Internal Audit Manager
Descartes Systems Group
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Waterloo, ON
Contract type: Full time
Remote
Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.
We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com .
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.
Join Us as an Internal Audit Manager – Drive Impact, Strengthen Integrity, and Grow with Us!
At Descartes, we’re not just auditing numbers—we’re shaping the future of global logistics and supply chain integrity. If you're passionate about compliance, operational excellence, and making a real impact, this is your opportunity to step into a highly visible role that directly supports risk mitigation, corporate governance, and process improvement across a global organization.
Why This Role Is for You: What’s in It for You?
As Internal Audit Manager, you'll take ownership of planning, executing, and reporting on operational and compliance audits, with a particular focus on testing and supporting Descartes’ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Program. You’ll also contribute to internal reviews, consulting projects, and process improvement initiatives.
Ready to Drive Real Change?
At Descartes, we help the world’s most recognized brands streamline their global supply chains. When you join our Internal Audit team, you’re not just checking boxes—you’re building better business practices, helping people make informed decisions, and enabling our long-term success.
Apply today and grow your career with an organization that values trust, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Join Us
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.
Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact . Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability.
If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience.
Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together.
We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com . Descartes is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants in North America with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email us at [email protected] . Provide your name and contact information along with the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.
We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com .
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.
Join Us as an Internal Audit Manager – Drive Impact, Strengthen Integrity, and Grow with Us!
At Descartes, we’re not just auditing numbers—we’re shaping the future of global logistics and supply chain integrity. If you're passionate about compliance, operational excellence, and making a real impact, this is your opportunity to step into a highly visible role that directly supports risk mitigation, corporate governance, and process improvement across a global organization.
Why This Role Is for You: What’s in It for You?
- Make Your Mark: Lead key SOX and internal audit engagements that protect and enhance shareholder value.
- Be a Trusted Advisor: Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, helping them design smarter processes and scalable controls.
- Grow Professionally: Work across departments and borders—exposing you to executive leadership and complex global operations.
- Use Smart Tools: Leverage data analytics and automation to modernize auditing practices and boost your technical skill set.
- Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the autonomy to manage your own time while being part of a collaborative, high-performing team.
As Internal Audit Manager, you'll take ownership of planning, executing, and reporting on operational and compliance audits, with a particular focus on testing and supporting Descartes’ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Program. You’ll also contribute to internal reviews, consulting projects, and process improvement initiatives.
- Lead and manage SOX 404 compliance testing—gathering data, assessing control effectiveness, and identifying gaps or weaknesses.
- Perform operational and other special / ad-hoc audits, offering practical and business-minded recommendations.
- Use data analytics to improve audit efficiency, coverage, and insights.
- Develop clear, concise, and well-structured audit reports and working papers.
- Support ongoing initiatives to improve internal controls, governance, and scalability.
- Assist in evaluating enterprise risk and provide guidance on internal control enhancements.
- Partner with stakeholders at all levels to close process gaps and drive scalable improvements.
- University degree in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, or related field
- CPA or CA designation
- 3–5 years of experience in internal/external audit or related finance/accounting roles
- Strong knowledge of SOX, internal control frameworks, and risk management practices
- Sharp analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP is an asset
- Experience using or interest in data analytics
Ready to Drive Real Change?
At Descartes, we help the world’s most recognized brands streamline their global supply chains. When you join our Internal Audit team, you’re not just checking boxes—you’re building better business practices, helping people make informed decisions, and enabling our long-term success.
Apply today and grow your career with an organization that values trust, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Join Us
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.
Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact . Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability.
If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience.
Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together.
We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com . Descartes is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants in North America with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email us at [email protected] . Provide your name and contact information along with the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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