Manager, Financial Audit and Related Services

Classification: Band 3

Salary Band: $90,900.08 to $ annually

The anticipated starting salary for new hires for this position is $109,850 annually.

Job Type: Regular Full-Time

Location: Victoria, B.C. (Hybrid), Vancouver, B.C. (Remote)

An eligibility list may be established for future vacancies.

Be part of a high-performing and rewarding organization that’s making a difference for people in B.C.

The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. (OAG) is an independent office of the legislature. Our team contributes to an effective and accountable provincial public service.

We dig deep into public sector financial statements through our audits, and we conduct performance audits of government programs and services. We report our work directly to the Legislative Assembly and to the people of B.C.

Recognizing our people have different personal needs, we support flexibility in how and where we work. We encourage a healthy work-life balance as you pursue top-notch work.

We are inclusive and respectful, promote strong, team-centered values, and provide great opportunities for career growth. We believe in supporting each other to learn and develop, offering professional development, education opportunities, and reimbursement for required professional dues.

Our comprehensive compensation package includes:

• a compensation framework for salary progression opportunities;
• four weeks of annual leave (to start);
• winter holiday closure from December 25 to New Year’s Day;
• extended health benefits and life insurance;
• public service pension plan;
• maternity, parental, and adoption leave salary top up; and
• confidential employee and family assistance support.

Located in the heart of downtown Victoria, our office has modern collaboration spaces and great amenities. It includes a gym, private locker rooms and showers, indoor bike storage, complimentary hot drinks, an outdoor patio, and sunroom with views of Victoria’s beautiful Inner Harbour.

The OAG is a great place to work. We regularly celebrate our achievements together, with engaging and exciting events. If you want to make a difference for people in B.C., you’ll fit right in!

Reporting to the Director, Financial Audit and Related Services (FARS), the Manager leads and conducts financial and, periodically, direct assurance audit projects. The Manager ensures all assigned projects are planned, conducted, and reported according to office policies, professional accounting and assurance standards, and the office’s system of quality management. The Manager also ensures that all relevant issues and concerns are identified and resolved, or raised to the Director or FARS portfolio leadership for resolution.

The Manager is the office’s front line contact for their assigned audits and is key to developing relationships and moving audit projects forward. The Manager regularly communicates with audit contacts in finance, operational, and program areas. Work will also involve coordination with other groups within the OAG.

The Manager also contributes to their team’s development on a broader level by demonstrating project management skills and the office’s behavioural competencies.

• Plans, conducts, reviews, and reports on several concurrent financial statement audits, in accordance with the latest applicable Canadian accounting and auditing professional standards and office methodologies.
• Maintains considerable subject matter expertise in financial statement audits.
• Ensures project work meets performance targets, approved budgets, and timelines, while navigating competing priorities.
• Builds and manages relationships with the audited entities from the initial planning stages, through audit delivery, and evaluation of the audit process.
• Contributes to the identification…