Senior Associate, Internal Controls and Risk Management – Financial Services (Bilingual FR/EN)

In our Financial Services Risk and Regulation practice, we support banks, insurers, asset and wealth managers, and other financial institutions in designing, assessing, implementing and enhancing internal control and risk management frameworks across business processes, financial reporting, operations, technology and regulatory compliance. Our work helps these institutions clarify control ownership, strengthen risk mitigation, improve control effectiveness and sustain sound governance. A career with us will deepen your understanding of their objectives, governance, regulatory obligations and risk environments. We are committed to a collaborative approach, a distinctive client experience and high-value support.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Associate, Internal Controls and Risk Management – Financial Services (Bilingual FR/EN), you will work with a team of professionals to help anticipate and solve internal control and risk management challenges for financial services clients. You will help develop practical solutions tailored to each client’s business model, regulatory environment and risk profile. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Participate in advisory engagements for banks, insurers, asset and wealth managers, and other financial institutions, focusing on internal control frameworks, risk and control assessments, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management and corporate governance

• Execute engagement-related tasks, contribute to planning, and guide and review the work of junior team members

• Analyze financial services processes and systems, identify financial, operational, compliance and technology risks, assess control design and operating effectiveness, and help management address control gaps and improvement opportunities

• Support clients in identifying, managing and monitoring their compliance obligations, including mapping regulatory requirements to policies, processes and controls, assessing compliance gaps and supporting remediation and regulatory reporting

• Anticipate stakeholders’ needs and help develop and discuss potential solutions

• Prepare clear internal control and risk management documentation, including risk and control matrices, process narratives, control assessment reports, remediation plans, management reporting and contribute to proposals

• Use the AI tools and technology solutions PwC provides to support your work, such as analyzing information, documenting controls and preparing deliverables, while applying professional judgment and quality review

• Present observations and practical recommendations to clients and support senior team members in presentations to senior management, risk and compliance functions, internal audit and other governance stakeholders, both orally and in writing

• Coach and support junior staff and contribute to their development, learning initiatives and performance feedback

• Contribute to practice management activities including resource planning and training

What You'll Bring
Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:

• 3-5 years of experience in risk management and/or internal controls

• Solid experience and demonstrated knowledge of internal controls, governance and risk management, ideally within financial services

• One or more professional designations (CPA, CIA or CISA), or progress toward one

• Experience across the internal controls life cycle, including scoping, process and risk assessment, control design, documentation, testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation and ongoing monitoring in a regulated financial services environment

• Exposure to developing service proposals

• Experience contributing to multiple client engagements (of varying sizes, scopes, and complexities) and collaborating with local and national technical or industry collaborators

• Knowledge of the regulatory expectations and risk management practices applicable to banks, insurers, asset and wealth managers, or other financial institutions

• Experience managing compliance obligations, including regulatory change monitoring, obligations registers, compliance testing and reporting

• Experience identifying and implementing opportunities to improve control delivery, quality, efficiency and sustainability

• Ability to use technology solutions and artificial intelligence tools

• Desire to learn quickly and evolve in a dynamic environment

• Developed analytical mindset, emerging leadership skills, professionalism, enthusiasm

• The successful candidate requires fluency in English, in addition to French as they will be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking clients, colleagues and/or stakeholders during the course of their employment with PwC Canada

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $65,600 - $109,300. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.
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