Manager – Operations Internal Audit

Why Work Here?

Employees at ATCO are offered endless variety. We are entrepreneurial with a large degree of autonomy and freedom, experiencing new situations and learning opportunities every day. Internal advancement is commonplace, and we are always supported in our career journey. We believe in creating a workplace where you can thrive professionally while contributing to something greater and serving our communities.

About the Role:

The Manager, Operations Internal Audit, is responsible for leading a dynamic, risk-based audit strategy, and managing a cyclical audit plan focused on operations. This role involves planning and executing audits, partnering with auditees to identify risks and improve processes, and overseeing a team of audit professionals. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit, the incumbent ensures audits are conducted in alignment with professional standards and contributes to advisory services and special projects that support organizational integrity and performance.

What You Get to Do:

Audit Strategy and Planning

• Maintain a comprehensive financial, operations, and/or IT audit universe.
• Collaborate with auditee management, the Office of the CAE, and senior audit staff to develop the annual audit plan.
• Align audit priorities with organizational risk profiles and strategic objectives.

Audit Execution and Oversight

• Evaluate operational and financial risks and assess the effectiveness of internal controls and processes.
• Lead and perform audits of complex business activities, ensuring thorough documentation and analysis.
• Identify best practices and recommend process improvements and control enhancements.
• Review audit programs, risk assessments, working papers, and final reports for quality and accuracy.
• Ensure all audits comply with Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and internal process and quality assurance requirements.

Advisory Services and Special Projects

• Provide advisory services and develop recommendations regarding business processes, projects, contracts, and initiatives.
• Conduct confidential investigations as directed by senior leadership.
• Deliver actionable recommendations that enhance governance and operational effectiveness

Team Leadership and Development

• Assign and oversee audit work, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and standards.
• Provide instruction, coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations. Establishes performance expectations and monitors performance relative to defined goals. 
• Support professional development through the development and delivery of training and mentorship or junior team members.
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding activities.

What You Bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operational Management, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field
• 10+ years of operational experience, with at least two in a leadership role
• Proven experience in developing substantive and control-based audit plans
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly and diplomatically to senior stakeholders and facilitate problem resolution
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities and a holistic view of organizational impact
• Effective relationship builders across diverse internal and external groups
• Results-driven with commitment to meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills
• High level of integrity and ethical conduct
• Auditing experience, specifically in operations, is a strong asset
• Understanding of IIA standards and audit methodologies is an asset
• Maintenance and reliability experience is considered an asset
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), P.Eng, and/or PMP designations are considered assets 
• Trade tickets are an asset

What We Offer:

• A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, and striving for excellence
• Competitive compensation
• Flex benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Training and mentorship programs
• Charitable donation matching

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.   

 ATCO delivers inspired solutions for a better world. We are a diversified global corporation with investments in the essential services of Structures & Logistics, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, Retail Energy, Transportation and Commercial Real Estate. Learn more about how we build communities, energize industries and deliver customer-focused solutions like no other company in the world at www.atco.com. ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Visit our website for more information.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the traditional territories and homelands on which many of our ATCO operations and facilities are located. We honour and respect the diverse history, languages, ceremonies, and culture of the Indigenous Peoples who call these areas home.