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Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

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In this role, you will act as an individual contributor, focused on impact and collaboration, without team management responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW

At BDC, the only bank dedicated exclusively to Canadian entrepreneurs, Internal Audit plays a critical role in supporting sustainable business growth across Canada.
The Manager, Internal Audit is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing internal audit and advisory engagements end to end. The role combines engagement leadership, independent judgment and strategic contribution to the annual audit plan while fostering a strong, ethical and effective control environment.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Lead the execution of internal audit engagements and perform firstlevel review, challenge and oversight of professional due care.
• Provide independent and objective risk assessments and evaluations of:
  • first line of defense practices,
  • corporate functions,
  • internal controls and governance processes.
• Provide independent assurance over the design and execution of the Bank's risk management practices established through second line of defense oversight (frameworks, policies, risk infrastructure, management and Board reporting).
• Perform riskbased planning and execution of audit engagements to assess design and operating effectiveness of internal controls and business processes.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of all audit phases (processes, risks, controls, deficiencies).
• Prepare clear, concise audit reports outlining findings, root causes, improvement opportunities and best practices.
• Coach and develop Internal Audit team members by strengthening technical audit skills and business acumen.
• Contribute to the execution of the annual audit plan and ongoing tracking of management action plans.
• Develop a deep understanding of BDC's products, services, governance and operational processes.
• Participate in internal quality assessments of the Internal Audit function.
• Maintain audit independence and objectivity while building valueadded relationships with stakeholders and audit clients.
• Support continuous monitoring activities to identify existing and emerging operational and fraud risks.
• Support the development and execution of data analytics testing for audit purposes.
• Stay current on internal audit standards, methodologies and emerging practices.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economics or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in internal audit within financial services.
• Demonstrated experience leading audit engagements end to end.
• Excellent knowledge of risk management frameworks, including governance within the three lines of defense model.
• Strong auditing, analytical and problemsolving skills.
• Proven ability to document audit work and produce clear, concise and effective audit reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both official languages.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to maintain a broad, enterpriselevel perspective.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Credit knowledge.
• Professional designation: CIA, CPA, CFA, CISA or other relevant designation considered an asset.

Proudly one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.