Manager - Internal Control (Finance)

Our client, highly regarded pioneer of media technology, is searching for a Manager - Internal Control (Finance) in either their Montreal or their Ottawa locations under a hybrid working arrangement.

This is a contract opportunity for 22 months.

The Manager - Internal Control will be either responsible for the management and oversight of the Corporation’s Internal Controls Financial Reporting program,  IT General Controls or be a key subject matter expert/advisor on large scale corporate strategic projects. In addition, you will be responsible for highly confidential and sensitive matters concerning monitoring, tracking and escalation deficiencies identified within key business processes.

Manager - Internal Control (Finance) Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the business, at all levels of the corporation, to assess their risks and controls, to periodically review their deficiencies and action plans and to prepare and communicate their annual report to share the overall conclusion of their business cycles
• Support the entity-level control program by implementing and maintaining the risk and controls matrix, executing or supervising key controls testing and providing a final report. This program will be based on a maturity model.
• Support the Fraud Risk Assessment program by maintaining an inventory of risk scenarios and their risk level and ensure through testing and documentation that an adequate risk response is applied to each scenario. Provide appropriate and timely reporting.
• Support compliance to financial policies pertaining to accounting principles and internal controls
• Ensure that projects run smoothly in a timely and cost effective manner and meets the program goals
• Maintain high expectation/emphasis over internal controls by proactively finding creative solutions to optimize and standardize controls and adopt best practices to facilitate a strong internal control environment. This may also mean creating tools and offering training.
• As a subject matter expert (SME) and the internal control lead in various transformation projects throughout the corporation, advises the working groups and project managers on how to improve the environment of governance, risks and internal control. Reviews current state processes and evaluates future state processes. Provides advice on control design, management monitoring controls and reporting mechanisms.

• FR/ENG Bilingualism is a requirement
• Professional accounting designation – CPA
• Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or Commerce or a related field with a minimum of five years of relevant experience in Finance/Audit related positions. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Knowledge of internal audit, and information system audit processes (CIA, CISA, or IT designations are an asset)
• Extensive knowledge of risk management and internal control processes
• Experience in IFRS standards
• Experience working with GRC modules an asset

Accommodations are available upon request to support your participation during all stages of the recruitment process.

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