Senior Consultant- Technology Risk- Assurance
Job in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Listing for:
EY
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-02
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Consultant, IT Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, Cybersecurity
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The opportunity
EY is seeking a Senior, to join our Technology Risk team. This professional will manage engagement teams, as well as directly assist clients in employing information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. The successful candidate will also work with client personnel to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other IT professionals in performing information technology (IT) control and security engagements.
Your Key Responsibilities
Financial Audit IT Integration – Execution of IT related audit procedures (including IT related procedures beyond ITGCs) in support of financial statement audits and reporting on internal controls over financial reporting (integrated and non-integrated audits)Internal Controls Attestations – Focus on providing an opinion on management’s assertion over business processes and controls including IT General Controls.Service organization reporting – Focus on the issuance of third-party reports in the form of 3416 reports, SOC 1 & SOC 2 reports, etc.Provide high quality professional day-to-day management of internal/external audit engagements/projects and understand EY’s practices and service offerings and identify potential opportunities to improve such service offeringsLead and support the on-site coordination role for audit clients including planning, briefing team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends, coaching and mentoring staff, communicating with the clients and completing audit engagementsMaintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered.Support preparation of IT external audit reports on the adequacy and effectiveness of control structure, along with practical recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency of a control or process.Able to discuss and resolve IT audit issues and recommendations with client management.Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations.Skills And Attributes For Success
Highly professional with ability to work in challenging, diverse and evolving client environmentsFlexible with the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situationsExcellent verbal and written communication skillsThe ability to build strong client relationshipsStrong team working skills are essentialStrong presentation and facilitation skillsA passion to contribute to the growth of the practiceStrong experience interacting with clients at all levels including Staff, Leadership and PartnersStrong written, communication, and presentation skills.Ability to coach and mentor junior staff on engagements.To qualify for the role you must have
A minimum of 2 - 4 years of experience in IT audits and/or risk assessments and/or technology evaluations;Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other relevant program required.Possessing relevant accounting / audit designation(s) or working towards one ( CPA, CISA, CIA, CISSP, CISM) is required.Demonstrated knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, NIST or other IT frameworks would be as asset.Experience with data and analytics tools such as ACL; providing IT support to non IT auditors.Proficiency using MS Office Suite including Excel, Word, One Note and Power Point Ability to obtain Government of Canada Secret clearanceWillingness to travelIdeally, you’ll also have
Hands on experience with project management or IT operations based in large enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP, Oracle EBS JDE and SAP or information security would be an asset.What We Look For
As an ambassador for the Technology Risk team, you will need to build a strong network internally and be able to exceed our clients' high expectations. We are seeking high performing individuals who have been recognised for exceeding expectations. We’re interested in highly motivated talented individuals with a strong willingness to think outside of the box. You can expect plenty of…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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