Internal Controls Specialist; ICFR

Position: Internal Controls Specialist (ICFR)
Office

Location:

Ottawa (ON);
Calgary (AB);
Halifax (NS);
Montreal (QC);
Toronto (ON);
Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement:  Limited

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak):  ZZZ

Security Requirement:  Secret

Salary:  Our salaries generally range from $86,816.59 to $ and are based on qualifications and experience.

What’s in it for you
We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career.

Annual Paid vacation.

Annual individual performance incentive.

Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well‑being from day one.

Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.

An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

While positions at CMHC require some in‑office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About the role
Join the Financial Controls Centre of Excellence team in the Internal Controls Specialist (ICFR) position. In this role, you will evaluate and provide guidance over internal controls supporting the financial statements, working closely with business lines, Internal Audit, and Risk. Your work supports management assurance, Audit Committee confidence, and Board oversight.

What you’ll do

Plan and execute internal control assessments over financial reporting (ICFR), including scoping, walkthroughs, design effectiveness, and operating effectiveness testing.

Assess controls supporting key financial statement line items and disclosures, forming conclusions that feed into management assurance and external reporting.

Partner with business teams to identify risks, evaluate control gaps, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen control design and execution.

Document control assessments, test results, and conclusions in accordance with professional internal audit and control standards.

Communicate findings clearly through written reports and verbal debriefs with management, Internal Audit, and Risk stakeholders.

Monitor remediation plans and follow up on control deficiencies to validate timely and effective resolution.

Contribute to the annual internal control plan, informed by enterprise risks, emerging issues, and changes in operations or systems.

Stay current on internal control, ICFR, and audit frameworks, standards, and best practices, including technology and IT general controls, while maintaining awareness of CMHC corporate priorities and initiatives to identify existing and emerging risks.

What you should have

An undergraduate degree in a related field such as Business, Finance or Accounting.

A Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation (active membership required).

A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in internal audit and/or external financial statement audit, including direct experience designing, executing, and documenting internal control testing in ICFR or SOX environments.

Proven experience identifying, assessing, and testing internal controls, with strong knowledge of compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, SOX, etc.).

Strong judgment, analytical thinking, problem‑solving skills, and attention to detail.

Demonstrated project management and organizational skills.

A strong understanding of audit methodologies, risk assessment, and control evaluation.

The ability to communicate results clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

It would be great if you also had

Bilingualism (English and French).

Experience with IT General Controls (ITGCs) or technology‑enabled financial processes.

Posting closing date
Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non‑Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

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