Senior Auditor, Internal Audit, Asset Management

You are as unique as your background experience and point of view. Here youll be encouraged empowered and challenged to be your best self. Youll 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 youll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

At Sun Life were 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 youll 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:

Internal Audit (IA) contributes to the company through the execution of high quality audit services which help our clients proactively manage risks in their business. The Senior Auditor reports to the Senior Manager Internal Audit - Asset Management.

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the ambition to be one of the best asset management and insurance companies in the world. The Senior Auditor will participate in audits of the processes that support our key goals in our SLC business group. Through these audits the Senior Auditor will
have the opportunity of furthering their experience and skills in understanding the business identifying risks and assessing control effectiveness through interaction with middle and senior management in the organization. The incumbent should be prepared to use the opportunities
offered by these projects to learn and grow their own capabilities in business risk and control understanding while contributing to delivering high quality Internal Audit work.

The Senior Auditor will participate in audits of the Sun Life Capital Management (SLC Management) business. The role includes significant client interaction. The incumbent will play a key role in supporting Internal Audit in providing assurance over controls within core
processes.

What will you do

• Work with the Managers Senior Managers Directors and the AVP Internal Audit planning executing and reporting risk-based integrated audit work

• Support the documentation of business understanding business objectives key controls and test strategy to ensure that our audit objectives and approach service broader business needs

• Perform and document process walkthrough

• Support the assessment of key control design

• Execute testing of key controls (business and IT)

• Report on results of control testing potential issues and propose recommendations to close any identified gaps

• Work with our Data Analytics team to identify opportunities to automate testing

• Appropriately escalate project delays and issues to the Managers/ Directors

• Stay current on best practices in risk management and control assessment and share information internally related to industry thought leadership and best practices.

Qualifications:

• University degree in accounting finance or business

• 2-3 years of audit experience in the financial services industry or equivalent

• Exposure to investment operations and products or asset management business

• Experience in working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders

• Professional audit designation (e.g. CPA CIA CISA)

• CFA designation is a strong asset

• Ability to understand complex business processes and identify key risks and controls. Knowledge and understanding of control frameworks (e.g. COSO COBIT etc)

• Knowledge of audit techniques including planning scoping testing of internal controls reporting and data analytics

• Project management experience will be also valued and considered.

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent written and communication skills with ability to influence

• Ability to understand business and IT processes and a strong business knowledge

• Pro-active high-energy dedicated flexible and good practical judgement

• Team player ability to multi-task detail-oriented strong commitment to quality analytical strong problem solving and consultative skills.

Whats in it for you

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• Were committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all ouremployees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• Were honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work Canada

• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work for prioritizing employee well-being fostering a positive work culture and achieving excellence in mental health

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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 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.

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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.

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