Winnipeg, MB · Retail
In your role as Internal Auditor at The North West Company (TNWC), you will work with a team of audit professionals in developing and executing detailed audit plans to identify potential areas of risk at TNWC and its subsidiaries. This will be accomplished by assessing the adequacy of internal controls, determining compliance with government regulations and internal policies and procedures, evaluating efficiency and effectiveness of operations to identify improvement opportunities, and working with business partners to ensure appropriate risk mitigation. The Internal Auditor will work closely with the business stakeholders to ensure that control documentation is maintained, testing completed and findings related to Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) are assessed and reported to Senior Management.
Joining TNWC gives you a competitive salary and benefits package, and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture.
TNWC is a leading retailer to under-served rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in the following regions: Northern Canada, Western Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific islands, and the Caribbean. Our stores offer a broad range of products and services with an emphasis on food. Our value offer is to be the best local shopping choice for everyday household and local lifestyle needs. Check out northwest.ca for more information.

Your Role:

• With the direction and support of the Director Internal Audit, provide support for the delivery of the overall Internal Audit program
• Plan and execute internal audits using an approved risk based methodology to assess the adequacy of internal controls, determine compliance with regulations and internal policies and procedures, evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain and enhance well-defined ICOFR strategy that supports corporate values
• Review and update key risks and connect to audit assertions that support the overall ICOFR strategy, control selection and testing approach
• Contribute to improving ICOFR control design and automation balancing automated vs manual controls, and preventative versus detective
• Execute annual ICOFR testing leveraging managements knowledge and expertise
• Prioritize and communicate remediation of any control deficiencies to both the process owners and senior management
• Complete audit work on behalf of the external auditors to ensure proper audit coverage, elimination of duplicate effort, and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of internal and external audit activities

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Post-secondary education preferably in business, accounting, finance, or information technology
• Professional accounting designation (CPA) is an asset
• Previous experience at a publicly accountable enterprise or articling experience in public practice is preferred
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation is an asset
• Ability to act as process consultant to management across the organization
• Attention to detail and strong analytical, organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to define deliverables, complete audit testing and draft reports
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Required to travel approximately 30 to 50 days per year

Location: Gibraltar House, 77 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB
Reports to: Director, Internal Audit
We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:
Being Enterprising • Committing to our Customer • Working with Passion • Leading and Developing Others • Demonstrating Respect and Inclusivity • Building Trust
The North West Company is committed to inclusion and diversity and encourages applications from all candidates including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, and persons with disabilities.

A COMPETITIVE SALARY IS BEING OFFERED ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST; HOWEVER ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

This is an active job opening for a position that is currently available and we are actively seeking to fill.
This position adheres to the Corporate Application Process Guidelines

• With the direction and support of the Director Internal Audit, provide support for the delivery of the overall Internal Audit program
• Plan and execute internal audits using an approved risk based methodology to assess the adequacy of internal controls, determine compliance with regulations and internal policies and procedures, evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain and enhance well-defined ICOFR strategy that supports corporate values
• Review and update key risks and connect to audit assertions that support the overall ICOFR strategy, control selection and testing approach
• Contribute to improving ICOFR control design and automation balancing automated vs manual controls, and preventative versus detective
• Execute annual ICOFR testing leveraging managements knowledge and expertise
• Prioritize and communicate remediation of any control deficiencies to both the process owners and senior management
• Complete audit work on behalf of the external auditors to ensure proper audit coverage, elimination of duplicate effort, and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of internal and external audit activitie