Internal Audit, Lead

at  Interac Corp

INTERNAL AUDIT, LEAD

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.
Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.
As the Internal Audit, Lead, you will play a pivotal role in leading and executing audit and assurance activities, enhancing internal audit governance, and spearheading the implementation of an automated GRC tool. Reporting directly to the Leader of Internal Audit, you will contribute to shaping the audit strategy, driving continuous improvement, and providing leadership to the internal audit team.

• Leading the maintenance and optimization of internal audit processes, documentation, and reporting in alignment with industry standards.
• Representing internal audit in cross-functional meetings, actively contributing to the development and updating of the Internal Audit Plan.
• Assisting in preparing briefing notes and reports for the Management Risk Committee and the Board.
• Taking a leadership role in supporting the completion of internal audit assessments for systematic, disciplined, and planned operations.
• Driving the preparation of assessment documentation, including plans, scope, and criteria requirements.
• Conducting assessments on technology, applications, security technologies, and operations.
• Presenting draft and final assessment reports to management.
• Supporting enhancements to the GRC Audit Module.
• Driving design activities with the selected GRC provider, ensuring seamless integration of internal audit requirements.
• Collaborating with the GRC supplier for ongoing tool maintenance, updates, and enhancements.
• Taking a leadership role in ensuring the ongoing delivery of audits, effectively managing activities, engagements, and communications.
• Executing audit activities, adapt priorities, and providing leadership support to auditees.
• Collaborating with auditees to ensure resourceful and efficient completion of work.
• Completing necessary documentation, including audit planning, reporting, and addressing audit observations.
• Working closely with third-party auditors to ensure the completion of final audit reports.
• Leading efforts within the internal audit team to continuously improve audit processes, techniques, skills, and knowledge.
• Conducting research on best practices and present recommendations for changes to processes.
• Incorporating continuous improvement practices, such as Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA).
• Investing time in developing an understanding of business drivers, critical issues, and anticipating challenges for enhanced audit effectiveness.