Director Internal Audit

Are you a senior leader passionate about leading and managing internal audit teams, including developing and executing audit strategies and plans? If so, consider joining WorkSafeBC as the Director, Internal Audit.

Playing a pivotal role, the Director, Internal Audit provides leadership and direction to a team of professionals to strengthen WorkSafeBC’s ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing the Finance and Audit Committee and management with independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, advice, and insight. The Director, Internal Audit is independent of WorkSafeBC operations.

This position will functionally report to the Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and administratively to the Head of Executive Operations. The Director, Internal Audit is responsible for the direction of the Internal Audit department.

How you’ll make a difference: You’ll help enhance and protect organizational value and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

Where you’ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you’ll work primarily from the Richmond office, with some flexibility to work from your home in B.C.

• Provide strategic oversight and management of the Internal Audit department to ensure the effective delivery of internal audit services.
• Cultivate strong communication and collaborative relationships with the Finance and Audit Committee, the President and CEO, and members of the Enterprise Leadership Team to deliver assurance, advice, and insights on governance, risk, and internal controls.
• Offer objective assurance and expert advice to managers and staff on governance, risk management, and internal controls to support the achievement of organizational goals.
• Develop the department's strategic plan, including establishing key performance indicators.
• Deliver assurance to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors by evaluating governance, risk management, and control processes. This includes providing an annual assessment of internal controls and highlighting significant risks.
• Assign and manage audit projects carried out by internal auditors to ensure quality and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Promote a culture of risk awareness and organizational security while staying informed on emerging risks and industry trends.
• Ensures departmental adherence to the Institute of Internal Auditors’ International Professional Practices Framework, which includes the Global Internal Audit Standards and topical requirements.

We’re looking for a leader who has the following:

• A strategic mindset to identify and build talent for the future, providing direction, positive reinforcement, and constructive feedback to develop resilient, high-performing teams.
• Ability to foster and sustain healthy connections while collaborating with others to achieve a common purpose, and can collectively execute business activities and nurture engagement opportunities across organizational and cultural boundaries.
• Ability to be expressive, clear, and concise by understanding and addressing audience interests in an inclusive manner.
• Expertise in internal audit practices, including assurance practices related to governance, risk, and internal controls, ensuring external and internal due diligence requirements are met.
• Skills in strategic thinking and identifying unique opportunities, capitalizing on them to create organizational value and make key decisions to achieve collective goals.
• Influence and persuasion skills to build support for a cohesive strategy and gain buy-in from individuals with diverse perspectives and interests using effective tactics.
• Technical and analytical competence to understand, analyze, and interpret data meaningfully using appropriate technology. Ability to synthesize information and draw evidence-based conclusions to make sound, rational decisions.

Your background and experience

• A bachelor’s degree and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, or a combination of relevant experience with the designation of either Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• 10 years of extensive experience in the internal auditing profession, including significant experience in a management capacity.
• Proven experience in leading and managing internal audit teams, including developing and executing audit strategies and plans.
• Extensive experience assessing and advising on governance structures, risk management frameworks, and internal control processes within complex organizations.
• Strong track record of building collaborative relationships with senior executives, board committees, and organizational leaders, providing clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans for an internal audit function, including defining departmental performance metrics and reporting outcomes to senior leadership or governance committees.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks and their implications on organizational governance and audit activities.

We’ll consider an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check
• Confirm you are legally entitled to work in Canada.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do has an impact on people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you’ll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work — and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• A defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire.
• Four weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service.
• A benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account.
• Optional leave arrangements.
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more).

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Salary: $185,257–$225,087 annually

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.