Posting Date: Apr 29, 2025, 3:57:17 PM
Primary Location: Ontario-Ottawa
Job Type: Permanent
Schedule: Full-time
Application deadline: May 12th, 2025

TEAM OVERVIEW:

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad. EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.
When you join our team, you’ll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You’ll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you’ll know that you’re making an impact every day – for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.
Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world.
We are seeking a strategic, result-driven individual with a passion for both innovation and excellence. Reporting to the Director of Internal Audit, Technology, you will be tasked with revamping our approach to application testing within business audits while supporting our IT audit plan, and data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. Come be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team of auditors who provide independent, objective assurance regarding the design and operation of EDC’s internal controls, risk management and governance processes. We are looking to foster a customer-focused culture that seeks to understand EDC’s business activities and make practical recommendations that mitigate risks. As an experienced senior IT auditor, you will be valuable assets in carrying out audit assignments and contribute to the environment of continuous improvement.

• Develop and maintain Internal Audit’s application control testing strategy and guidance.
• With support from Internal Audit’s Senior Data Analyst, identify opportunities for data analytics in individual projects, as well as perform analytics.
• Gain detailed understanding of relevant IT and business processes systems and controls.
• Support the engagement managers in assessing application-related risks and key controls, designing test plans and where relevant performing tests. This may include reviewing source code.
• Conduct information technology (IT) and integrated audits, review and assess compliance of IT systems and processes against IT directives, policies, standards, and industry frameworks.
• Ability to prioritize audit focus areas based on risk and business value.
• Execute audits in accordance following the internal audit methodology and professional standards.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with audit clients through effective communication and timely discussion of observations.
• Lead discussions with management on audit findings, gaining an understanding of root cause(s) and risk(s), as well as on the appropriate management action plans to address the risk(s).
• Manage challenging conversations with diplomacy and professionalism, especially when audit findings are sensitive.
• Maintain an appropriate follow-up process to ensure management action plans have been implemented to address findings from individual audit plan projects.
• Provide advisory services to business management on issues related to IT risk management, business system controls, and governance.
• Contributes to the development and continuous improvement of audit methodologies, processes, and services.
• Ability to write clear, concise audit reports as well as internal and external communication.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team of professionals.