Director, Internal Audit
• Location: Calgary, Alberta
Raise is currently hiring a Director, Internal Audit on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our client is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.
Description
Reporting functionally to the Audit Committee and administratively to the Vice President, Finance and Compliance, the Director, Internal Audit is a senior, enterprise-wide leader responsible for setting the strategic direction for internal audit, risk, and compliance activities in alignment with the organization’s overall business objectives.
Operating at a highly strategic level, you will ensure that the organization’s most significant risks are clearly identified, rigorously assessed, and effectively mitigated, while helping executive leadership successfully deliver strategic initiatives and transformation priorities.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Direction
- Establish and continuously evolve a strategic, enterprise-focused internal audit, risk, and compliance roadmap aligned to organizational strategy, risk appetite, and long-term objectives.
- et the strategic direction and priorities for internal audit and related risk and compliance activities to ensure focus on what matters most to the business.
- Translate business strategy into a forward-looking, risk-based audit plan that addresses strategic, financial, operational, cyber, third-party, fraud, and project risks.
- Position internal audit as a key contributor to enterprise resilience, performance, and value protection.
- Governance, Risk & Board Assurance
- Provide the Audit Committee with clear, integrated assurance over the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control practices related to strategic objectives.
- Elevate Board and executive understanding of enterprise and emerging risks, risk interdependencies, and systemic issues.
- Ensure that management’s risk responses and mitigation strategies are aligned with business objectives and the organization’s risk appetite.
- Bring difficult or uncomfortable issues forward, forcing the right conversations when risks, trade-offs, or accountabilities are unclear.
- Enterprise Risk & Strategic Initiative Oversight
- Oversee enterprise-level risk identification, assessment, and mitigation activities across key risk domains, including financial, regulatory, operational, cyber, third-party, fraud, ethics, capital projects, and transformation initiatives.
- Provide independent risk insight on major strategic initiatives, ensuring risks are understood early and managed proactively.
- Monitor risk trends and emerging issues that could impact the organization’s ability to achieve its objectives.
- Lead or facilitate enterprise risk discussions that force clarity around risk ownership, risk appetite, and mitigation effectiveness.
- Challenge management’s risk assessments and assumptions to ensure completeness, consistency, and transparency.
- Ensure that significant risks are not only documented, but actively discussed, understood, and addressed at the appropriate leadership level.
- Executive & Board Advisory
- Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and the Board, offering risk-informed perspectives on strategic decisions, transformation programs, and external developments.
- Advise on emerging risks, regulatory changes, and strategic opportunities that may affect the organization’s risk profile or long-term success.
- Act as a trusted sounding board to senior leaders while maintaining an objective, enterprise-wide perspective.
- Internal Audit Leadership & Professional Practice
- Lead and develop a high-performing internal audit function with strong business, analytical, and strategic capabilities.
- Ensure audit work delivers insight, foresight, and practical recommendations.
- Foster a culture of professional judgment, challenge, and continuous improvement.
- Standards & Professional Practice
- Ensure internal audit activities are conducted in accordance with professional standards and leading practices, maintaining appropriate objectivity while supporting business success.
What success looks like:
- Internal audit is viewed as a strategic leadership function that shapes how risk, compliance, and assurance support business objectives.
- The Audit Committee receives confidence that strategic and enterprise risks are well understood and actively managed.
- Executive leadership actively seeks out internal audit’s perspective on major initiatives and emerging challenges.
- The organization demonstrates stronger risk-informed decision-making and governance maturity over time.
What you’ll bring to us:
- 10–12+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk management, or related assurance functions, including a minimum of four years in a management or leadership role
- Experience in the electricity industry is considered an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to apply strategic risk thinking to guide senior leadership decision-making and align risk insights with organizational priorities.
- Proven experience engaging directly with executive leadership, with strong executive presence and the confidence to challenge assumptions, influence outcomes, and drive informed decision making.
- Experience leading enterprise risk discussions, establishing clarity of roles, accountability, and mitigation expectations.
- Strong professional judgment and skepticism when assessing risk scenarios and validating information used in decision-making.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and deliver clear, persuasive messages.
- Proven ability to translate complex risk assessments into actionable insights and practical mitigation strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and influence across the organization.
- A strong commitment to ethical standards and integrity.
- Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation or Chartered Accountant (CA).
Additional Information
This full-time opportunity offers a competitive salary, paid vacation and flex time, health and dental benefits, mental health support, a defined contribution pension plan, and learning and development opportunities as part of your overall compensation package. We support a hybrid work environment, where the team is in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays are flexible for where you work best.
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