Manager, Internal Audit

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Assessment accommodation

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Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the other qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the Asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

Duties

As an audit manager (AS-07), you will:
• Proactively lead multiple concurrent projects and teams to deliver on the Risk-based Audit Plan.
• Effectively manage resources including leading and mentoring a multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop partnerships and work collaboratively with peers, partners and stakeholders to provide value-added assurance, advice and insights that promote positive change.
• Promote the well-being, strategic management and continuous improvement of the internal audit organization.

Work environment

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is proud to be one of the winners of the Canada's Top 100 Employers 2019 competition. This competition recognizes Canadian employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies.

ISED offers a wide variety of unique career opportunities and prioritizes advancement, professional development, and continuing education. Employees have the opportunity to join employee-lead networks, participate in on-the-job training and access other career development tools and programs to continuously progress on a professional and personal level.

ISED strives to build a culture that enshrines mental health, safety and well-being in all aspects of the workplace through collaboration, inclusivity and respect. To support employee wellness, employees have access to resources such as our new Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace. This centre promotes a safe, respectful and inclusive space for employees to share, support, network, and collaborate and attend seminars on mental health and well-being. Events include seminars on mental health and well-being, yoga, mindfulness, and more.

ISED has also modernized the workplace in order to attract, retain and encourage public servants to work smarter, greener and healthier to better serve Canadians.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff one position, on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified candidates will be created to staff similar positions within Innovation Scince and Economic Development Canada with various tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, specified period, assignment, secondment).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

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

Education :

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in accounting, finance, business or public administration, economics, commerce or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience :

Recent* and significant** experience leading all phases of audit projects, including planning, conducting, reporting.

Recent* and significant** experience in preparing written materials (such as reports, presentations and/or briefing notes), including a wide variety of audit-related documents, for senior/executive level management.

Experience in managing human resources***.

Experience in conducting multiple audit projects concurrently.

Recent* and significant** experience in presenting advice and recommendations including audit findings, and presenting audit conclusions and recommendations, to senior/ executive level management, or Audit Committee.

*Recent experience is defined as experience normally associated with performance of duties within the last 5 years.

**Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full-time performance of duties for a minimum of 3 years.

***Human resources management: Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised employees, assigned work, managed and assessed performance, set team priorities and performance objectives, establish training and learning plans.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge :

Knowledge of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s mandate and key priorities.

Knowledge of Treasury Board of Canada Internal Audit Policy, Directive and Standards.

Knowledge of principles, concepts, practices, techniques and methodologies of internal audit.

Competencies :

Adaptability

Analytical Thinking

Initiative

Relationship Management and Collaboration

Achieving Results

Abilities :

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to plan and set priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Ability to analyze and summarize to draw conclusions and propose recommendations.

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

Occupational Certification:

Possession of a certification or designation from a recognized professional auditing or accounting organization, such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE); OR a recognized professional accounting designation (i.e., CPA-CA, CPA-CMA or CPA-CGA).

Experience:

Experience working as an auditor within a Government of Canada organization.

Experience in the development of risk-based audit plans.

Experience managing contracts, including putting a contract in place, oversight and administration of a contract or managing the work of consultants.

Experience in using audit working paper software such as TeamMate.

Experience liaising with other departments, agencies or external organizations, such as the Office of the Comptroller General.

Experience conducting information management and technology audits.

Experience in using ACL and/or IDEA software.

Operational Requirements:

• Willingness and ability to travel when required.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime when required.

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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

An electronic test by email will be administered. In your application, please include an email address that can be used for the exam should you be screened into the process.

Only indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required; Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you will be screened out.

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.