We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

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POSITION OVERVIEW
The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for the development, planning, coordination and execution of internal audit and consulting engagements and activities. The role involves managing end-to-end engagements, providing strategic insights, and fostering a high-performance and engaged team.

The role further involves strategic contributions in support of development of the annual audit plan, championing the audit methodology and tools as well as coaching and developing skillsets for the IA team members.

The audit team has a direct impact in helping BDC fulfill its organizational objectives by maintaining an effective control environment, ensuring practices are appropriate to mitigate potential risks and that all employees are upholding the highest ethical standards. Internal Audit activities provide BDC Management and the Board of Directors with independent and objective assurance adequacy and effectiveness of Governance, Risk Management and internal controls and processes.

Internal Audit’s scope of activities broadly considers all functions and activities across all lines of defense. Internal Audit maintains independent and unfettered access to ensure its capacity to fulfill its mandate in providing objective assurance and advice.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Manages/Leads the execution of audit engagement(s) and performs 1st level review, challenge and oversight of professional due care.

• Provide independent, objective risk assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of 1st line of defense and corporate function practices, internal controls and governance processes.

• Provide independent, objective assurance over the design and execution of the Bank's risk management practices established through 2nd line of defense oversight/challenge, risk infrastructure activities, frameworks, policies, management reporting, and board reporting.

• Risk based planning and execution of audit engagements to assess the design and operating effectiveness of operational and applications of internal controls and business processes.

• Effectively document all the phases of the audit, including the documentation of process, risks, controls, and deficiencies.

• Based on the work performed, prepare audit reports that adequately communicate the audit findings, including the root cause of any observation, and identify opportunities for improvements or process optimization as well as any best practices.

• Enhance development and expertise of the team as Audit Manager will provide key on the ground coaching, fostering technical skills and business understanding

• Participate in the execution of the annual audit plan in consideration of BDC’s audit universe and organizational business processes

• Responsible for ongoing monitoring and tracking of Business action plans and contribution to risk mitigation

• Develop an in-depth understanding of BDC products, services, governance and processes

• Participate in quality assessment of the Internal Audit function.

• Maintain corporate audit independence and objectivity in all assignments while developing and maintaining effective, value-added partnerships (with colleagues, stakeholders, and audit clients).

• Assist with defining, developing, and documenting continuous monitoring processes to identify existing and emerging risks to operating effectiveness and opportunities for fraudulent activities.

• Support the development and execution of data analytics testing for audits.

• Keep abreast of current developments in auditing and new auditing techniques.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economy, or related field.

• 10+ years of financial service experience in internal audit with demonstrated engagement leadership experience.

• Capacity to demonstrate strong commercial acumen.

• Proven skills and experience related to adaptability, detail-oriented, internal control, interpersonal relationship management, organization and planning, results-oriented.

• Strong interpersonal skills, capacity to build and retain relationships and ability to work with and as part of a team.

• Excellent communication skills, in both official languages, and ability to produce clear, concise and effective written reports.

• Strong analytical, auditing and problem-solving abilities to evaluate areas of risks and to develop appropriate solutions.

• Credit acumen an asset.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail yet, capable of quickly grasping the big picture, addressing concerns and problems, and proposing practical and novel solutions adapted to the environment of the Bank.

• Excellent knowledge of risk management frameworks, including governance within the three line of defense model.

• CIA professional designation required. Other designation (CPA, CFA, CISA, etc.), an asset.

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.