Depth & Scope
- Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any / all disciplinary actions, as required.
- Oversees, designs, and develops the audit plan, risk assessment for US Financial Risk, reviewing and approving the scope of audits;
ensuring audits are completed in adherence with Audit Division standards and reporting results to Senior Management
- Liaises with other Audit groups to the extent that corporate initiatives or projects impact audit activities within the Business Segments
- Supports the Chief Audit Executive opinion to the Audit Committee on the effectiveness of Bank-wide, governance, risk management and internal controls.
- Maintains an effective yet independent relationship and regular interaction with all key stakeholders (as defined in the Audit Mandate), including appropriate escalation of issues.
- Liaises with regulators to advance interests of the Bank and the Audit Division
- Develops a risk-based Audit Plan for Risk Management, Canadian Business Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions
- Recommends, supports & maintains appropriate resources to execute the plan, including the requisite subject-matter expertise.
- Delivers the plan evenly over the course of the year subject to approval of the Audit Committees and regulatory expectations.
- Adheres to Internal Audit Methodology standards and practices.
- Assesses / identifies all significant control gaps and escalates to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders where required for areas of accountability.
- Provides clear, comprehensive and timely reporting on significant control matters.
- Stays current on evolving regulatory expectations and industry practices in order to support the continuous improvement and development of our function & practices.
- Provides ongoing support and ownership for IA divisional priorities such as Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Colleague Engagement, Career Development and Diversity & Inclusion
- Attracts, develops and retains talent and maintains an active talent pipeline.
- Communicates a clear & compelling vision; engender followership.
Education & Experience
- Undergraduate degree required, Post Graduate degree preferred.
- Professional Accreditation such as Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Public Accountant, or Certified Internal Auditor would be an asset.
10+ years related experience.
- Previous experience developing and executing on strategies and delivering superior results in both the short and long term.
- Previous experience establishing a best-in-class compliance Function in a large complex global organization (Financial Services experience is beneficial)
- Proven ability in leveraging deep subject matter expertise to align teams to a central vision, while also listening and engaging others to provide input in the shaping of that vision.
- Strong people management skills with demonstrated experience in leading high performing teams, proven ability to manage and motivate a diverse group of professionals, the ability to effectively work in teams across the bank with multiple stakeholders, and to influence and align others.
- Strong collaborator who engages colleagues, business partners, external stakeholders, and employees
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills and strong interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate working with senior management at all levels.
- Skillful communication (written and verbal), negotiation, and partnership skills to balance stakeholder input but remains objective to reach the right outcome - ability to stay resilient under pressure.
- Demonstrated relationship building skills; able to make things happen through the use of positive influence.
- Expertise in working effectively in teams requires a track record of working cross-organizationally and with multiple stakeholders at varying levels.
Salary range : $330-375k total compensation.
SE# 510688295
15 days ago