Auditor, SOX Compliance & Advisory
External
Cenovus Energy · Ab-calgary, CanadaPrepare for this interview
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About the role
Ranked as one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We're committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus's downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. Find Cenovus on LinkedIn , Facebook and Instagram . The Cenovus experience
Responsibilities
- Support SOX planning activities, including risk assessments (mapping financial statement accounts to risks and controls) and scoping decisions.
- Document and update financial process narratives and perform walkthroughs to ensure controls are designed effectively.
- Execute SOX testing (via Optro), including preparation of test procedures, files, and supporting documentation, ensuring consistency in approach and reporting.
- Identify control deficiencies, support evaluation with senior leadership, and partner with process owners to implement timely remediation.
- Assess and test key reports, spreadsheets, application controls, interfaces, ELCs, and DC&P controls.
- Contribute to fraud risk assessments and COSO mapping, aligning risks and framework principles to controls.
- Provide advisory support on projects and business initiatives, assessing impacts to controls and identifying optimization opportunities.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships to improve communication, enhance processes, and drive control effectiveness.
- Coordinate with external auditors, respond to requests, and facilitate communication between auditors and business teams.
Requirements
- Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
- Legally authorized to work in Canada
- Minimum 5 years of experience in audit, accounting, or finance, ideally within a public accounting firm or similar environment.
- Undergraduate degree with a Canadian CPA/CA designation, or actively pursuing certification with completion expected within one year (required).
- Strong knowledge of auditing methodologies and internal control frameworks.
- We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
- Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 7, 2026
- Cenovus was ranked one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025. We're committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.
- If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com .
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Additional Information
Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 07/08/2026 About this opportunity: Reporting to the Senior Manager, SOX Compliance & Advisory, the Auditor will perform the following key activities (i) assist with the planning and execution of SOX program, (ii) test SOX processes ranging from business processes, entity level controls (ELC) and disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and (iii) have exposure to SOX advisory activities related to various CVE initiatives and activities.
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