Regional Head of Internal Audit

Regional Head of Internal Audit

Summary:

Reporting into the Global Chief of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud Executive the Canadian Head of Internal Audit plays a key role in Internal Audit's mission to assist Computershare. It helps the organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

Responsible for leading and monitoring the Canadian Audit Team to execute the Board approved Audit plan, and to ensure that all Audits are performed in accordance with Industry and IIA standards and meet regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages an audit team by planning, scheduling and supervising multiple risk-based audits and special projects. Mainly focuses on high business risks that impact key business processes.
• Reviews and approves audit project plans and reviews programs to ensure effective and efficient coverage of high-risk areas; supervises over-all audit project planning, organization, execution and reporting to ensure management expectations are met.
• Prepares and discusses audit findings and audit reports with business unit management and delivers value-added recommendations that will help Computershare to continue to improve its internal controls and business processes.
• Manages the audit team; prioritizes and delegates work, ensures the accuracy and completeness of the work, trains, coaches, motivates, team builds, sets objectives and manages performance.
• Ensures the timely preparation of detailed objectives, relevant and concise reports of audit findings and recommendations for line management and executive summaries of significant issues and opportunities for Senior Management. Assists in the preparation of reporting for audit committees.
• Develops the annual internal audit plan and budget; manages audit expenses.
• Interfaces with regulators, external auditors and client audit management on internal audit related issues.

Skills and Experience:

• University Degree, and Professional Auditing or related designation (CIA, CA, CGA , CMA or CPA).
• Excellent knowledge of corporate governance, risk management and auditing methodologies.
• Proven expertise in leading and managing an audit team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate others.
• Adaptability, including flexibility for travel.

At Computershare, our brand promises are: Certainty, Ingenuity and Advantage.

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