If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living™. We are searching for a Manager, Risk and Internal Control to join our Finance Team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia . Benefits Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program Life, travel, and other insurances Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan RRSP program (5% employer matching) Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance Free onsite parking Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety Responsibilities You will work collaboratively with various departments across the organization to identify, assess, and prioritize risks and opportunities, and formally document them within our organizational risk register. You will manage the review of the risk register, including action items, leading the team to ensure actions are addressed in accordance with our policies. Develop and apply strategies to reduce financial, operational, strategic, and reputational risks. By defining risks and reviewing processes, you can prioritize essential internal control requirements alongside operational efficiency and accuracy; you will build out and present process improvement recommendations for approval and follow that with effective implementation of processes in a cross‑functional environment. The implemented processes should aim to enhance operational effectiveness and precision while ensuring robust internal control systems that adapt to the evolving business environment. Ensure adherence to relevant tax laws, finance regulations, best-in-class internal control practices, and industry standards. Prepare and present findings and recommendations to the Internal Control Committee and Senior Executives. Leveraging your team, you will plan, organize and implement agreed finance and business office transformation projects from initiation through to completion. You will maintain the annual fraud awareness program in collaboration with our learning and development team. You will lead the update and development of policies within your area of responsibility and collaborate with leaders across the organization to ensure new and existing policies adhere to the internal control framework. Qualifications Bachelor Degree in Commerce/Business Administration with a major in Finance or Accounting and a CPA Designation Minimum 3+ years of professional post‑designation experience in finance Experience working in a cross‑functional setting within a fast‑paced, complex environment In‑depth understanding of process and financial controls and related best practices Have a keen sense of risk and thrive on implementing improvements to processes and controls Excellent written communication skills and ability to relay procedural and financial information to non‑financial managers, including in presentations and through written policies and training documents. Advanced understanding of accounting and related ASPE principals. Ability to prioritize, make decisions, and problem‑solve required. Proficient knowledge of the Canadian Tax Act and HST Regulations. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Risk Manager (CRM), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) considered an asset. #J-18808-Ljbffr