Senior Advisor Internal Audit

Job Title: Senior Advisor, Internal Audit (Business Advisory and Assurance)

Location: Mississauga Ontario (Hybrid)

Reports To: Senior Manager, Business Advisory & Assurance Services

Who is Just Energy?

Just Energy is a retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities and bringing energy-efficient solutions and renewable energy options to customers. Currently operating in the United States and Canada, Just Energy serves residential and commercial customers. Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, and Tara Energy. As a leading distributor of electricity and natural gas in North America for nearly 25 years, Just Energy prioritizes making energy easy.

Job Summary:

The Senior Advisor, Internal Audit role assists our overall accounting and Internal controls function in complying with financial reporting requirements and sustaining our internal controls compliance activities, building operational capability related to developing, deploying and exploiting embedded and emerging best practices across Just Energy, and builds required skills to rotate into a business function with our company over the next three years if so desired.

What you will do:

• Exhibit good knowledge of US GAAP accounting standards and financial reporting and keeps up with the latest developments.
• Provide ongoing support to the Finance organization on US GAAP technical accounting by performing research on technical accounting topics and drafting analysis memos/ whitepapers.
• Develop organization wide accounting policy manual and maintain the same on an ongoing basis.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of internal controls in an international environment. Support to build and maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Exhibit a strong understanding of business risks, controls, testing methodologies as they relate to financial reporting assurance and operating controls.
• Evaluate and document the internal controls over financial reporting including, but not limited to,
• understanding the risk profile of the process and designing controls.
• understanding the requirements of the control suite and financial statements.
• obtaining adequate and relevant documentation to substantiate control conclusions.
• adequately documenting design and operating effectiveness reviews.
• Participate in walkthroughs and update business process flows.
• Ensure our risks, controls and other documentation remain current while initiating and executing continuous improvement activities, as needed.
• Identify and document internal control deficiencies and remediation plans, including monitoring progress and status of remediation plans.
• Prepare clear and concise documentation and test work papers to applicable professional standards.
• Work independently with limited coaching.
• Interact with external auditors and business partners on resolution of identified control failures.
• Partner with business/operations, IT and corporate process owners to help ensure ongoing compliance with quarterly due diligence processes.
• Perform ad hoc information requests and participates in strategic initiatives for business process improvement activities.
• Assist with learning and development material creation for cross-functional risk and control initiatives.
  
  

We Request:

• Undergraduate degree in finance/accounting from an accredited college or university
• Certified/Chartered Public Accountant, CPA exam parts taken and passed.
• Five (5+) years related work experience, with at least three in a Big-Four or nationally recognized audit firm, or Fortune 500 Company internal audit function.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels of leadership.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to present findings to multiple levels within our organization.
• Ability to lead multifunctional, multilocational teams and coach more overall experienced team members in areas they may have less specific experience than the candidate.
  
  
  
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail in project execution, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Knowledge and practical experience of the full accounting and reporting cycle, ability to develop and enhance policies, procedures, controls, and accounting position papers.
• Flexible ability to think about processes across Finance, Risk, Commercial, and Operations to challenge the status quo for process improvement opportunities.
• Ability to work with others within the accounting team and across finance and the Company to learn and develop professionally, coach lateral team members in your areas of strength, deliver positive high-impact results, foster the team environment, and further Company goals.
• Ability to work independently on assigned accounting areas and develop potential responses to issues and auditor requests with limited guidance and coaching.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.
• Bias to listen, understand and suggest actions, even when findings may not be positive.
  
  

We desire:

• Professional certification in Accounting or Auditing (CPA/CA, CMA, CIA, CFE).
• Master’s degree in accounting.
• Previous experience in coordinating external audits, which may include direct financial audit experience with a reputable accounting firm (with a bias to technical accounting).
• Previous corporate experience coordinating with accounting & financial reporting, FP&A, tax, treasury, and regulatory teams.
• Direct experience and intermediate understanding in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
• Previous experience with Great Plains.
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as function effectively in a team environment.
• Familiarity with the Energy industry, specifically with retail energy, trading companies, or power and utility sectors.
• Strong professional writing skills and ability to document conclusions and present to multiple levels of audiences up to and including executive leadership.
  
  

Benefits:

Just Energy offers a robust benefits plan for staff members, as well as Employee Assistance Programs that offer a wealth of tools and resources to enrich the employee experience. The company also provides several cost-free, self-development courses for those that wish to build on their skills and competencies. In addition, a variety of awards offer another opportunity to recognize and reward employees.

We offer:

• Competitive compensation and incentives
• Paid Holidays/Vacation
• Company paid L&AD for employees plus Short-term disability.
• Personal and Career development resources with “growth” opportunity
• Hybrid -Remote Work Model depending on role
• Health and wellbeing tools and resources and more
  
  

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Primary Location

CA-ON-Mississauga

Work Locations

ON-Mississauga-Courtney Park

Job

Audit

Organization

Canada

Schedule

Regular

Shift

Standard

Employee Status

Non-Management

Job Type

Full-time

Job Level

Day Job

Travel

No