Senior Audit Manager, Personal and Business Banking

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The Senior Audit Manager is responsible for delivering core audit services within designated lines of business as part of a multi-skilled audit team. This team leverages specialized technical expertise to conduct risk-focused audits across a range of business processes and operations, while also advising senior and executive management on the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal controls. In this role, you will actively support CIBC’s purpose of helping make client and employee ambitions a reality through your day-to-day activities.

As Auditor-in-Charge, and in partnership with the Director and Portfolio Director, you will manage audit engagements through all phases—including planning, execution, and reporting to management. You will also promote compliance with CIBC policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and relevant legislation, identify internal control weaknesses, and advise clients on opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 2-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

• Audit Project and Stakeholder Management - Plan, lead, and execute audits of medium and large complexity businesses, reflecting a thorough assessment of audit risk to support the IA Annual Plan. Oversee all phases of the audit process, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting. Develop a deep understanding of key business processes, inherent risks, and the control environment at both management and operational levels.
  
  Identify control deficiencies, assess their materiality and potential impact on the business and CIBC, and facilitate discussions with stakeholders to reach agreement on the severity of identified weaknesses and unmanaged risks. Prepare high-quality audit reports in accordance with IA Division standards, and secure management’s commitment to realistic, long-term corrective actions that effectively mitigate risk and exposure.
• Teamwork Facilitation - Collaborate closely with audit management and team members to plan and execute risk-based audits and continuously monitor the effectiveness of management’s control environment. Contribute to internal projects focused on improving and streamlining audit methodologies and processes.
• Communication - Demonstrate clear, concise, and influential written and verbal communication when reporting audit status and findings. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through ongoing engagement, providing expert advice on risk, control, and regulatory matters, and ensuring transparency throughout the audit lifecycle.

• You can demonstrate experience in planning and executing risk-based operational audits, including comprehensive knowledge of audit practices, risk assessment principles, control and deficiency methodologies. You possess a solid understanding of applicable laws and regulatory requirements related to Retail Banking within a large financial institution. You typically have 5-10 years of audit or related experience. A Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance, along with a professional designation (e.g., CPA, CIA, MBA) or equivalent business experience, is considered an asset.
• You're passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity.
• You understand that success is in the details. You are detail-oriented and notice things that others may overlook. Your critical thinking and analytical skills inform your decision-making…