Royal Bank of Canada

Job Summary

Supervises execution of internal audit plan by leading or conducting financial, compliance or operational audit projects including the examination and evaluation of the adequacy of internal controls. Applies extensive, in-depth knowledge, skills, and practices to perform complex assignments.

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Audit Manager, Non-Financial Risk, Internal Audit (IA), you will gain exposure to RBC businesses and functions and become a leader and subject matter expert on topics of enterprise and operational risk. You will evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices, and corporate governance processes within Group Risk Managment-GRM, and provide insights on behalf of the Non-Financial Risk audit team. You will lead the planning, execution and reporting of audit engagements, providing leadership to a team of auditors. Work will span planned internal audits, ad-hoc investigations, continuous monitoring and audit issue resolution. You will lead teams in the utilization of data analytic tools to provide assurance and insights, and act as a trusted advisor to the function.

RBC Internal Audit leverages a unique perspective— with a coordinated view across the entire business—to deliver valuable advice that not only gives assurance, but that illuminates a bigger picture, connects dots, builds best practices and broadens possibilities. We connect intelligence to protect and enable RBC.

What will you do?

• A collaborative leader that is self-motivated, proactive, a critical thinker, and able to coach teams in the execution of audit engagements.
• Leads by example in promoting teamwork across IA and builds trusting relationships with Internal Audit peers and business partners.
• Actively contributes to team discussions, openly shares experiences and ideas to improve audit practices and coverage, and challenges others’ thinking or approaches in a constructive manner.
• Will lead, oversee and manage internal audits from planning through to reporting. This includes ensuring the audit coverage is adequate for the issuance of an overall opinion on internal controls and risk management practices to senior management; execute audit work, drafting, supporting and communicating audit issues; assessing management action plans; and reviewing working papers. Use appropriate data analytics to identify and ensure adequate coverage of key risks.
• Ability to identify and assess risks and controls within the assigned audit area, provide guidance to the teams in the creation and execution of their testing, maintain and/or review appropriate working papers and finalize audit issues, and communicate findings and conclusions.
• Assess effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices and governance processes in order to effectively draw conclusions and generate insights. Discover patterns, insights, trends and anomalies from straightforward analyses, data sets and visualization tools.
• Supports the Director in ongoing monitoring and discussions with business leaders.
• Maintain effective working relationship with key stakeholders ensuring they get maximum value from our engagement work.
• Effect change by providing input and feedback on management action plans to effectively address identified deficiencies, and ensure implementation in a timely manner.
• Keep abreast of organizational, regulatory, product, strategic and financial changes and/or trends impacting the function.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Experience leading and motivating teams towards a common objective; project management experience.
• Ability to quickly understand the risks associated with new services and products, and to formulate practical audit procedures to address them; ability to solve problems while working under pressure.
• Strong knowledge of GRM Operational and Enterprise Risk functions (Operational Risk, Operational Resiliency, Risk Appetite, Risk Data, Strategy and Corporate Governance, Risk Reporting,)
• Strong understanding of auditing principles and techniques and has excellent project management skills and excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to interact with senior business management.
• Undergraduate quantitative degree (e.g. B.Com., B. Math, P.Eng., MSc (Data Science)) and Strong risk and control mind-set.

Nice-to-have

• Professional accounting or audit certification
• Experience working as a contributing team member on a special project
• Experience in GRM

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits and competitive compensation;
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities;
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact;
• Flexible work/life balance options;
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progre

Job Skills

Adaptability, Auditing, Business Process Optimization (BPO), Commercial Acumen, Detail-Oriented, Internal Controls, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Multi-Level Communication, Operational Audits, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Process Optimization, Results-Oriented, Risk Assessments, Risk Management, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

Address:

20 KING ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

INTERNAL AUDIT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-27

Application Deadline:

2025-07-27

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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