Manager, Internal Audit

Manager, Internal Audit - ( 220002U0 )

**Description**

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works to support operational excellence. The Stantec community unites more than 25,000 employees working in over 400 locations across 6 continents. Our Functional Services Teams (FSTs) include Corporate Development, Finance, HR, HSSE, IT, Legal, Marketing/Communications, Practice Services and Real Estate and Procurement. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger.

**Your Opportunity**

Stantec’s Internal Audit department is evolving and growing to meet the company’s assurance needs. Internal Audit team members have the opportunity to make a difference in improving Stantec’s business and financial processes. We have a well-established SOX program which offers an excellent opportunity to learn the major financial reporting processes of the company. We also have an evolving internal audit program which provides opportunities to learn about other key areas of Stantec’s business. Those services are delivered within a dynamic company - recent exciting developments include continued domestic growth and expansion into international markets. We are seeking a Manager, Internal Audit who will provide value added advisory, assurance and consulting services.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Manages, leads and/or performs audits in accordance with audit guidelines and departmental standards and tests the financial and operational controls, documenting any weaknesses.
- Analyzes current business processes and internal control systems.
- Develops an understanding of the organization model and business.
- Works with Financial and other functional teams to assess process and control information.
- Works with Project management to identify efficiency and effectiveness improvements.
- Reviews work performed by internal audit staff and senior auditors (e.g., audit work, SOX testing); provides review notes and critical, relevant feedback.
- Executes test programs in a team environment to provide internal control system assurance.
- Identifies deficiencies in current business and control processes.
- Develops business process and internal control system models pertaining to the specific functional area.
- Provides guidance to members of the internal audit team; mentors staff auditors and helps train new staff in department methodologies; performs mid-year and annual reviews for direct reports / staff.
- Contributes to a team-oriented and continuous improvement environment within Stantec.
- Creates and maintains relationships with Business Center Leaders and their respective Finance Leaders.
- Works with the businesses in a consultative fashion when requested to help strengthen controls and processes.
- Assists with the design, development and delivery of training programs.
- Provides implementation and ongoing support for business and internal control processes.
- Other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by your supervisor.
- Ability to travel 10% or more over extended periods of 1-2 weeks in duration to domestic and foreign locations.

**Qualifications**

**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
- Excellent understanding of internal auditing standards, COSO and risk assessment practices
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with business processes and internal controls focus
- Experience leading a team through complex audits
- Experience leading a team
- Certification in auditing or fraud examination is also considered an asset (e.g., Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE))
- Engineering & Construction industry experience, project accounting or project auditing experience is a definite asset

**Education and Experience**
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or similar discipline
- Minimum of 7 years of related experience, or equivalent education and experience.
- Professional accounting designation, extensive, varied and relevant post-designation experience within a large, complex environment in some or all the following areas: public accounting, project accounting, internal auditing and / or SOX compliance.
- This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. At Stantec, we live our corporate values every day.

**Primary Location** : Canada-Alberta-Edmonton

**Other Locations** : Canada-Alberta-Calgary

**Job** : Audit/Taxation

**Organization** : BC-1550 Financial Services-Internal Audit-CA

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