Senior Project Audit Consultant

Company: CGL
Department: Audit Services
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time 
Work Model: Hybrid 
Language: English is required, French is an asset 

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our national Finance team aspires to create, enhance, and protect value for our organization and its stakeholders. Our knowledgeable team educates and influences the organization to make well-informed, risk-based decisions. We think innovatively and strategically to solve business problems and strive to move our business forward with practical, integrated processes and tools that ensure organizational success.

The Senior Project Audit Consultant role is responsible for assessing the effectiveness of project management practices across the group of companies, and ensuring projects comply with organization standards, regulatory requirements and industry best practices. This role will be responsible for consulting on multiple projects and subsets of projects of varying priority. This role works with stakeholders at all levels across the organization from senior leadership to front line staff/team members. It will be responsible for managing complex relationships, influencing, negotiating and navigating highly sensitive situations, and as such requires excellent relationship skills and tact.

How you will create impact:

• Conduct comprehensive audits of ongoing and completed projects.
• Assess adherence to corporate project requirements for key project artifacts (e.g. project plans, budgets, timelines and quality standards).
• Evaluate compliance with regulatory and organizational policies.
• Act as an enabler and supporter to the Project Manager and EPMO for proactive and timely risk management.
• Identify business or technical risks and bring in Operational or IT Audit assistance as required. Recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and consistency in project delivery.
• Support the development of policies, procedures and templates to improve project governance.
• Provide project leadership for internal operational initiatives related to process improvements, adoption of tools/technology.
• Manage internal projects, as required, including the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the GRC Tool software.
• Deliver internal training to project teams on audit processes, compliance and risk management.

How you will succeed:

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.   
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions. 
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.  
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues. 

To join our team:

• You have 10 + years working experience as a project manager (e.g. waterfall, agile).
• You have 3-5 years of leadership experience (e.g. people leader and/or individual contributor level).
• You have a post secondary degree in Business/Technology or a related discipline
• You have a strong knowledge and experience with Project Life Cycle knowledge - project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure phases.
• You have solid experience on Performance Metrics for projects – familiarity with key KPIs.
• You have good knowledge and experience on Governance – understanding of project governance structures and how to assess compliance.
• You demonstrate strength in interpersonal skills and have the ability to establish effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at various levels.

What you need to know:

• You will travel occasionally. 
• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What’s in it for you? 

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.