Financial Auditor III

About This Role

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary 

The Internal Audit Lead is responsible for assisting in the establishment, development and evaluation of a company’s internal controls over financial reporting, compliance and business operations. The Internal Audit Lead is responsible for conducting and assisting in the reporting on scheduled audits, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 key control testing, investigations and departmental projects. Assignments range throughout the varying areas of the Organization, including audits that are technical in nature and highly regulated (compliance specific). The Internal Audit Lead is responsible to fulfill professional and organization responsibilities including the Standards of Professional Practice of Internal Auditing Code of Ethics, as well as the Internal Audit Program Charter. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The major duties of the job that constitute the fundamental tasks and or responsibilities of the position:

• Participate and assists in performing and controlling the full audit cycle, including risk management and control management over the operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations for the organization.
• Participate, supports and assists in developing the scope of assigned internal audits and SOX 404 testing by selecting and developing appropriate audit procedures for the work programs to achieve audit objectives. Discusses and reviews audit procedures and work programs with the Internal Audit Manager prior to commencing test work for collaboration and corroboration in order to maintain consistent, effective audit coverage. Participates in recommending changes and improvements to established work programs and audit testing approaches as appropriate via discussion and review with the Internal Audit Manager. Challenging current processes across the organization and identify opportunities for refinement and discussing and reviewing with Internal Audit Manager for collaboration and corroboration.
• Ensures responsible members of management have been made aware of and understand the audit objectives and assignment. Promotes dialogue and input from auditees with respect to the audit area, associated risks and areas of focus and communicates with a variety of stakeholders across the organization.
• Participates in the evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of the system of internal controls, adherence to established policies and procedures, and regulatory guidance and conducts test work as outlined in the audit work program. Utilizes judgement as to expansion of scope and discusses with Internal Audit Manager prior to commencing scope expansion for collaboration and corroboration.
• Prepares work paper documentation in accordance with department standards to support test work performed and conclusions reached by obtaining, analyzing and evaluating accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts, etc. Explains, clarifies or corrects documentation to clear any review noted generated by the Internal Audit Manager’s review of the work papers, conclusion