Data Analyst
Listed on 2026-03-01
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Data Science Manager, Business Systems/ Tech Analyst, Data Engineer
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Permanent Full Time
We are looking for aData Analyst, Internal Audit
It’s an exciting time to join Internal Audit at Canada Life. As we continue to enhance our capabilities delivering data-driven insights, we are looking for a Data Analyst to help execute and advance our Internal Audit data analytics strategy. This is a great opportunity to support our team’s growth and directly contribute to meaningful, measurable improvements across the Audit function.
Role
Description:
Reporting to the Director, Data & Analytics, the Data Analyst will support the Canadian Internal Audit (IA) function.
Acting as a strategic partner with audit teams, you will utilize your strong technical skillset, problem solving, curiosity, and continuous improvement mindset to support the implementation cutting-edge solutions in Data Analytics, Automation, and AI/GenAI; transforming how IA provides assurance and insights.
Supporting the Internal Audit team:
- Utilize Descriptive and Diagnostic analytics techniques to support audit engagements and initiatives
- Extract, prepare, clean, and transform data from a variety key business systems using SQL, Alteryx, and other technical tools for use in engagements or initiatives
- Utilize business intelligence tools like Power BI to connect, model, and visualize data to deliver insights for audit teams
- Design and implement automation solutions (e.g., using Power Platform, Alteryx, or Python) to streamline audit processes and reduce manual effort.
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of business system and documenting data knowledge to meet the needs of the Canadian team
- Develop and maintain regular reporting to support oversight of audit KPIs
- Consult with audit teams on data analytics best practices
- Partner with IS and business stakeholders to navigate and obtain access to several key business systems
- Support Internal Audit’s data analytics strategic and training initiatives
Required Qualifications and
Competencies:
- Post-Secondary education in computer science, information systems, statistics, actuarial science, business or other related field
- 2+ years experience with data extraction, data management, business intelligence, and automation
- Experience with:
- Data Mining, Data Visualization and Data Modeling tools such as: SQL, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, Azure Databricks, Python/R etc.
- Automation tools such as Microsoft Power Platform
- GenAI/LLM tools such as Microsoft Copilot
- Microsoft Office suite and Share Point
- Familiarity with enterprise systems and IT environments, such as SAP, Mainframes, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, and IBM DB2
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, relationship building, teamwork, and collaboration skills
- Excellent communication skills, ability to deal with difficult situations and opinions diplomatically
- Experience in internal or external audit is considered an asset
- Experience working in Financial Institutions, including insurance, wealth management, capital markets, investments is considered an asset
Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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