Sr Audit Group Manager- Audit Methodology

Job Description:

The Senior Audit Group Manager leads and develops a team of audit professionals and is responsible for overseeing, planning and executing audits and / or projects of varying complexity and may act as a subject matter expert in own area of expertise. Accountable to provide guidance, leadership, coaching and development to ensure operational results and professional / personal development objectives are achieved for the overall group.

Consideration will be made for other locations/remote for highly qualified candidates

Depth & Scope:

• Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required

• Oversees and leads a large, significant and/or highly complex, and diverse audit team for an area of significant risk, complexity or scope

• People Manager role that generally manages a team of Audit professionals / specialists

• Strategic advisor to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials, with deep industry, external / internal, enterprise knowledge, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and identifying operational efficiencies and opportunities with other business management / enterprise areas

• Facilitates key strategic audit discussions and provide thought leadership to executives

• Highly specialized expert with in-depth knowledge to manage audits for multiple, significant complex businesses, functional areas and/or global business lines

• Sets operational team direction and collaborate with others to execute on common goals

• Focuses on long term planning for functional area

• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion

• May participate on or leads various projects/ division initiatives as needed

• Demonstrates TD leadership Core Values

• Recognizes team members' contributions

• Strong presentation skills when delivering training and presentation at the division level, industry conferences, workshops, etc.

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree required

• Advanced knowledge of audit standards, procedures, laws, rules and regulations

• Advanced knowledge of risk management environment, standards, regulations and mitigation

• Knowledge of current and emerging trends

• Skilled in managing budgets and resource allocation.

• Skilled in mentoring, coaching and performance management

• Skilled in using computer applications including MS Office

• Advanced ability to lead, plan, implement and evaluate program/project activities to ensure completion of audit

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form

• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions

• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently

• Ability to exercise sound judgement in making decisions

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines

• Ability to establish goals and objectives that support the strategic plan

• Ability to contribute to strategic direction of the audit function and provide advice to senior leadership

• Ability to forecast initiatives and demand in order to develop annual strategic audit plan

• Serves as the Senior Audit Group Manager for the team within Professional Practices.

• Spearhead the strategy, design, and execution of the Internal Audit Methodology for the global Internal Audit division supporting approximately 800 colleagues.

• 10+ years of relevant experience

• Provides guidance, leadership, coaching and development as a seasoned audit professional and as a people leader to ensure success

Preferred Experience:

• Typically, 10+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study

• Professional designation or business designation such as CPA, CIA, MBA

• Seasoned professional with industry experience. Experience with evolving Audit Methodology and Audit Technology preferred.

• Strong collaboration/facilitation skills, be able to work with teams to understand requirements, provide solutions, recommendations and communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

• Excellent relationship management skills with strong technical/business acumen and ability manage multiple tasks with varying deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Leads a team of Subject Matter Experts to provide recommendations and drafting amendments to audit methodology, practices, and tools to achieve strategic objectives

• Performing research on audit process best practices, regulatory guidance to identify gaps and implement changes to remediate

• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency

• Influence partners toward solutions while ensuring appropriate transparency, reporting and escalation

Customer Accountabilities:

• Develops, communicates and implements a holistic strategy for audit area of expertise in support of and integrated with the overall audit strategy

• Oversees / leads / manages and plans audit engagement work activities to ensure adequate risk coverage which may require alignment across multiple areas

• Review of Audit Planning Memorandum (APM), Process Risk and Control Matrix (pRCM), Findings Grid and Audit Report

• Completes L2 reviews / sign off on all audit activities (i.e. walkthroughs, test scripts, test results, grid, evidence uploads)

• Acts as lead audit advisor to management and respective teams for area of specialization. Reports on emerging trends, identifying issues and opportunities and recommending action to senior management

• Acts as a strategic audit advisor by providing counsel and guidance on audit issues. Leads relationships with key enterprise partners and interface with respective leadership team to effectively manage own audit area and clarify scope of accountabilities while influencing and aligning others as needed

• Ensures an integrated and aggregated view of all related activities across the overall function providing escalations, recommendations, and decision support to leadership

• Forecasts initiatives and demand, and coordinates prioritization of the portfolio / initiatives with key stakeholders

• Provides functional / business level communications to ensure messages to stakeholders and/or leaders are consistent, appropriate and aligned to business strategies and executive management direction

• Leads the team in the development and/or integrated implementation of policies / processes / procedures / changes across multiple audit areas

Shareholder Accountabilities:

• Ensures team adheres to internal policies / procedures, enterprise frameworks and methodologies and applicable regulatory guidelines, contributes to the review of internal processes and activities and assists in identifying potential opportunities to improve operational efficiencies for their business area

• Leads relationships with business lines / corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements

• Supports team in staying knowledgeable on emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts to the Bank

• Assesses / identifies key issues and escalates to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders and audit management where required

• Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes and sound infrastructure in alignment with risk appetite

• Identifies, mitigates and reports on risk issues per enterprise policy / guidelines and ensures appropriate escalation processes are followed

• Leads or contributes to cross-functional / enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations

• Oversees or leads the facilitation and/or implementation of own internal audit action/remediation plans to address performance / risk / governance issues

Employee/Team Accountabilities:

• Responsible for management of the overall team(s) providing both leadership and guidance.

• Sets targets and objectives for the team, and deliver results

• Grows team expertise to align with enterprise demand and the Bank's direction; assess team skills and capabilities and continually look for ways to provide and enhance the value delivered

• Fosters an environment / culture that encourages productivity, innovation, process improvement, teamwork and a high level of professionalism

• Co-ordinates necessary resources to ensure completion of Audit assignment by deadlines

• Provides coaching, development, succession, recruitment, resource management and overall team leadership for team members and provide regular input into team members' assessment of performance and development plans

• Prioritizes and manages own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines

• Supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues / points of interest

• Identifies and recommends opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency

• Establishes effective relationships across multiple business areas

• Participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business units

• Supports and manages teams through change

• Is a brand ambassador for Internal Audit both internally to the bank and externally

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel - Occasional

• International Travel - Never

• Performing sedentary work - Continuous

• Performing multiple tasks - Continuous

• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous

• Responding quickly to sounds - Occasional

• Sitting - Continuous

• Standing - Occasional

• Walking - Occasional

• Moving safely in confined spaces - Occasional

• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) - Occasional

• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) - Never

• Squatting - Occasional

• Bending - Occasional

• Kneeling - Never

• Crawling - Never

• Climbing - Never

• Reaching overhead - Never

• Reaching forward - Occasional

• Pushing - Never

• Pulling - Never

• Twisting - Never

• Concentrating for long periods of time - Continuous

• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations - Continuous

• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions - Continuous

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

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Colleague Development

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Training & Onboarding
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