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The Trust Regulation Group is seeking a Manager, Trust Audit and Forensic Accounting. This role is responsible for overseeing the operations of both the Trust Assurance and Forensic
Accounting departments to ensure the effective and efficient regulation of trust funds handled by
BC law firms.
Reporting to the Director, Trust Regulation, the Manager oversees a department of 22, including
2 team leaders, 3 forensic accountants, 11 compliance auditors and 5 administrative staff.
The duties of this position include:
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Providing leadership and mentorship to the Trust Assurance and Forensic Accounting departments.
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Key liaison between Trust Regulation group and other Regulatory departments within the
Law Society.
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Development and oversight of Trust Assurance and Forensic Accounting policies and procedures, including trust accounting (internal control) rules and regulations for all B.C. lawyers and law firms.
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Managing and oversight of an operating budget of $2.5 million.
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Reporting to management and Benchers includes operating metrics and key performance measures.
Trust Assurance Program
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Providing leadership and effective management in the development, design, continued oversight and improvement of the Trust Assurance Program and its staff, which includes the completion of approximately 500 compliance audits of BC law firms each year.
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Development and oversight of Trust Assurance policies and procedures.
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Developing and maintaining Risk and Compliance analysis and selection criteria risk rating tools, used in prioritizing the review of annual trust filings and compliance audit schedules.
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Providing trust assurance advice to B.C. lawyers. Developing resource materials and presenting to external groups.
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Such other duties as required.
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Forensic Accounting
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Providing leadership and management of all Forensic Accounting Investigations and staff, and related matters, file monitors, and forensic assists performed by internal and external forensic accountants, including interviewing members and presenting evidence at Law Society hearings and/or court.
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Acting as Team Leader/oversight over forensic accounting investigations performed by external accountants.
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Development and oversight of Forensic Accounting policies and procedures.
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Such other duties as required.
Qualifications
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Professional Accounting designation (CPA, CA, CGA or CMA), plus a Diploma in
Forensic Accounting (DIFA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Financial
Forensics (CFF), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation, or advanced training in fraud/forensic investigation and internal audit standards. Depending on forensic accounting experience, DIFA is preferred (or be willing to complete).
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A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the areas of internal audit, forensic accounting, fraud and auditing.
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Significant experience managing large teams.
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Excellent leadership and analytical skills.
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Strong interpersonal, communication and team building skills.
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Requires the ability to meet changing deadlines, and priorities in highly stressful situations.
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Knowledge of Trust Accounting Rules as well as various sections of the Legal Profession
Act and the Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia is preferred.
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to personnel@lsbc.org with the subject line
Manager, Trust Audit and Forensic Accounting - <your name>. The closing date for this competition is October 2, 2015. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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