Senior Quality Assurance Manager

Job Description:

Department Overview :

Our team of trusted audit professionals interact with every part of the Bank to provide strategic guidance and independent oversight. Through due diligence, and with a strong sense of integrity, we help mitigate potential risks to our business. At the heart of audit is our specialization in all the businesses across the bank. Safeguarding the reputation of TD's good governance depends on us.

We're counted on to provide recommendations to enhance operational performance, at every single level to foster meaningful process improvements and ensure adherence to internal and external regulations. We crunch the data, consult with our partners and stakeholders, and present our findings to mitigate the risks of today and around the corner and help keep our daily operations running smoothly for our customers.

Job Description :

The Audit Division Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) team is responsible for the development and execution of the QAIP annual plan as well as evolving the QAIP strategy to align with regulatory expectations, industry best practices and the Institute of Internal Auditors requirements. The Senior Manager, QAIP leads and develops a team of audit professionals and subject matter experts, as well as oversees, plans and executes audit quality assurance reviews and/or projects of varying complexity and may act as a subject matter expert in own area of expertise. Provides guidance, leadership, coaching and development to ensure operational results and professional/personal development objectives are achieved for the overall group.

• Oversees and leads a significant and/or highly complex, and diverse Quality Assurance team for an area of significant risk, complexity or scope
• Strategic advisor to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials, with deep industry, external/internal, enterprise knowledge, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and; identifying operational efficiencies and opportunities with other business management/enterprise areas
• Facilitates key strategic audit discussions and provides thought leadership to executives
• Highly specialized expert with in-depth knowledge to manage audits for multiple, significant complex businesses, functional areas and/or global business lines
• Sets operational team direction and collaborates with others to execute on common goals
• Focuses on long term planning for functional area
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion
• May participates on or leads various projects/ division initiatives as needed
• Demonstrates TD leadership Core Values
• Recognizes team members' contributions
• Strong presentation skills when delivering training and presentation at the division level, industry conferences, workshops, etc.

Job Requirements :

• Undergraduate degree
• Professional certifications or accounting designations (
  CIA/CPA
  ) preferred, additional designations e.g. CAMS, CFE, CFA, FRM, CRMA an asset)
• 10+ years of relevant experience (Audit, Finance, Treasury, Liquidity, Models, Audit Professional Practice including IIA Standards
  )
  within a financial institution preferred
• Advanced knowledge of audit standards, procedures, laws, rules and regulations
• Advanced knowledge of risk management environment, standards, regulations and mitigation
• Knowledge of current and emerging trends
• Skilled in managing budgets and resource allocation.
• Skilled in mentoring, coaching and performance management
• Skilled in using computer applications including MS Office
• Advanced ability to lead, plan, implement and evaluate program/project activities to ensure completion of audit
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions
• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in making decisions
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines
• Ability to establish goals and objectives that support the strategic plan
• Ability to contribute to strategic direction of the audit function and provide advice to senior leadership
• Ability to forecast initiatives and demand in order to develop annual strategic audit plan