Band 3 - Manager, Financial Audit and Related Services

***Please DO NOT apply for this position by submitting your profile on this BC Government Hiring Centre website. Applications must be made via the following directions below.***

Be part of a high-performing and rewarding organization that’s making a difference for people in B.C.

The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. (OAG) is an independent office of the legislature. Our team contributes to an effective and accountable provincial public service.

We dig deep into public sector financial statements through our audits, and we conduct performance audits of government programs and services. We report our work directly to the Legislative Assembly and to the people of B.C.

Recognizing our people have different personal needs, we support flexibility in how and where we work. We encourage a healthy work-life balance as you pursue top-notch work.

We are inclusive and respectful, promote strong, team-centered values, and provide great opportunities for career growth. We believe in supporting each other to learn and develop, offering professional development, education opportunities, and reimbursement for required professional dues.

Our comprehensive compensation package includes:

• a compensation framework for salary progression opportunities;
• four weeks of annual leave (to start);
• winter holiday closure from December 25 to New Year’s Day;
• extended health benefits and life insurance;
• public service pension plan;
• maternity, parental, and adoption leave salary top up; and
• confidential employee and family assistance support.

The anticipated starting salary for new hires for this position is $109,850 annually.

Located in the heart of downtown Victoria, our office has modern collaboration spaces and great amenities. It includes a gym, private locker rooms and showers, indoor bike storage, complimentary hot drinks, an outdoor patio, and sunroom with views of Victoria’s beautiful Inner Harbour.

The OAG is a great place to work. We regularly celebrate our achievements together, with engaging and exciting events. If you want to make a difference for people in B.C., you’ll fit right in!

About the Role

Reporting to the Director, Financial Audit and Related Services (FARS), the Manager leads and conducts financial and, periodically, direct assurance audit projects. The Manager ensures all assigned projects are planned, conducted, and reported according to office policies, professional accounting and assurance standards, and the office’s system of quality management. The Manager also ensures that all relevant issues and concerns are identified and resolved or raised to the Director or FARS portfolio leadership for resolution.

The Manager is the office’s front line contact for their assigned audits and is key to developing relationships and moving audit projects forward. The Manager regularly communicates with audit contacts in finance, operational, and program areas. Their work also involves coordination with other groups within the OAG.

On a broader level, the Manager contributes to their team’s development by demonstrating project management skills and the office’s behavioural competencies.

Accountabilities

• Plans, conducts, reviews, and reports on several concurrent financial statement audits, in accordance with the latest applicable Canadian accounting and auditing professional standards and office methodologies.
• Maintains considerable subject matter expertise in financial statement audits.
• Ensures project work meets performance targets, approved budgets, and timelines, while navigating competing priorities.
• Builds and manages relationships with the audited entities from the initial planning stages through audit delivery and evaluation of the audit process.
• Contributes to the identification and resolution of significant accounting or auditing issues arising from audit projects.
• Prepares analyses of management’s accounting position following office methodologies and approaches to meet professional standards for approval by senior portfolio leadership.
• Prepares recommendations to management that are fair, meaningful, and timely.
• Participates in the presentation of assurance engagement plans, findings, and recommendations before senior executive committees of auditees, audit committees, or internal executives.
• Supervises staff and provides direction to project teams of professional staff and contracted resources, as required.
• Participates in staff development discussions and performance appraisals
• Provides direction and mentorship to project team members and direct reports.
• Contributes to creating competent, committed, and professional project teams able to work together in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.
• Possesses effective communication skills and the ability to build credibility, trust, and cooperation.
• Maintains strong long-term working relationships with auditees, realizing that issues raised during audit engagements may be of a sensitive nature.
• Contributes to portfolio and corporate initiatives under the leadership of more senior staff (including budget development, portfolio planning, recruitment, and training).
• Remains current with developments in the accounting and auditing professions, including Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).

Job Requirements

• A professional accounting designation, i.e., Canadian CPA or an equivalent international accounting designation in good standing with eligibility for membership with CPABC.
  • Applicants who attained their CPA designation after 2015 must demonstrate completion of the assurance module.
  • Equivalent designation may include international accounting bodies with one of the following agreements with CPA:
    • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
    • Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)
    • Reciprocal Membership Agreement (RMA)
  • Successful applicants with an international accounting designation will be asked to complete the steps necessary to obtain a Canadian CPA designation.
• A minimum of three years post-designation experience conducting financial statement audits, including responsibility for planning, conducting, and reporting audit/assurance activities in accordance with Canadian GAAS, and supervising project teams.
  • One of the three years post-designation experience must be within the past three years.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of Canadian GAAP and GAAS.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of quality assurance policies, particularly related to project performance, consultations, engagement quality review and quality management.
• Ability to lead staff toward the achievement of results.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships.
• Ability to create a positive environment that promotes responsible change management.

Preferences

• Preference may be given to candidates with experience working with:
  • Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS)
  • Standards on Assurance Engagements (CSAE) 3001 Direct Engagements (performance audit)
  • Caseware software
• Preference may be given to candidates located in Victoria, B.C. or candidates who are willing/able to relocate to Victoria.

Conditions

• Must be eligible to work in Canada (permanent resident, Canadian citizen).
• Successful completion of security screening requirements, which may include a criminal record check, and/or Criminal Records Review Act check, and/or enhanced screening checks as required.
• We support a flexible hybrid work environment but you must be able to work in the office when required by your supervisor.
• Must be able to travel occasionally within the province.

An eligibility list may be established for future vacancies.

Please see the attached job profile for a full description of the accountabilities and required qualifications.

DO NOT submit your application for this position through the BC Government Hiring Centre website. Applications submitted through the BC Government Hiring Centre will not be considered.