What is the opportunity?

Job Description Summary

The Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Operations team is an internal strategic partner that advances CAE’s operations through the evaluation of the design and operational effectiveness of controls over, systems, applications and business process that generate data for RBC's financial reports.

RBC Internal Audit leverages a unique perspective— with a coordinated view across the entire business—to deliver valuable advice that not only gives assurance, but that illuminates a bigger picture, connects dots, builds best practices and broadens possibilities. We connect intelligence to protect and enable RBC.

We are looking for an Audit Manager to execute on audit engagements, issue verification, and provide guidance to team members on ICFR testing.

What will you do?  

• Contribute to audit execution and audit issue verification to assess the effectiveness of controls, accuracy of financial records, efficiency of operations, and compliance with governmental regulation; through independently leading walkthrough meetings, identifying and gathering supporting materials for assigned controls.
• Independently draft audit issues that are identified during audit work paper documentation, including leading audit issue discussion with audit clients, finalizing audit issue with engagement lead, assessing adequacy of management action plan.
• Where applicable in audit engagements, initiates and maintains on-going communication with internal and external stakeholders to understand the criteria for successful delivery of audit execution work as assigned to the SSC; coordinate with SSC team members to achieve timely delivery.
• Where applicable in audit engagements and audit issue verifications, provide guidance to team members on how to apply audit planning, audit execution, audit reporting methodology.
• Maintain effective working relationships with audit leads across RBC Chief Audit Executive for the engagements that are assigned, including keeping audit leads abreast of work status updates, ongoing issue discussion.
• Stay attuned to overall department's innovation solutions, and actively identify opportunities where ready-made innovation solutions can be applied to work assigned
• Pro-actively identify potential innovation opportunities in day-to-day audit work, and to work with internal stakeholders in exploring and testing the feasibility of suggested innovation opportunity.
• Supervise analysts to ensure they attain their testing goals and guide them in troubleshooting potential control deficiency(s).
• Coach analysts to improve in their roles
• Present work status updates to stakeholders on a regular basis

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Undergraduate degree (E.g. Comm. B. Math, P. ENG, MSc (Data Science).
• General knowledge of control testing methodologies, risk management, regulatory / compliance principles, and/or audit principles as evidenced by external courses or certifications.
• Dedication to leadership ,and ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with internal and external business partners across the enterprise..

Nice-to-have

• CISA Designation OR CPA Designation OR equivalent accounting or audit designation OR willing to obtain during employment.
• Experience in a financial institution, external audit firm, or technology company, dealing with multiple business platforms, business processes, geographies, and legal entities.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities 
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Flexible work/life balance options

Job Skills

Adaptability, Auditing, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Detail-Oriented, Internal Controls, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Results-Oriented

Additional Job Details

120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORDBedfordCanada37.5Full timeINTERNAL AUDITRegularSalaried2026-01-272026-02-03

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.