Job Description

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The Opportunity
Company, Department: Emera Inc, Audit Services
Location: Halifax, NS
Closing Date: July 24 2025
At Emera, you'll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help Emera to safely deliver cleaner, reliable energy to our customers.
If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by Thursday 24 July and tell us what excites you about this role.
We are currently looking for a Senior Auditor - SOX to join our Audit Services team in a permanent position. Reporting to the Manager, Audit Services - SOX, you will work closely with business process owners to perform testing of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) to ensure compliance with National Instrument 52-109 and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. This includes walkthroughs, tests of design and operating effectiveness across key business process areas for in-scope affiliates in Canada and the US.
We at Emera are proud of our Audit Services team and the ways in which they contribute to our organization. Our team has a customer-focused strategy, is innovative and will strive to continually improve the quality of our assurance and compliance activities as well as enhance Emera's overall control environment. We encourage our teams to be flexible and open-minded; critical thinkers that can engage and excite others through new ideas and approaches. As auditors, we value integrity, objectivity, and professional skepticism, recognizing our team's role in maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct. We are a large, diverse, complex organization with multiple business units that will offer challenge and career growth.
As Senior Auditor-SOX you will:

• Perform business process level walk-throughs, develop test scripts, and execute tests of controls to assess and strengthen Emera's ICFR

• Collaborate with external auditors and facilitate alignment in testing approaches and timing to maximize reliance

• Maintain relationships with affiliate employees, stay informed on risks and strategic initiatives impacting applicable in-scope SOX affiliates, and gain consensus regarding potentially contentious or sensitive items

• Stay current on NI5/SOX regulations, PCAOB auditing standards and IIA standards to incorporate these insights into testing and audit activities

• Monitor remediation associated with previous control issues, provide ongoing consultation on remediation approach
• Ensure Audit Services SOX deliverables adhere to budget and timelines and are socialized with applicable management

What skills will make you successful?
The successful individual will have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and an ability to build consensus across an organization by consistently demonstrating credibility as a subject matter expert. You bring maturity, confidence, and decision-making capability, along with enthusiasm, energy, and a great sense of humor.
You recognize yourself in most of the following competencies, and where possible possess the skills and experience listed below:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• CPA designation required. Additional certifications demonstrating a breadth of knowledge over internal audit, business, or technology (e.g., CIA, CFE, CISA, etc.) are considered strong assets
• You bring a minimum of three (3) years of direct or related work experience. Previous SOX or Audit experience, preferably in a public company or public accounting environment.
• Working knowledge of audit concepts and techniques such as ICFR, SOX Section 404 requirements, and the COSO framework
• Highly detailed oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Experience facilitating discussions and providing recommendations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to remain focused and deliver results in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment
• The desire to leverage computer-assisted auditing techniques for data analytics, previous experience with Arbutus, IDEA or ACL is preferable

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our operating businesses, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plan, and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Inclusion at Emera:
As one of Atlantic Canada's largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of , and . We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.
Recruitment & Promotion Policy
The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the by our recruitment policy and values, we are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants.
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