Senior Internal Auditor (Operations)
Top Benefits
About the role
We are hiring for this position out of our Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary offices. Successful candidates who apply outside of these areas will be expected to relocate and reside in a location that is within a commutable distance.
Role Overview:
Oversees targeted audit assignments to confirm alignment with financial regulations and institutional policies. Designs and refines Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs) along with tailored evaluation strategies. Performs comprehensive assessments of internal control systems and risk mitigation frameworks to identify vulnerabilities and improvement opportunities. Communicates key insights to stakeholders and composes high-level audit summaries for senior leadership. Engages with cross-departmental teams to support the resolution and verification of audit recommendations. Maintains current knowledge of evolving financial regulations and industry benchmarks. Provides mentorship and technical guidance to junior audit staff, fostering professional growth and audit excellence.
About the day-to-day:
- Lead small to medium sized audit engagements to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
- Develop Risk & Control Matrices (RCMs) and related testing procedures.
- Conduct thorough and detailed testing to analyze and assess internal controls and risk management processes.
- Present observations to auditees and draft audit reports for senior management.
- Collaborate with various departments to identify and later validate the implementation of audit recommendations.
- Keep up-to-date with changes in regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Mentor and guide junior auditors to develop their skills and knowledge.
About you / qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE or CAMS (or willing to work towards certification while working).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in internal auditing, with a focus on regulatory compliance.
- In-depth knowledge of OSFI, CDIC, and/or FINTRAC requirements, and knowledge of other relevant banking regulatory requirements (e.g., Trust & Loan Companies Act, Bank Act, Consumer Protection, AMF legislations) will be considered an asset.
- Knowledge of internal audit processes and risk-based approaches and methodologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience working with various stakeholders within an organization.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of integrity and attention to detail.
- Strong proficiency with systems; Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; Intermediate to advanced level of - Excel (pivot tables, IF functions, Lookup functions).
- Adaptable, flexible, innovative, and responsive to change with an ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and multi-entity environment.
- Experience with Audit Board is a plus.
About us:
Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.
Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.
About the work environment:
Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.
We offer:
- A hybrid work environment, enabling you to balance your personal and professional life seamlessly.
- Competitive salaries, profit sharing, RRSP matching and benefits from day one.
- Generous paid time off to help achieve a healthy work-life balance.
- A strengths-based approach, ensuring we work together more effectively.
- A commitment to your well-being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community.
Compensation:
Peoples Group is pleased to offer employees a competitive annual salary plus a discretionary profit share opportunity. Salary for this position will vary between $80,000 and $100,000 per year depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience that the chosen candidate possesses.
Help us get to know you better by answering our application questions! Your participation is expected as an essential part of our selection process.
NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
We value and celebrate individuality while fostering an inclusive workplace for everyone. If there's any way we can support or accommodate you during the selection process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
About Peoples Group
Peoples Group has been providing a tailored suite of financial solutions and delivering world-class customer interactions, since 1985. Over the years, we’ve thoughtfully expanded our product and service offerings based on customer needs. We expect to continue this successful journey in the years to come. We have grown substantial market share in the insured commercial lending space and are the leading issuer of prepaid payment cards in Canada, as well as an innovative merchant acquirer. We are an entrepreneurial organization that excels at customizing solutions to fit the needs of our clients. As a trusted partner of many fintechs, we have a proven track record of providing tools and guidance so they can realize their success.
Today, Peoples Group has 455+ employees and operates nationally in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Our success comes from our employees who bring our vision and values to life. By valuing people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths, we execute with passion.
And we mean it. We live our vision and values every day by being Trustworthy, Willing, Creative. What does this look like? We believe everyone has strengths that make them unique and are their greatest opportunity for success. We focus on strengths, the strength of our employees, the strength of our customers and build from there.
Focusing on strengths allows our company to be best positioned to build on our other two values: Relationship Building and Passionate Execution. Working at Peoples has a community feeling, where people care about each other and display pride in their work. At Peoples, every employee, at all locations and levels, is empowered to make an impact and contribute ideas.
Senior Internal Auditor (Operations)
Top Benefits
About the role
We are hiring for this position out of our Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary offices. Successful candidates who apply outside of these areas will be expected to relocate and reside in a location that is within a commutable distance.
Role Overview:
Oversees targeted audit assignments to confirm alignment with financial regulations and institutional policies. Designs and refines Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs) along with tailored evaluation strategies. Performs comprehensive assessments of internal control systems and risk mitigation frameworks to identify vulnerabilities and improvement opportunities. Communicates key insights to stakeholders and composes high-level audit summaries for senior leadership. Engages with cross-departmental teams to support the resolution and verification of audit recommendations. Maintains current knowledge of evolving financial regulations and industry benchmarks. Provides mentorship and technical guidance to junior audit staff, fostering professional growth and audit excellence.
About the day-to-day:
- Lead small to medium sized audit engagements to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
- Develop Risk & Control Matrices (RCMs) and related testing procedures.
- Conduct thorough and detailed testing to analyze and assess internal controls and risk management processes.
- Present observations to auditees and draft audit reports for senior management.
- Collaborate with various departments to identify and later validate the implementation of audit recommendations.
- Keep up-to-date with changes in regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Mentor and guide junior auditors to develop their skills and knowledge.
About you / qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE or CAMS (or willing to work towards certification while working).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in internal auditing, with a focus on regulatory compliance.
- In-depth knowledge of OSFI, CDIC, and/or FINTRAC requirements, and knowledge of other relevant banking regulatory requirements (e.g., Trust & Loan Companies Act, Bank Act, Consumer Protection, AMF legislations) will be considered an asset.
- Knowledge of internal audit processes and risk-based approaches and methodologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience working with various stakeholders within an organization.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of integrity and attention to detail.
- Strong proficiency with systems; Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; Intermediate to advanced level of - Excel (pivot tables, IF functions, Lookup functions).
- Adaptable, flexible, innovative, and responsive to change with an ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and multi-entity environment.
- Experience with Audit Board is a plus.
About us:
Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.
Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.
About the work environment:
Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.
We offer:
- A hybrid work environment, enabling you to balance your personal and professional life seamlessly.
- Competitive salaries, profit sharing, RRSP matching and benefits from day one.
- Generous paid time off to help achieve a healthy work-life balance.
- A strengths-based approach, ensuring we work together more effectively.
- A commitment to your well-being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community.
Compensation:
Peoples Group is pleased to offer employees a competitive annual salary plus a discretionary profit share opportunity. Salary for this position will vary between $80,000 and $100,000 per year depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience that the chosen candidate possesses.
Help us get to know you better by answering our application questions! Your participation is expected as an essential part of our selection process.
NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
We value and celebrate individuality while fostering an inclusive workplace for everyone. If there's any way we can support or accommodate you during the selection process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
About Peoples Group
Peoples Group has been providing a tailored suite of financial solutions and delivering world-class customer interactions, since 1985. Over the years, we’ve thoughtfully expanded our product and service offerings based on customer needs. We expect to continue this successful journey in the years to come. We have grown substantial market share in the insured commercial lending space and are the leading issuer of prepaid payment cards in Canada, as well as an innovative merchant acquirer. We are an entrepreneurial organization that excels at customizing solutions to fit the needs of our clients. As a trusted partner of many fintechs, we have a proven track record of providing tools and guidance so they can realize their success.
Today, Peoples Group has 455+ employees and operates nationally in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Our success comes from our employees who bring our vision and values to life. By valuing people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths, we execute with passion.
And we mean it. We live our vision and values every day by being Trustworthy, Willing, Creative. What does this look like? We believe everyone has strengths that make them unique and are their greatest opportunity for success. We focus on strengths, the strength of our employees, the strength of our customers and build from there.
Focusing on strengths allows our company to be best positioned to build on our other two values: Relationship Building and Passionate Execution. Working at Peoples has a community feeling, where people care about each other and display pride in their work. At Peoples, every employee, at all locations and levels, is empowered to make an impact and contribute ideas.