Senior Internal Auditor

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 31,000 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.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Internal Audit department is evolving and growing to meet the company’s assurance needs.  Internal Audit team members can make a difference in improving Stantec’s business and financial processes.  We have a well-established SOX program which offers an excellent opportunity to learn the major financial reporting processes of the company.  We also have an evolving internal audit program which provides opportunities to learn about other key areas of Stantec’s business.  Those services are delivered within a dynamic company - recent exciting developments include continued domestic growth and expansion into international markets.  We are seeking a Senior Internal Auditor who will provide value added advisory, assurance and consulting services.

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. 

Your Key Responsibilities 

• Reporting to a Manager, Internal Audit, a Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for completing SOX compliance work, leading or assisting in the performance of internal audits and providing direct assistance to our external auditors. 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.
• 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; and
• A minimum of 10% domestic and international travel will be required, 1-2 weeks in duration each trip.