Director, IT Internal Audit - ( 24000233 )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 30,000 employees in over 400 locations worldwide. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger. Explore opportunities in Financial Services.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Internal Audit department is evolving and growing to meet the company’s assurance needs. Internal Audit team members have the opportunity to make a difference in improving Stantec’s business and financial processes. We have a well-established SOX program which offers an excellent opportunity to learn the major financial reporting processes of the company. We also have an evolving internal audit program which provides opportunities to learn about other key areas of Stantec’s business. Those services are delivered within a dynamic company - recent exciting developments include continued domestic growth and expansion into international markets. We are seeking a Director – IT Internal Audit who will provide value added advisory, assurance and consulting services.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the IT internal audit program.

• Help to maintain an effective IT internal control environment across the company working with the IT department and business leadership.

• Review all end-to end process documents around IT audit/ controls – including narratives, controls, risk matrices and testing attributes.

• Direct IT audits in accordance with audit guidelines and departmental standards and tests the financial and operational controls, documenting any weaknesses.

• Conduct risk assessments, review document processes, design audit procedures, review tests of controls, evaluate and document results, and make recommendations.

• Support the team in preparing clear and concise audit workpapers; prepare reports and other communications.

• Identify opportunities for process and control enhancements and develop recommendations to ensure risks are sufficiently mitigated including fraud risks.

• Perform annual review of IT process controls with key stakeholdersWork closely with external auditors and third-party advisors to ensure the control environment is meeting industry standards.

• Identify and evaluate all IT SOX operating and design deficiencies and assess the magnitude and likelihood, risk mitigating factors, compensating controls, and management action plans to ensure risk is adequately mitigated and deficiencies are remediated properly and in a timely manner.

• Coordinate and lead training programs as they are related to IT internal audit.

• Oversee a global team of approximately two direct and three indirect reports. Conduct workforce planning and provide strong leadership, mentorship and coaching to attract, develop and retain a high performing team.

• Cultivate and promote team member expertise, knowledge and professional development.

Qualifications

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or equivalent.

• Certification in auditing (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of related work experience.

• Extensive, varied, and relevant experience within a large, complex environment in some or all the following areas: information technology, internal auditing and / or SOX compliance.

• Excellent understanding of internal auditing standards and risk assessment practices.

• Strong understanding of IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL), regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX, PCI DSS), and industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001).

• Proven leadership and management capabilities, including experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Strong understanding and experience with Artificial Intelligence, (AI), Data Analytics (DA) and Oracle.

• Ability to travel 10% or more to domestic and foreign locations.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Edmonton

Other Locations : Canada-Alberta-Calgary

Organization : BC-1550 Financial Services-CA Internal Audit

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Manager

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 14, 2024, 10:11:31 AM

Req ID: 24000233

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