Governance & Controls Advisor

Permanent Full Time

As the Governance and Controls Advisor in Workplace Solutions you will play a key role in supporting the documentation and assessment of design and effectiveness of Operational Risk controls.

You will coordinate with teams and leadership in both Workplace Solutions and across the organization, to ensure that effective risk management practices are embedded into day-to-day business activities and that those practices are aligned with the established Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. You will be responsible for promoting a strong risk management culture and the design, implementation and execution of effective controls across Workplace Solutions.

**What you will do**

Internal Control Management:

- Support and assist with monitoring of internal controls to provide a single view of controls for our organization
- Assist in maintaining the risk and control assessments (“RCAs”) to determine whether our controls are designed and operating effectively to manage risk
- Perform and provide results of testing activities done within the Risk and Controls team
- Provide insight to occurring trends found during testing completion
- Provide reporting results of controls performed within the team
- Point of contact for testing done by the Controls team

Review Coordination, Action Tracking, and Client Contract Support:

- Log, monitor, and report on testing results from reviews performed in the Risk & Controls area to ensure control effectiveness
- Responsible for coordinating and completion of control questionnaires received from clients

Business Continuity Program:

- Responsible for assisting with coordinating the development and maintenance of BCP plans and for monitoring/managing the closing of any gaps.
- Responsible to assist with ensuring the quality, accuracy and completeness of BCP plans by coordinating plan reviews, tests/exercises and annual compliance sign-offs.
- Responsible for assisting/acting as a backup to complete quarterly reporting responsibilities including collecting information on number of critical staff, Work Area Recovery sites, etc.
- At time of disaster, provide assistance to Divisional Officers, Business Emergency Managers and BCP Plan Leaders in resolving issues/concerns regarding recovery of critical business functions.

**What you will bring**
- 3+ years of experience
- Reliability Status security clearance - this is a personnel security status that is required before an employee can gain access to Protected B information, assets or work sites as outlined by the Government of Canada website
- Post secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience performing audit, quality assurance or quality control related testing is considered an asset
- Drives continuous improvement and has a strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication and stakeholder skills with all levels of management
- Proven ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with other areas
- As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism is an asset (fluent in French and English) but is required for Quebec only as the position will regularly serve our clients with French and English-speaking needs.

The base salary for this position is between **$52,800**:

- $97,700**annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Be your best at Canada Life

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to buildi