What is the opportunity?

We are looking for an outstanding professional to join our Internal Audit (IA) team in RBC Caribbean as a Senior Manager.  In this role, you will leverage your audit and financial services knowledge to provide independent, objective risk assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of risk management practices, internal control and corporate governance processes in RBC’s Personal and Commercial Banking area primarily but not limited to the Caribbean.

 

What will you do?

• As an audit lead, maintain IA standards in the planning, execution and reporting of audits to ensure adequate coverage of all identified audit entities and facilitate issuance of an opinion to senior management on internal controls and risk management practices in the Caribbean and other RBC locations as applicable
• Lead a team of professional auditors and be responsible for all aspects of an audit. Co-operate with other audit groups to effectively plan and execute audits. Lead by example in promoting teamwork across IA. Coach junior team members. Actively contribute to team discussions, openly sharing experiences and ideas to improve audit practices and coverage
• When acting as an audit lead, oversee and manage internal audits from start to finish - this includes drafting and agreeing audit issues; assessing management action plans; and reviewing working papers
• Assist IA Management in developing audit programs to ensure effective control solutions are implemented
• Provide practical, innovative and value-added solutions to issues identified, while remaining objective and independent
• Maintain effective working relationship with key stakeholders ensuring they get maximum value from our engagement work
• Effect change by assisting business management to develop appropriate action plans to address identified deficiencies, and ensure corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner to effectively address the issues identified
• Keep abreast of organizational, regulatory, product, strategic and financial changes and/or trends impacting assigned the business
• Participate in complex and confidential special audit projects enterprise wide as requested by senior management of the Bank
• Develop and /or contribute to the development of analytics used in audit engagements and continuous risk monitoring

 

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Undergraduate Degree in relevant discipline
• 7-10 years depth and breadth of auditing/banking/financial services experience
• Relevant professional designation (e.g. CIA, ACCA or equivalent), or firm commitment to earn designation in short order. Any additional relevant professional designation is considered as an advantage
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate a wide variety of complex information in both oral and written format
• The ability to quickly understand the risks associated with new services and / or processes and products
• The ability to formulate practical audit procedures to adequately monitor new risk and ensure adherence to limits
• Strong problem solving and negotiating skills to mitigate conflicts arising from difficult situations
• Excellent stakeholder management with an ability to maintain strong working relationships with clients as well as senior management
• Proficient time management and organizational skills

 

Nice-to-have

• Understanding of Advanced Analytics and data visualization and reporting
• Master’s Degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of risk management, regulatory standards, auditing standards and business processes in the financial services environment

 

Working Conditions

• 20-30% audit-specific travel required: assignments are generally for 2 weeks, but may vary based on unit and audit scope, but should not usually exceed 3 weeks

 

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• The advantage of working with a dynamic, collaborative, and high performing team where initiative and hard work are recognized and rewarded
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

 

 

Job Skills

Adaptability, Auditing, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Detail-Oriented, Internal Controls, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Results-Oriented