Senior Manager, Audit & Advisory Services
Manulife
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead audit and advisory projects in accordance with department standards, within resource budgets and target dates, reporting any scheduling or budget over-runs to Director or AVP, and embrace Agile methodology.
- Perform fieldwork as needed to meet deadlines to complete audit work.
- Have adequate understanding of risks being handled by the unit being audited and develop audit scope and audit programs to evaluate the controls in place to mitigate these risks.
- Review test procedures and results to ensure that test objectives and documentation standards are met.
- Apply analytical skills and be open minded to explore different ways to audit, embrace and use data analytics to enhance audit coverage.
- Build and maintain strong relationship with management.
- Coach and mentor junior staff in the steam.
- Lead various SOX processes, assist in SOX/MAR Planning, and provide oversight during walkthrough and testing phases.
- Actively follow up on open issues with management, maintain open communication and owning the remediation testing of issues.
- Results oriented, ability to manage competing priorities and projects.
- Adapt to new process and technology and look for ways to gain efficiency.
- Audit and project management experience is required.
- 6 to 8 years of risk management, operations or equivalent business or advisory/consulting experience.
- Actuarial knowledge and related experience on actuarial processes such as reserves and capital valuation and reporting, product development and pricing, experience studies, are a plus.
- Minimum 2 years of life insurance experience, strong understanding of life and health insurance operations and products is required.
- Good understanding of life and health insurance operations, applicable regulations, and risks.
- Knowledge of SOX/MAR, Corporate Pricing and Valuation Standards, and financial reporting under IFRS and local regulations.
- University degree is required. A recognized accounting (CPA, CA) or auditing (CIA) designation is preferable, but not essential for candidates with good insurance industry experience.
- Knowledge of the data analysis tools is preferred.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, ability to effectively communicate ideas and recommendations, and to listen and consider ideas of others.
- Strong interpersonal skills including ability to work with and influence management at various levels of the organization.
- Ability to work efficiently in diverse environments and cultures.
- You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
- You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
- You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
- You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
- You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
- You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.
- A competitive salary and benefits packages.
- A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
- A focus on growing your career path with us.
- Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
- Values-first culture