Chief Internal Auditor

Job Responsibility: About Pacific Blue Cross Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC's health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans. We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us. Perks

• Work-life balance with flexible working hours of 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (i.e., 37.5 hours per week).
• Paid vacation starts at 4 weeks per year, and increases with years of service.
• Hybrid work environment (i.e., a combination of work from office and work from home days).
• Generous benefits, including extended health, dental, and life insurance; depending on the plan that you choose, these benefit premiums can be 100% paid by PBC.
• Company pension contributions after 1 year of service.
• Education allowance to expand your knowledge and develop your skills.
• Onsite gym, cafeteria, and access to virtual doctors/counsellors 24/7 via our Employee Family Assistance Program!

About the Position

• We are searching for a permanent Chief Internal Auditor to join our Internal Audit team.
• PBCs compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is $160,000 - $185,000 per year; the base pay offered is based on market and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. The starting salary will be determined based on a combination of skills, education, and experience.

If you're looking to take on a role that leads an internal audit function and manages a team, we want to hear from you. This is a great career opportunity with a local not-for-profit health insurance provider where you would be responsible to provide independent, risk-based objective assurance, advice, insight and foresight to the board of directors and senior management. Your skills in managing a team of professionals that enhances PBC's successful achievement of its objectives, governance, risk management, and control processes and reputation and credibility with its stakeholders will help Pacific Blue Cross provide sustainable healthcare. We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package and work-life balance. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community. This role is currently working from home 3 days a week and 2 days a week at our head office in Burnaby, BC. Apply this week if you would like to take on this role. Key Ways This Position Makes An Impact The Chief Internal Auditor sets the vision and strategy of the Internal Audit function, to align with Global Internal Audit standards, best practices, industry trends and PBC's strategic goals and objectives. This role develops the agile, risk-based Internal Audit Plan of audit engagements for approval by the PBC Audit Committee (AC) annually. As Chief Internal Auditor, you would report on the status of engagements on the Agile Internal Audit plan to PBC AC quarterly and any changes to the plan required to address emerging risks and provide optimal value to stakeholders. In this role you would review and update the Internal Audit Charter, which includes internal audit's purpose, authority, services, responsibilities and position within the organization, and obtain approval by PBC AC annually. This role develops and maintains IA's Quality Assurance and Improvement Program to ensure conformance with the Global Internal Audit Standards and achievement of performance objectives. The Chief Internal Auditor provides leadership to a team of audit professionals to motivate, enable teamwork and facilitate timely completion of deliverables. In this role you would manage the schedule of work and provide oversight to enable execution of the Agile Internal Audit plan, and ensure timely communication to relevant stakeholders. You would implement continuous improvement of internal audit processes and methodology to align with the Global Internal Audit Standards and promote efficiency and effectiveness. You would evaluate the effectiveness and contribute to the improvement of risk management processes through ex-officio participation on Risk Management Committee and periodic evaluations. This role develops and maintains strong working relationships with external auditors and regulators to minimize duplication of effort, promote efficiency of assurance work across the organization, and track external and regulatory findings to reports status to Audit Committee quarterly. Key Experiences You Bring To This Role

• 10 - 12 years of related experience in audit, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in progressively senior leadership positions.
• Excellent knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards, concepts, practices and techniques of internal auditing, internal controls and risk management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish positive and credible relationships with the board of directors and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Bachelor's degree with a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, or equivalent and at least one IIA or ISACA designation such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or equivalent education and experience.

If you're excited about taking on this opportunity, we invite you to apply today and start the conversation with us about this position. Please apply via our website this week at While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion PBC is an Indigenous Works employer of choice, an Insurance Business Canada Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award winner, one of Canada's Greenest employers, a Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) employer partner, and a Pride at Work partner. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and employees feel empowered to freely participate and contribute regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, education level, parental status, or socioeconomic status. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. To request an accommodation in completing this job application, testing, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to View email address on ca.edajobs.com . These accommodation requests will be reviewed confidentially and, on a case-by-case basis by Human Resources.