Director, Audit Services

Job title:

Director, Audit Services

Company

Emera Inc

Job description

The Opportunity:Job Title: Director, Audit Services
Company, Department: Emera, Audit ServicesLocation: Halifax, NS – HybridAt Emera, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help Emera to safely deliver cleaner, reliable energy to our customers. If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you.We are currently looking for a Director, Audit Services, to join our Audit Services team in a permanent position. Reporting to the VP Audit Services, the Director is responsible for leading business process audit and advisory activities for Emera Inc. and all operating companies in Canada, the US and The Caribbean. The Director is responsible for maintaining relationships with affiliate senior leadership teams as well as regularly reporting to applicable Boards of Directors and Executives on Audit & Advisory activities.We at Emera are proud of our Audit Services team and the ways in which they contribute to our organization. Our team has a customer-focused strategy, is innovative and strives to continually improve the quality of our assurance and advisory activities as well as enhance Emera’s overall control environment. We encourage our team to be flexible and open-minded critical thinkers that can engage and excite others through new ideas and approaches. As auditors, we value integrity, objectivity, and professional skepticism, recognizing our team’s role in maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct. We are a large, diverse, complex organization with multiple business units that will offer challenge and career growth.As Director, Audit Services your responsibilities will include:

• Leading assurance and advisory engagements and providing technical expertise.
• Managing a professional audit team based in Canada, the US, and the Caribbean (including external consultants/contractors) and providing ongoing leadership/ mentorship to team members.

• Maintaining relationships with senior leadership and gaining consensus regarding potentially contentious or sensitive items.
• Staying informed on risks and strategic initiatives impacting the business.
• Monitoring remediation associated with previous audit issues; providing ongoing consultation on remediation approach; and escalating concerns and presenting status updates to senior leadership and Boards of Directors.

• Ongoing leadership/mentorship of team members including on-the-job training, facilitating team sessions, etc.
• Seek to continuously improve audit and advisory activities to become more efficient and effective through optimization and automation.
• Completing annual audit and advisory planning for Emera and its affiliates; adapting based on changing priorities and emerging risks.
• Assist VP, Audit Services with completion of quarterly Emera consolidated Audit Committee report.

The successful individual will have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and an ability to build consensus across an organization by consistently demonstrating credibility as a subject matter expert. You bring leadership, confidence, and decision-making capability, along with enthusiasm and energy.What Skills will make you successful?You recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and possess many, if not all, of the skills and experience listed below:

• Postgraduate degree in business, accounting, technology or related discipline.
• CPA designation, complemented by an audit certification such as CIA, CISA.
• Minimum of seven to ten years in an audit, risk and control environment with three years in an audit leadership role.
• Experience leading internal audit portfolios in a dynamic, complex organizational structure.
• Strong knowledge of IIA standards, including Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Expert knowledge of audit concepts and techniques as well as a broad understanding of enterprise risk, corporate governance, and process and control design.
• Experience implementing internal control programs, financial and operational processes while considering strategic objectives and broad implications.
• Proven ability to remain focused and deliver results in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment.
• Strong influencing, communication, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work inclusively with various individuals to achieve shared objectives and maintain effective business relationships.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.Why Join our team?

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with flexible on-site and remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Emera: At Emera we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. Emera supports candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs.Recruitment and Promotion Policy: When filling vacant positions, we are determined to hire the best candidates available. We are committed to providing employees with a fair and equal opportunity to compete for jobs. Hiring and promotion of employees is based on skills, capabilities, knowledge and demonstrated abilities.

Expected salary

Location

Halifax, NS

Job date

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:31:37 GMT

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