Director,Practice Management,Assurance & Advisory Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Management

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $ trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment

Accelerated exposure and responsibility

Global career development opportunities

Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders

A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration

A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance

An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

Job Description

Assurance and Advisory (A&A), CPP Investments’ internal audit group, provides independent and objective assurance to Senior Management and the Audit Committee of CPP Investments over the adequacy and effectiveness of the organization’s governance, risk management, and internal controls. Reporting to the Managing Director, Strategy & Governance, the Director will lead internal audit practice management initiatives across A&A, with a focus on methodology, reporting, planning, and governance practices that enable consistent, high-quality execution.

This role is central to ensuring the function delivers effectively on its Audit Plan. The Director will also oversee the preparation and delivery of the annual internal audit opinion, ensuring alignment with professional standards and transparency with senior stakeholders.

Role-Specific Accountabilities:

Assurance & Advisory Execution

Lead the maintenance and evolution of A&A’s audit methodology, governance documents, and quality assurance program.

Oversee planning activities, including development and monitoring of group objectives, the Audit Plan, resourcing, and budgeting.

Manage the preparation and delivery of quarterly and annual reporting on A&A activities to the Audit Committee and senior management.

Oversee the preparation and delivery of the annual internal audit opinion.

Manage the tracking of audit findings and facilitate follow-up by the audit team.

Lead the development and implementation of A&A’s training plan.

Oversee the audit management tool (Workiva), ensuring it supports effective execution and reporting of audit activities.

Oversee administrative aspects of the function, including drafting internal communications and maintaining the audit intranet page.

Provide guidance and coaching to team members on audit methodology and standards.

Business Partnership

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that A&A’s work is well aligned with organizational priorities.

Serve as a connector across the organization, embedding enterprise-wide priorities into A&A’s practices.

Demonstrate transparency and a “no surprises” approach with senior management and the Audit Committee.

People Leadership

Lead and support recruitment and onboarding activities for A&A.

Provide coaching and mentorship to staff on methodology, standards, and practice management.

Foster an inclusive team environment built on trust and a safe-to-speak-up culture.

Promote continuous professional development and a mindset of continuous improvement within the team.

Culture Carrier

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