Senior Internal Business Auditor
(On-site)
About Tilray Brands Inc.
Tilray Brands is a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is changing people's lives for the better – one person at a time – by inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life by providing them with products that meet the needs of their mind, body, and soul and invoke a sense of wellbeing. Tilray’s mission is to be the trusted partner for its patients and consumers by providing them with a cultivated experience and health and wellbeing through high-quality, differentiated brands and innovative products. A pioneer in cannabis research, cultivation, and distribution, Tilray’s unprecedented production platform supports over 20 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and alcoholic beverages.
Looking to develop your career at the forefront of a rapidly expanding industry?
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Manager of Internal Audit, the Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for executing SOX internal audits through independent assessment and evaluation of risks, internal controls, processes, and management. This role requires technical, auditing, and people skills to effectively advise and support the enterprise on risk related matters. You will join a dedicated and motivated team with exposure to multiple lines of business within the company. This is a terrific opportunity for an ambitious, self-motivated audit professional looking to join a growing organization that is a global leader in cannabis research, cultivation, processing, and distribution.
- You can be based out of Toronto, London, Leamington, Quebec or Nanaimo in BC - However, would need to work 4 days a week onsite.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with managers and other team members to determine key risks and determining scope of internal audits and audit plan.
- Perform walkthroughs with business and control owners to gain understanding of the respective SOX processes.
- Prepare process documentation such as narratives, flowcharts, and control matrices for each business process.
- Determine best methods to evaluate controls e.g. SOX controls design and determine the nature of audit procedures required.
- Design, document, and test internal controls to ensure SOX compliance and risk management.
- Evaluate audit results to identify any internal control weaknesses, accounting issues or weaknesses in financial and operational processes.
- Make recommendations for any issues identified and communicate results with company stakeholders.
- Perform follow-up reviews to verify that necessary corrective actions have been implemented to rectify deficiencies, if any.
- Present clearly and concisely to management in both written and verbal form, descriptions of controls, the control deficiencies noted and remediation actions necessary.
- Provide periodic status update to senior management and other stakeholders (as required).
- Assist in the coordination of delivering specific direct support to the external auditors.
- Support the preparation of internal audit reports for the senior management team.
- Delivery of special or ad-hoc projects.
Qualifications, Skills and Education Requirements:
- University degree in Business, Accounting, or equivalent
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in public accounting and/or internal audit CIA designation (or designation in progress) is desired.
- Working knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS, Canadian and US GAAP) and strong knowledge of financial business processes and requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
- Must have a strong knowledge of audit methodologies, risk management practices and COSO framework to develop risk-based audit programs for documenting and testing internal controls.
- Internal control design, documentation, and testing experience.
- Ability to work with a minimum of supervision and demonstrate professional skepticism consistently.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Good people skills to efficiently manage business relationships with a wide range of individuals.
- Capacity to manage many deliverables at the same time effectively.
- A self-starter with strong attention to detail and a focus on meeting deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize, critically analyze, solve, and where appropriate, escalate issues.
- Proficiency with MS Office, specifically Word, Excel, and Power Point.
- Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, V/H lookups, etc.).
- Experience with MS Visio or other flowcharting is an asset Available to travel (Max. 20%)..
Tilray Brands welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please advise when submitting your application.
Please note that Tilray Brands does not authorize, engage, or sponsor any consultants, agencies or organizations that seek certain personal or financial information from you (e.g. passwords, login ids, credit card information). Tilray Brands does not charge any application, processing or onboarding fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. When replying to emails, please ensure the sender name and email address match exactly. Please also ensure the Reply-To address matches the sending address exactly. If you are concerned about the authenticity of an email, letter, or call purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Tilray Brands, please send an email inquiry to i n f o s e c @tilray.com
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