Description

Our team and what we’ll accomplish together

The TELUS Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) team is a high-performing collaborative team that supports the management of key risks across the organization. As part of the Risk Management team within TELUS Finance, the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) team provides proactive, objective enterprise risk and internal control assessment, audit and assurance services for Management and the TELUS Board of Directors. You will join a team that supports governance and compliance at the highest corporate industry standard; enabling operational improvements, identification and mitigation of risk exposure, effective control and governance oversight. You will partner with internal, as well as, external stakeholders as part of your day-to-day role activities.

As a SOX – IT Internal Auditor, you will be a key member of the company’s internal control assessment process to ensure compliance with SOX regulations and achieving SOX certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as required by SOX 404 (UnitedStates of America) and National Instrument (NI)Section 52-109 (Canada). The successful applicant will be part of a team of audit professionals conducting the annual SOX audit program

What you’ll do

• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned IT processes and coordinate with ProcessOwners to ensure documentation and testing supporting the SOX program is updated on a timely basis
• Proactively update and maintain risk assessments for assigned process areas, conduct walkthroughs, assess process design, perform operating effectiveness testing
• Evaluate test exceptions/ control deficiencies and work closely with the business to identify remediation actions, compensating controls and areas for improvement
• Assess and understand the risks and contribute to risk management initiatives and scoping exercises for SOX compliance
• Participate in discussions with Internal and External Auditors on the adequacy and design of internal Controls and compensating controls
• Effectively communicate and influence management on the importance of an effective control environment and the role of the SOX team
• Monitor and report on the status of remediation activities, and assist in the preparation of quarterly status updates for the SOX program
• Actively participate in the annual planning and scoping of the SOX Program

Qualifications

What you bring

• 5+ years of external or internal audit/ SOX experience
• Strong project management skills and experience with an ability to manage multiple priorities, work in a fast-paced environment and consistently achieve objectives and meet timelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels of the organization
• Capable of confidently and knowledgeably leading communications and negotiating with Senior Management in increasingly complex, potentially confrontational situations
• Strong attention to detail and ability to appropriately and effectively challenge the status quo to affect positive business change
• Ability to work in a team-based, self-managed environment and foster open communication with the team
• Ability to absorb information quickly and extract relevant facts/data
• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline

Great-to-haves

• Professional IT, Internal Audit, and/or other professional designations like Certified Information Systems
• Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Security Manager(CISM) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Accounting Designation (CPA, CA; CIA; SOX Certification) with audit and SOX experience
• Knowledge of and ability to apply various risk assessment/control frameworks: COSO, COBIT, GAIT, ITIL and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
• Knowledge of SAP and ACL
• Considerable experience with Microsoft Office and G Suite, audit tools & techniques