Internal Audit Consultant (SOX)

Job summary

Execute SOX testing and evaluate, document, and report on internal controls, identifying deficiencies and opportunities for improvement. Collaborate with business and finance stakeholders, support remediation and retesting, and maintain audit-compliant workpapers.

Job details

Contract Length: 12 months (with potential extension) Location: Hybrid – Toronto, ON Rate: $60-$70/hr Our client, a large capital-intensive organization within the natural resources and industrial sector, is seeking a CPA-designated SOX Tester to join their team on a 12-month consulting engagement. The successful candidate will play a key role in testing and evaluating internal controls to support SOX compliance. This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple business units. What You'll Do: Execute SOX testing procedures in accordance with established frameworks. Review, document, and evaluate internal controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Identify gaps, deficiencies, and opportunities for control enhancements. Collaborate with business and finance stakeholders to obtain documentation and resolve issues. Prepare clear, concise testing results and reports for management review. Support remediation efforts and re-testing as needed. Maintain proper documentation of workpapers, ensuring compliance with audit and SOX standards. What You'll Bring: CPA designation (must be from a Canadian regulatory body). 5+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, SOX testing, or external audit with exposure to SOX programs. Strong understanding of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR). Familiarity with risk assessment methodologies and audit practices. Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with ERP systems. Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills. Prior consulting or contract experience is an asset. Experience within a large, capital-intensive organization (natural resources, industrials, manufacturing, or utilities) is considered a strong asset.

What you’ll do

Execute SOX testing and evaluate, document, and report on internal controls, identifying deficiencies and opportunities for improvement. Collaborate with business and finance stakeholders, support remediation and retesting, and maintain audit-compliant workpapers.

Requirements

Requires a CPA designation from a Canadian regulatory body and at least five years of progressive experience in internal audit, SOX testing, or external audit with SOX exposure. Candidates should understand ICFR, risk assessment, and audit practices, and have advanced Excel skills, ERP familiarity, and strong organizational, analytical, and communication abilities.

Listed skills

• ERP systems · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• SOX Testing
• Internal Audit
• Internal Controls
• Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
• Technical Accounting
• Risk Assessment
• Audit Practices
• Advanced Excel
• ERP Systems
• Control Evaluation
• Deficiency Identification
• Remediation
• Audit Documentation
• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Collaboration

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting
• Management & Leadership

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