Audit Portfolio Manager

Job Title: Audit Portfolio Manager

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Estimated Duration: Fulltime

About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Working with Associate Vice President (AVP) the Audit Portfolio Manager will help plan and effectively complete assigned accountabilities, supporting
the completion of process focused risk-based audits. As a member of the Internal Audit Services (IAS) team, complete (or in the case of more complex audits, assist in the
completion of) risk-based, business process focused audit assignments with the goal of improving the overall risk/control environment of CTC.

What you’ll do
 

• Assess and report on both the adequacy and effectiveness of those internal controls that aim to manage risk. In so doing, identify weaknesses and recognize
• opportunities for control enhancements.
• Provide consultation to department/business line management on matters pertaining to the adequacy and effectiveness of the risk / control environment.
• Supervise (in some cases) other staff assigned to audit engagement or projects so as to ensure completed work supports the plan and meets divisional audit
• standards.
• Complete audit engagements, projects, or multiple sections of the audit program.
• Identify, document, and assess key business process related risks and controls.
• Assess key controls in terms of both adequacy of design and effectiveness of operation.
• Report risk / control gaps in the process that may impact a business from achieving its objectives.
• Support Management by identifying through audits completed, cost recoveries and savings opportunities.

Specific accountabilities pertaining to the phases of the audit are as follows:

Planning / Execution Stages

• Developing detailed audit plans / programs and manage assigned fieldwork to ensure alignment.
• Assessing risks and adequacy of internal controls for business processes, and document in flowcharts.
• Recommend and apply data mining approach to validate control assertions.
• Complete sufficient testing of processes/key controls/assertions in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ensure that the audit documentation on each assignment meet division’s and IIA Standards.
• Assess audit findings to derive risk / control stated recommendations.
• Quantify cost recoveries and cost savings opportunities.
• Work with clients to develop realistic solutions to control identified weaknesses.
• Ensure that client’s corrective action plans are properly documented. Follow-up with the client where required.
• Provide assistance as required, to external auditors in conducting audits.
• Maintain and develop current and professional knowledge to enhance and complement work skill set.

Reporting Stage

• Prepare draft Audit report with management responses, action plans and time lines.

Who you are

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail
• environment.
• Action oriented, and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business.
• Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business.
• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward.
• If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is definitely the place to be.

What you bring
 

• CPA Designated
• 6+ years practical auditing experience
• Degree in finance or business
• Experience in completing an enterprise business risk audit approach
• Proven record of designing and conducting audit tests using data analytics, and to formulate appropriate conclusions and insights
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the development and execution of data mining and analysis techniques
• Applied knowledge and experience of retail industry including merchandising, sourcing and buying, supply chain, store operations and marketing is considered an asset
• Well-developed verbal and writing skills sufficient to prepare and communicate audit findings
• Proficient in process mapping of control systems and processes
• Strong organizational skills and able to self manage
• Presentation skills sufficient to provide detailed explanation and interpretation of factual and conceptual information and ideas related to risk/ control related matters
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, LucidCharts, SQL, Python, KNIME, Co-pilot, ChatGPT and/or other data analytics and AI tools
• Proven skills for working with teams and building team rapport
• Ability to influence without a direct line of authority is essential

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
 
Accommodations  
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.