Staff - Non Union
Job Category
M&P - Excluded M&P
Job Profile
XMP - Accounting, Level D
Job Title
Senior Internal Auditor (Advisory)
Department
Office of Enterprise Risk and Assurance
Compensation Range
$7,622.83 - $11,886.67 CAD Monthly
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Posting End Date
August 4, 2025
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Description Summary
The Senior Internal Auditor contributes to delivering high-quality assurance services according to the established methodology. This role evaluates internal controls, conducts root cause analysis, and provides actionable recommendations to strengthen UBC’s governance, risk management, and control environment. Working closely with the other members of the Enterprise Risk and Assurance (ERA) team and stakeholders across the University, the Senior Internal Auditor supports audits, financial investigations, advisory engagements and enterprise risk management activities. This position interfaces with a wide range of UBC processes, systems, faculties, and departments, engaging with various levels of management. Given frequent access to sensitive information, the role requires discretion, tact, sound professional judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of integrity.
Organizational Status
This position reports directly to the senior Manager/Associate Director, Internal Assurance while working in collaboration with the other members of the ERA Team.
Work Performed
- Contribute to building best-in-class and progressive internal assurance function, with focus on advisory services.
- Conduct advisory engagements according to the established advisory methodology. Examples of advisory engagements include policy reviews, process/framework design or optimization, system implementation review/advice, benchmark/maturity assessment, organizational change initiatives support, and training.
- Gather and analyze internal and external data, assess current state against best practice, identify opportunities for improvement and provide practical and actionable recommendations.
- Utilize data analytic tools and techniques to support analysis and recommendations.
- Collaborate with the rest of the ERA team, as appropriate, to leverage analysis and recommendations.
- Prepare clear and concise reports, summaries, dashboards, presentations, and process documents.
- As a trusted advisor, recognize and anticipate emerging trends, identify issues/opportunities for improvement, and proactively support management in driving improvements.
- Perform other related duties as required, including supporting audits, financial investigations, and ERM engagements. Specific tasks may include contributing to the development of detailed audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and control objectives, evaluating the design and effectiveness of internal controls, conducting interviews, documenting processes and performing walkthroughs, following up on prior audit recommendations to ensure corrective actions have been implemented.
- Remain current with the evolving discipline of Internal Assurance and maintain working knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the internal audit (advisory) methodologies, processes, and tools.
Consequences of Error / Judgement
ERA provides information directly to senior management and the Board. Failure to exercise judgment in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters could adversely influence the outcome of assurance engagements, and negatively impact the reputation of a department and the University. Excellent judgment must be exercised. Lack of good judgment, errors or incorrect work could result in the failure to detect or prevent University risks. Consequences could include:
- Mismanagement or misappropriation of university resources.
- Non-compliance with university policies or statutory obligations.
- Inaccuracies in university reports.
- Inaccurate information to senior management or the Board resulting in errors in management decisions.
- Inadequate or inappropriate risk management.
- May result in legal and/or labor relations implications.
This position has the opportunity to have a strong influence on the implementation of the UBC Strategic Plan and the core operations of the University.
Supervision Received
This position reports directly to the Associate Director/Senior Manager, Internal Assurance. All related reports are reviewed by the Director, Internal Assurance.
Supervision Given
None.
Minimum Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Relevant professional designations (e.g., CPA, CA, CMA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma).
- Minimum seven (7) years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, including 1-2 years of management consulting experience with a focus on optimizing governance, risk and controls practices in a large and complex organization.)
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of governance, risk, and control standards and frameworks (e.g. COSO, NIST, COBIT) with the ability to think critically and design tailored solutions.
- Proficiency in audit methodologies, including walkthroughs, controls testing, interviewing, sampling techniques, root cause analysis, and audit documentation.
- Experience in conducting governance, operational, financial, and performance audits, IT general controls, application and / or cybersecurity audits.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, with a proven capacity for applying creative thinking to resolve challenges, including for urgent ad-hoc requests.
- Ability to assess and advise on initiatives and projects such as process improvements and policy developments across operations, finance, and IT domains.
- Effective oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, strategic thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of how key risks and controls impact the business from an operational, strategic, reputational, financial, hazard and academic perspective.
- Ability to work well with others and demonstrate respect, dignity and integrity in interpersonal relationships.
- Ability to build strong relationships throughout the organizational community.
- Innovative, dynamic, and adaptive in a fast-paced operating environment.
- Ability to work on multiple projects and manage competing deadlines.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential issues using well developed discretion and professional judgement.
- Strong attention to detail to summarize, analyze and report risk information.
- Strong command over Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point software.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and work effectively in a culturally diverse workplace.
- Experience with using data analytics and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance audit effectiveness and insight generation.
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