Internal Audit Coordinator

Job Responsibility:

Department Information

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Job Information

Located in Yellowknife and reporting to the Director, Internal Audit. The coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring the effective functioning of the Internal Audit Bureau (IAB) by supporting the internal auditors with project management, administration, and reporting activities. This position will also conduct internal auditing guided by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) professional standards by compiling, analyzing, and synthesizing the information that supports the independent evidence-based assessment of the governance framework, information integrity and compliance to help Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) senior management make informed decisions.

Primary responsibilities include supporting the IAB management in coordinating the annual planning activities and providing administrative support to gather and organize project information, manage communication (internally with the IAB and externally with the GNWT), maintain and update the administrative procedures and internal auditing manuals and maintain the audit and administration files for the delivery of assurance, advisory and investigative services in accordance with professional standards.

The position will work under the guidance of experienced internal auditors on a specific program or the business process of one or more departments covering Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement or Technology. The work completed by the coordinator is submitted for peer review as part of the internal auditing process and becomes part of the audit reports issued to GNWT senior management. This position will support IAB Data Management by collecting and analyzing data for the audit process, ensuring data accuracy and relevance while maintaining confidentiality and data security.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field.

Additional Requirements:

Be eligible for membership in The Institute of Internal Auditing and completion of its Internal Audit Practitioner program.

GNWT Inquiries

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Department of Finance Government of the Northwest Territories YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9 Tel View phone number on ca.edajobs.com Fax View phone number on ca.edajobs.com View email address on ca.edajobs.com

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