Auditor - Toronto, Canada - City of Toronto

City of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Job ID: 36575

Job Category:
Audit, Compliance & Inspections

Division & Section:
Auditor General's Office, Auditor General Audit 2

Work Location:
METRO HALL, 55 John Street, Toronto

Job Type & Duration:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$86, $108,459.00, TM0324 and wage grade 6.0.

Shift Information:
Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation:
Non-Union

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 24-MAR-2023 to 23-APR-2023

Join the Auditor General's Office as an Auditor. The Auditor General's Office for Toronto is an award-winning leader in Performance Auditing in North America.

The Office offers a challenging, rewarding, and collegial work environment that provides an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Torontonians, and the work of City Councillors and City administrators.

The Auditor General's Office supports City Council in holding itself and City administrators accountable for the stewardship of public funds and the achievement of value for money in their operations.

It accomplishes this by conducting value-for-money/performance audits, information technology and forensic audits, regulatory compliance and other types of audits and reviews.

An accountant or auditor with a relevant designation will welcome this opportunity to join a dynamic team of professionals in completing value-for-money audits across City of Toronto, including agencies and corporations.

Major

Responsibilities:

Supports the Auditor General's Office to provide assurance to City Council on the quality of stewardship over public funds to ensure the taxpayers' money is spent with due regard to economy and efficiency and that the City's assets are safeguarded from loss.
Conducts research, benchmarking, and/or other audit procedures as part of planning, fieldwork, and reporting, considering developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation, and initiatives by other levels of government.
Contributes to establishing audit objectives, scope and criteria, and testing procedures.
Completes assigned audit tests, as set out within a defined audit program (i.e. summarizes documents and reports, reviews records, analyzes data, validates information, compiles and interprets results), while obtaining guidance from the supervising Audit Manager(s) and/or Senior Audit Manager(s) as needed.
Identifies and develops audit findings, by thoroughly analyzing causes and reviewing impacts based on sufficient and appropriate evidence, including making potential recommendations to strengthen internal controls to create more effective and efficient programs.
Discusses issues or matters encountered during the audit, with the supervising Audit Manager(s) and/or Senior Audit Manager(s), that may require modification to the audit program or adversely affect the outcome of the audit.
Follows up on outstanding issues and completes audit project documentation.
Ensures effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and possesses a commitment to continuous learning.
Assists with the Office's Recommendation Follow-Up activities by verifying actions taken to implement audit recommendations.
Performs other duties to support the Auditor General as required.

Other Responsibilities Include:

Ensures quality by taking ownership of assigned audit work, keeping the supervising Audit Manager(s) and/or Senior Audit Manager(s) informed as the project progresses and poses questions in a timely manner.
Working independently in a fastpaced environment.
Handling highly sensitive and confidential material appropriately.
Ensuring that assignments are completed in a timely manner and in accordance with the Auditor General's Office policies and procedures.
Interacts with others in a professional and courteous manner.
Maintains professional links with other audit groups and professional associations in order to keep current with developments in the audit field.

Key

Qualifications:

A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and/or other relevant professional designation in the field of auditing (such as CIA, CISA, CGAP, CFE); or awaiting certification (i.e. completed all examination requirements and nearing completion of all practical experience requirements) to obtain relevant professional designation (such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CGAP, CFE) together with an appropriate combination of an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (such as Accounting, Business Administration, or Public Administration).Considerable experience in performing audits, operational reviews, process improvement, or business reengineering reviews.
Experience conducting valueformoney and performance audits in a public sector environment is an asset or preferred.
Organized and methodical work approach that pays attention to details.
Knowledge of auditing principles, standards, and practices.
Strong research, problemsolving,