Senior Internal Auditor

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We are always on the look-out for good people to whom we can provide a suitably challenging and rewarding career.

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Job Responsibilities & Qualifications

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Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 32,000 employees in over 450 locations across 6 continents. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger. Explore opportunities in Financial Services.

Senior Internal Auditor

This will be accomplished by collaborating with various business teams to understand, analyze and resolve business process and internal control issues with the goal of achieving business center and corporate compliance to mandated standards.

Reporting to a Manager, Internal Audit, a Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for completing SOX compliance work and assisting in the performance of internal audits. This involves the ability to:

• Work independently with only limited direction and guidance and provides appropriate direction to other team members.
• Plan and perform SOX, internal audit and consulting projects, including complex and sensitive engagements.
• Think strategically to effectively establish the appropriate audit objectives and scope to meet client expectations.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify potential issues, evaluate risks and develop solutions to address the issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Evaluate findings in the context of the implications for the entire organization (i.e., “big picture”).
• Review files to ensure that a high level of quality is maintained and that auditing standards are followed.
• Can successfully lead exit meetings with the audit client to present the results and garner management support for the audit report and its recommendations.
• Establish and monitor targets for internal auditors (where applicable), ensuring both quality and productivity.
• Recognize and defuse potentially confrontational situations.
• Manage group dynamics and interpersonal relationships within and across teams.
• Perform multiple projects, working with various team members to meet budgets and deadlines.
• Build positive working relationships with stakeholders including clients, management and the external auditor.
• Keep abreast of emerging issues and external regulatory requirements that have assurance implications.
• Contribute to a team-oriented and continuous improvement environment within Stantec.
• A minimum of 10% domestic and international travel will be required, 1-2 weeks in duration each trip.

Qualifications:

• A professional degree in accounting or finance.
• 1-4 years of relevant post-designation experience within a large, complex environment in some or all the following areas: public accounting, internal auditing and/or SOX compliance.
• Certification in auditing or fraud examination is considered an asset (e.g., Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)) – if candidate does not have a certification, then candidate must commence the process to obtain a certification within the first year.
• Excellent understanding of internal auditing standards: International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), COSO and risk assessment practices.
• Superior skills in project management, analysis, problem solving and oral and written communication.
• Confidence and the ability to work with all levels of staff and management within a large international company.
• Ability to tie details to the “big picture”.
• Sound judgment.
• Has led and/or supervised a team.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s’ talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

The successful candidate shall be located in Pune.

Thanks & Regards,

Shashank Waghmare

Talent Acquisition Specialist

shashank.waghmare@stantec.com