Senior Group Manager, Audit

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line of Business: Audit

Pay Details:

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Lead and develop a team of audit professionals and is responsible for overseeing, planning and executing audits and / or projects of varying complexity and may act as a subject matter expert in own area of expertise. Accountable to provide guidance, leadership, coaching and development to ensure operational results and professional / personal development objectives are achieved for the overall group.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

CUSTOMER

1. Develop, communicate and implement a holistic strategy for audit area of expertise in support of and integrated with the overall audit strategy.
2. Oversee / lead / manage and plan audit engagement work activities to ensure adequate risk coverage which may require alignment across multiple areas.
3. Contribute to the risk assessment process to develop the divisional annual plan.
4. Act as lead audit advisor to management and respective teams for area of specialization. Report on emerging trends, identifying issues and opportunities and recommending action to senior management.
5. Act as a strategic audit advisor by providing counsel and guidance on audit issues. Lead relationships with key enterprise partners and interface with respective leadership team to effectively manage own audit area and clarify scope of accountabilities while influencing and aligning others as needed.
6. Ensure an integrated and aggregated view of all related activities across the overall function providing escalations, recommendations, and decision support to leadership.
7. Forecast initiatives and demand, and coordinate prioritization of the portfolio/ initiatives with key stakeholders.
8. Provide functional / business level communications to ensure messages to stakeholders and/or leaders are consistent, appropriate and aligned to business strategies and executive management direction.
9. Lead the team in the development and/or integrated implementation of policies / processes / procedures / changes across multiple audit areas.

SHAREHOLDER

1. Ensure team adheres to internal policies / procedures, enterprise frameworks and methodologies and applicable regulatory guidelines, contribute to the review of internal processes and activities and assist in identifying potential opportunities to improve operational efficiencies for their business area.
2. Lead relationships with business lines / corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements.
3. Support team in staying knowledgeable on emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts to the Bank.
4. Assess / identify key issues and escalate to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders and audit management where required.
5. Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes and sound infrastructure in alignment with risk appetite.
6. Identify, mitigate and report on risk issues per enterprise policy / guidelines and ensure appropriate escalation processes are followed.
7. Lead or contribute to cross-functional / enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations.
8. Oversee or lead the facilitation and/or implementation of own internal audit action/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues.

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

1. Responsible for management of the overall team(s) providing both leadership and guidance.
2. Set targets and objectives for the team, and deliver results.
3. Grow team expertise to align with enterprise demand and the Bank's direction; assess team skills and capabilities and continually look for ways to provide and enhance the value delivered.
4. Foster an environment / culture that encourages productivity, innovation, process improvement, teamwork and a high level of professionalism.
5. Co-ordinate necessary resources to ensure completion of Audit assignment by deadlines.
6. Provide coaching, development, succession, recruitment, resource management and overall team leadership for team members and provide regular input into team members' assessment of performance and development plans.
7. Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines.
8. Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest.
9. Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.
10. Establish effective relationships across multiple business areas.
11. Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units.
12. Support and manage teams through change.
13. Be a brand ambassador for Internal Audit both internally to the bank and externally.

BREADTH & DEPTH

1. Provide people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required.
2. Oversee and lead a large, significant and/or highly complex, and diverse audit team for an area of significant risk, complexity or scope.
3. People Manager role that generally manages a team greater than 5 Audit professionals / specialists.
4. Strategic advisor to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials, with deep industry, external / internal, enterprise knowledge, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and identifying operational efficiencies and opportunities with other business management / enterprise areas.
5. Facilitate key strategic audit discussions and provide thought leadership to executives.
6. Set operational team direction and collaborate with others to execute on common goals.
7. Focus on long term planning for functional area.
8. Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
9. Generally reports to an executive role.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

1. Undergraduate degree or relevant professional certifications, accounting designations, or equivalent education.
2. 10+ years of relevant experience.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only): Sans Objet