Audit Manager (RE-06), Internal Audit

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Duties

The Audit Manager provides risk-based, independent and objective assurance, advice and insight to OSFI by leading or participating in audit engagements designed to ensure effective and efficient processes are applied to all business activities, in accordance with IA’s policy, methodology and professional standards.

Intent of the process

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security profiles and various tenures.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
• A university degree with specialization in accounting, business, commerce, economics, or other relevant field OR an acceptable combination of education, experience, and/or training.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
• Recent and significant experience in conducting operational, financial, compliance and/or regulatory reviews/audits of governance, risk management and control practices, within the financial services industry*.
• Recent and significant experience in planning, conducting and leading internal or external audits or other review work.
• Recent and significant experience presenting audit or review findings to Senior Management.

*Financial services industry includes experience working in a financial institution, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, wealth management firms, and accounting firms (dealing with audits), as well as government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions, or other relevant areas.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of the application of internal control frameworks and/or governance and risk management frameworks, in an audit, review and/or consultation context.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
• Critical Thinking
• Impact and Influence
• Results Orientation
• Professional Judgement

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

In addition to the Essential Qualifications identified above, please provide details if you possess one or more of the following Asset Education and Asset Experience criteria identified below.

ASSET EDUCATION
• A post-graduate degree.
• A Canadian Chartered Accountant or certification recognized by the CICA and/ or IIA Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.
• Achievement of, or working towards, a relevant professional audit certification/designation or equivalent.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
You may be required to meet one or a combination of any of these asset experience criteria, and therefore, if you possess it you should provide details in your resume.

• Experience in performing a variety of operational audits in financial institutions.
• Experience in performing supervisory/regulatory duties within OSFI.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment surrounding financial institutions, private pension plans and financial service industries.
• Knowledge of OSFI’s mandate.
• Knowledge of auditing standards and processes and/or knowledge of OSFI’s supervisory framework.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
• Service Orientation
• Innovation
• Collaboration
• Building Business Relationships
• Excellent Oral Communication Skills
• Excellent Written Communication Skills

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Some out-of-town travel may be required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Internal employees of OSFI at the same group and level may be considered and offered a deployment or assignment before considering other applicants.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. As a result you must update your personal information on your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes.

RESUMES:
Applicants must clearly demonstrate using sufficient details, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable, including timelines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year). Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.

SCREENING QUESTIONS (if applicable):
It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Your resume will be used to validate the answers provided; therefore, it should also contain sufficient details regarding your education and experience.

REFERENCE CHECKS/PERFORMANCE REVIEWS:
As part of the assessment, reference checks may be sought and candidates may be required to submit their performance reviews. For internal candidates of the Public Service, the Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact the internal candidates’ current manager(s).

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

The following options may be used at any stage of the selection process in the determination of those to be given further consideration: random selection, top down selection, or meeting any asset qualifications.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you require special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.