Senior Audit Manager

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.

When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

About the role:

This role is focused on overseeing and executing audits by assessing risks, evaluating internal controls, making recommendations regarding control deficiencies, and identifying areas of opportunity for improvement. Through audit work, you will have the opportunity to develop competencies around leading discussions with senior management, influencing various levels of management, project management, and building client relationships across the organization.

 

What will you do?

• Manage and execute complex audit engagements while overseeing the performance and career progression of Sr. Auditors
• Lead client-facing meetings and presentations to drive audit processes and communicate findings and recommendations
• Monitor audit project progress and ensure timely completion within budget and department objectives
• Assess key control design, execute control testing, and identify gaps to support audit objectives
• Prepare and review internal audit reports for delivery to management and monitor resolution of findings
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners and corporate stakeholders at all levels
• Identify opportunities to leverage data analytics and automated testing tools (CAAT, Copilot) to enhance audit efficiency
• Stay current on best practices in risk management, control assessment, and internal audit standards (COSO, COBIT)

 

What do you need to succeed?

• 6 years of audit experience in the financial services industry
• University degree in accounting, finance or business
• Professional designation – CIA and/or CPA (CRMA, CISA are nice to have)
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate, influence and network effectively
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and ability to understand complex business processes, their risks and identify key controls
• Knowledge of control frameworks (e.g. COSO, COBIT, etc)
• Knowledge of audit techniques, including planning, scoping, project management, evaluation and testing of internal controls
• Knowledge of Corporate areas including Risk Management, Finance, Compliance and AML
• Proficiency with Excel (experience with Pivot Tables and V/X-look ups)

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent written and communication skills, with ability to influence and lead meetings
• Pro-active, dedicated, flexible, demonstrating good practical judgement and taking initiative
• Team player, ability to multi-task, detail oriented, strong commitment to quality, analytical, strong problem solving and consultative skills
• Knowledge of or exposure to Risk Management, Finance, IFRS and Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Privacy, Market Conduct, ABAC) would be an asset

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid work environment
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• 20 vacation days per year
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial

Recent Awards:

• We are honoured to be recognized as a 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada
• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork 2022
• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada 2022
• Named “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, 2021 and 2023

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

85,000/85 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:

Internal Audit

Posting End Date:

12/11/2026