology stakeholders.
- Assist in creating planning risk assessments, test procedures, population and sampling approaches, evidence requests lists, and test approaches that leverage automation and data analytics.
- Execute audits to cover key risks, produce clear reports on issues and risks, and evaluate appropriateness of corrective actions.

**Required Qualifications**:

- 3-5 years of IT Audit or Audit experience
- University degree in information systems, accounting, or other relevant degree
- Preferred Qualifications:

- Information systems audit designations: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and similar designations
- Accounting designations: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Experience in big four accounting firms
- Experience in internal audit
- Experience with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) auditing
- Experience in line 1 or line 2 technology or governance roles
- Experience auditing technology strategy
- Experience auditing initiatives and projects
- Data Analytics: Experience analyzing and visualizing data (e.g., PowerBI)
- Automation: Experience automating processes (such as controls validation and metrics)
- Gen AI: Experience using Gen AI tools to improve efficiency and quality

**When you join our team**:

- We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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**About Manulife and John Hancock**

**Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer**

**Referenced Salary Location**

Toronto, Ontario

**Working Arrangement**

Hybrid

**Salary range is expected to be between**

$71,925.00 CAD - $119,875.00 CAD

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short