Senior Manager, Internal Audit - IT & Payments

Canada

Job Description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is an in‑office position based at our 20 Bay St location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.

The Senior Manager, Internal Audit provides technical leadership and expertise in the development of audit approaches for Metrolinx’s complex I⁢ and Operations programs. The position applies deep subject matter expertise in information and payments technology, data governance and project management. This experience will serve our multi-year audit strategies and approaches to address operational risk in alignment with international industry and audit best practices. This role will provide leadership to the audit team on the application of International Auditing Standards and Risk Management frameworks.

The Senior Manager, Internal Audit is the senior level management position responsible for managing and overseeing complex and critical engagements within Internal Audit, in coordination with the IT and Operational Audit Director.

What will I be doing?





- Advises Senior Management and the ARCC executive team on the development of multi-year audit strategies to provide assurance over Metrolinx’s complex I⁢ and Operations process models, with consideration of international best practice approaches.
- Leverages subject matter expertise in all aspects of the SDLC project lifecycle, and operations program management, and contracting to develop audit approaches tailored to Metrolinx’s evolving business model.
- Determines the adequacy of Metrolinx’s network of risk management, controls, and governance processes, including maintaining current information on the various sources of assurance across the organization (e.g., reviews, audits, evaluations and assessments performed by the business areas or elsewhere in the organization).
- Oversees execution of various audit projects and coordinates priorities with other audit manager(s) and across audit teams.
- Provides strategic advice to Senior Management and the ARCC Executive on audit, risk, and compliance activities related to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario, and other external audit functions, and assesses compliance with other regulatory bodies.
- Key support to Internal Audit Director to develop reports for executive management and the Audit Committee of the Board (e.g. results of audit projects,



lessons learned and their applicability across the organization, Internal Audit operations, etc.); assists the Internal Audit Director to develop reports for Metrolinx Management Committees.
- Manages IA projects and/or staff for conformance with professional (IIA) and divisional standards and industry best practice, including procuring and appropriately managing co-sourced audit service providers and utilizing the IIA competency framework.
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with senior management to strengthen confidence and trust on IA Services; works collaboratively with senior management to ensure management action items and recommendations from audit findings are addressed and completed in a timely fashion.
- Works proactively to build robust working relationships with the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO), MTO’s Internal Audit Team (MTO-IA); liaises between these external audit groups and business units and arranges guidance for business units with respect to external audits; leverages influence to guide Senior Management and external audit functions to ensure that external audit findings are accurate and well supported.
- Support the hiring and development of Managers and Auditor staff and management level personnel to have and maintain a talented team of professionals that work together well with a high level of self-initiative.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience (e.g., Engineering, Business Administration, Information Technology, Accounting, or a related discipline).
- Demonstrated progressive experience conducting internal audits, including exp

📌 Senior Manager, Internal Audit (Canada)
🏢 Metrolinx
📍 Canada