EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Undergraduate degree required
- 10+ years of relevant experience
CUSTOMER ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Develops, communicates and implements a holistic strategy for audit area of expertise in support of and integrated with the overall audit strategy
- Oversees/leads/manages and plans audit engagement work activities to ensure adequate risk coverage which may require alignment across multiple areas
- Contributes to the risk assessment process to develop the divisional annual plan
- Acts as lead audit advisor to management and respective teams for area of specialization; reports on emerging trends, identifying issues and opportunities and recommending action to senior management
- Acts as a strategic audit advisor by providing counsel and guidance on audit issues; leads relationships with key enterprise partners and interfaces with respective leadership team to effectively manage own audit area and clarify scope of accountabilities while influencing and aligning others as needed
- Ensures an integrated and aggregated view of all related activities across the overall function providing escalations, recommendations, and decision support to leadership
- Forecasts initiatives and demand, and coordinates prioritization of the portfolio/initiatives with key stakeholders
- Provides functional/business level communications to ensure messages to stakeholders and/or leaders are consistent, appropriate and aligned to business strategies and executive management direction
- Leads the team in the development and/or integrated implementation of policies/processes/procedures/changes across multiple audit areas
SHAREHOLDER ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Ensures team adheres to internal policies/procedures, enterprise frameworks and methodologies and applicable regulatory guidelines, contributes to the review of internal processes and activities and assists in identifying potential opportunities to improve operational efficiencies for their business area
- Leads relationships with business lines/corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements
- Supports team in staying knowledgeable on emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts to the Bank
- Assesses/identifies key issues and escalates to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders and audit management where required
- Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes and sound infrastructure in alignment with risk appetite
- Identifies, mitigates and reports on risk issues per enterprise policy/guidelines and ensures appropriate escalation processes are followed
- Leads or contributes to cross-functional/enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk/provide guidance for complex situations
- Oversees or leads the facilitation and/or implementation of own internal audit action/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues
EMPLOYEE/TEAM ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Responsible for management of the overall team(s) providing both leadership and guidance
- Sets targets and objectives for the team, and delivers results
- Grows team expertise to align with enterprise demand and the Bank’s direction; assesses team skills and capabilities and continually looks for ways to provide and enhance the value delivered
- Fosters an environment/culture that encourages productivity, innovation, process improvement, teamwork and a high level of professionalism
- Coordinates necessary resources to ensure completion of Audit assignment by deadlines
- Provides coaching, development, succession, recruitment, resource management and overall team leadership for team members and provides regular input into team members’ assessment of performance and development plans
- Prioritizes and manages own workload in order to deliver quality results and meets timelines
- Supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues/points of interest
- Identifies and recommends opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency
- Establishes effective relationships across multiple business areas
- Supports and manages teams through change
- Be a brand ambassador for Internal Audit both internally to the bank and externally
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%
- Domestic Travel – Occasional
- International Travel – Never
- Performing sedentary work – Continuous
- Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
- Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
- Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
- Sitting – Continuous
- Standing – Occasional
- Walking – Occasional
- Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
- Squatting – Occasional
- Bending – Occasional
- Kneeling – Never
- Crawling – Never
- Climbing – Never
- Reaching overhead – Never
- Reaching forward – Occasional
- Pushing – Never
- Pulling – Never
- Twisting – Never
- Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
- Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
- Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.
WHO WE ARE:
TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.
TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.