Internal Audit Senior Associate

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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

As an Internal Audit Senior Associate, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. You will have the opportunity to work with clients on a range of internal audit, risk, controls, and regulatory engagements. You will contribute to high-quality client delivery, build trusted relationships, and use innovative tools and technologies to identify risks, strengthen controls, and deliver meaningful insights. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to: 

Client Expectations: 

• Be a driver and subject matter expert in our assurance and advisory services through Internal Audit functions, Governance and Internal Controls (SOX/NI 52-109), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs, third-party relationships, and regulatory compliance.
• Analyze and assess clients’ business processes and systems – including GenAI – (i.e., security, computer operations, change management and SDLC) to help management understand and address business objectives, risks, controls, and improvement opportunities. 
• Utilize GenAI and data analytics (Alteryx) to automate tasks and test steps. 
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required. 

Market Expectations: 

• Focus on the market to identify and build trusted client relationships and generate new business opportunities with both new and existing clients 
• Develop proposals and overseeing presentations for engagement opportunities 

People Expectations:  

• Navigate the complexities of global teams and engagements 
• Develop staff to progress in their careers 
• Oversee learning and development initiatives and performance management 
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels 

What You'll Bring 
Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for: 

• Experience in managing internal auditing and regulatory compliance (SOX/NI 52-109) in the Mining, Retail, Manufacturing, or Utilities sectors. 
• Experience overseeing and managing multiple client engagements (with various size, scope and complexity), overseeing local and national technical or industry training 
• Experience identifying and implementing opportunities to improve on delivery, quality and efficiency 
• Minimum Bachelor's Degree 
• Consulting/advisory experience 
• CA, CPA, CIA, CISA designations preferred  
• Experience in all aspects and phases of the internal audit life cycle (strategic/annual planning, stakeholder relationship management, audit planning and execution, reporting and performance management) 
• Experience with leading and/or responding to Requests for Proposals 
• Strong commitment to providing excellence in client service and a demonstrated ability to produce high-quality results 

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $67,400 - $112,300. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements.  We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC  

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at:  https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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