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Senior Auditor, Attest

Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Toronto

$86,379–$127,288 a year Full time

Senior Auditor (Attest)

  • Organization: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
  • Department: Attest and Agency Audits
  • Location: 20 Dundas Street West, Suite 1530, Toronto, Ontario
  • Job Term: 3 Permanent
  • Job Code: Individual Contributor 9 (IC9)
  • Salary: $86,379 - $127,288
  • Posting Status: Open
  • Job ID: 1024

The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO) is recruiting a highly motivated professional interested in making a difference for the benefit of the members of the Legislative Assembly and the people of Ontario. The OAGO is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly that conducts performance and financial statement audits of the provincial government, its ministries and agencies. We also audit organizations in the broader public sector that receive provincial funding.

The successful candidate will support financial audit engagements involving provincial agencies and/or the provinceā€™s consolidated financial statements.

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Senior Auditor (Attest), you will:

  • Support the full financial audit lifecycle, including planning, risk assessment, internal-control evaluation, execution, documentation and reporting.
  • Perform audits ranging from lower-risk to complex engagements and propose well-supported findings and recommendations.
  • Assess key business processes, financial reporting processes and internal controls, and conduct risk-based audit procedures.
  • Collect and analyze information, obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence and prepare thorough, well-organized working papers.
  • Draft clear findings for audit reports, management letters and related deliverables.
  • Build effective relationships with auditees and address questions and concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to junior auditors and co-op students and monitor assigned audit milestones.
  • Contribute to Public Accounts content and regulatory-filing work, where applicable.

How do I qualify?

You will qualify for this position by demonstrating:

  • Bachelorā€™s degree or equivalent experience.
  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
  • Knowledge of professional accounting and auditing standards, including PSAS, IFRS, Canadian GAAP and generally accepted auditing standards.
  • Experience identifying and testing internal controls and using computer-assisted audit techniques, including data analytics, data extraction, sample selection and journal-entry testing.
  • Advanced analytical skills and the ability to exercise discretion, objectivity and professional judgement.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, collaboration, adaptability and negotiation skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Asset qualifications:

  • Knowledge of the Ontario government environment, legislative processes, policies, procedures and directives.
  • Knowledge of other financial reporting frameworks, such as U.S. GAAP, Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises and International Public Sector Accounting Standards.

What's in it for you?

  • A modern organization with a flexible hybrid work model with in-office attendance at a minimum of 3 days per week.
  • Work with an innovative and high-performing organization committed to creating a positive organizational culture.
  • A defined benefit pension plan, comprehensive health plan, and life and disability insurance.
  • Healthcare spending account.
  • Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits.

How to apply

If you want to work in an environment that is positive, challenging and safe, where your contributions are valued, please submit a cover letter and resume as one document through the OAGO Careers portal by Wednesday, November 18, 2026.

Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism:

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects Ontarioā€™s varied communities and promoting a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply, and encourage applications from people with disabilities, racialized individuals, including Indigenous and Black applicants, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

We offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process, consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team at accessibility@auditor.on.ca , who will respond to you within 72 hours.

We also believe in the importance of providing services to Ontarians in both official languages and encourage interested bilingual candidates to apply, particularly for public-facing positions.

Notes:

Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) Screening

  • Prior to an offer of employment, the top applicant(s) will be required to undergo screening by the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).

Qualified List Information

  • A list of qualified candidates will be established for the Senior Auditor (Attest) position and will remain in effect for twelve (12) months from the date it is created. Qualified candidates may be considered for future permanent and/or temporary vacancies in this position.