Auditor, Internal Audit

The Auditor is responsible for helping in delivering internal audit engagements to assess governance, risk management practices, and controls with respect to investment, operational, IT processes and financial reporting. Responsibilities include helping in planning and executing assurance and advisory engagements, recommending value-added solutions, participate in drafting internal audit reports, and performing other internal audit activities and projects as required. 

As an Auditor, Internal Audit, you will: 

• Participate in scoping and planning engagements and help prepare the internal audit program (identify key related activities, processes, risks and controls) 

• Help determine data analytics to be performed for each engagement, where applicable 

• Conduct engagement execution and document conclusions and results 

• Document observations, issue value-added recommendations with practical and innovative solutions to enhance governance, risk management practices and internal controls, and validate them with the relevant business groups 

• Participate in drafting IA reports and help present findings and recommendations at closing meetings 

• Establish effective working relationships with key process and control owners within the business groups 

• Collaborate and share knowledge with other members of the team 

• Perform periodic follow-up activities on outstanding recommendations 

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, information technology, finance, accounting or another relevant field 

• Audit or accounting professional accreditation such as CIA, CISA or CPA, recommended. Any other professional accreditation such as CRMA, CFSA, CFA is considered an asset 

• A minimum of two (2) to four (4) years of relevant experience in internal audit, risk consulting or other relevant audit or consulting role in the financial services, pension fund industry or other relevant industries 

• Experience in information technology audits, an asset 

• Experience in risk management, asset management and/or financial services industry, an asset 

• Experience in a consulting or public accounting firm, an asset 

• Ability to assess the control environment in the context of emerging technology and business trends 

• Ability to produce clear, concise, high-quality reports in English 

• Basic working knowledge and experience in data visualization and data analysis tools 

• Bilingualism English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)