Job Description

NFI is a leading global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motor coaches), Alexander Dennis (single and double-deck buses), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of sustainable drive systems available, including zero-emission electric (trolley, battery, fuel cell), natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base in our buses and coaches around the world. Further information is available at www.nfigroup.com.

The Manager, Internal Controls and Compliance will lead NFI Group’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting program, helping ensure controls are effectively designed, documented, tested, monitored, and continuously improved. This role will support the assessment of control design and operating effectiveness in alignment with the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework and applicable financial reporting requirements.

WHY JOIN US:

• Be part of a team leading the world’s electrification of mass mobility
• Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Registered pension plan with generous company match
• Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world
• Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members.
• On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)
• Advancement opportunities within our family of companies
• We are proudly named one of Manitoba’s Top 25 employers.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead and support NFI Group’s internal controls program, including the maintenance and continuous improvement of the ICFR framework across business units and entity locations.
• Apply the COSO 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework to support consistent ICFR control design, documentation, testing, monitoring, and remediation, including alignment with NI 52-109, and related internal control requirements.
• Maintain and enhance Risk and Control Matrices, process documentation, control narratives, management testing materials, control evidence requirements, deficiency assessment documentation, and remediation plans.
• Partner with Corporate Finance, business unit finance teams, process owners, IT, and other control owners to document key business processes, risks, controls, and control ownership.
• Support control walkthroughs, evidence review, and evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness, while analyzing internal control, compliance, and audit results to identify trends, control gaps, risks, deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor identified control deficiencies, support severity assessment, and work with stakeholders to develop, document, and track remediation plans.
• Support monitoring of IT General Controls and other risk-area controls that impact or support the ICFR framework, while partnering with the appropriate control owners.
• Support business unit reviews and internal audits, while helping develop, standardize, and improve internal control programs, policies, procedures, and practices through guidance, training, and support for process owners and employees.
• Support the implementation and ongoing use of a GRC system for control documentation, evidence management, testing, reporting, deficiency tracking, and remediation monitoring.
• Maintain awareness of relevant internal control, audit, regulatory, governance, and risk management practices, while ensuring assigned controls are appropriately designed, documented, monitored, and operating as intended in support of company policies and applicable requirements.
• Provide support on ad hoc finance, audit, compliance, risk, and internal control initiatives.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Business, or a related field; CPA, CIA, CISA, or an equivalent professional designation is preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in internal controls, internal audit, ICFR/ICOFR, compliance, risk, audit, finance, accounting, or governance, with exposure to COSO 2013, NI 52-109, control testing, internal/external audit environments, IT General Controls, or related risk-area controls considered an asset.
• Experience with Risk and Control Matrices, process documentation, control walkthroughs, control evidence, deficiency assessment, remediation planning, and remediation tracking.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, follow through on action items, and support continuous improvement in a changing environment.
• Ability to communicate internal controls results, reporting updates, key findings, and remediation progress clearly to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SharePoint, GRC systems, Microsoft Office, Excel, and control documentation tools are considered an asset.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time within Canada and the U.S.

Standard Hours– Days, hours – Mon – Fri 7:30 AM– 4:00PM

OUR WHY: We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motorcoach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable. Our values—safety, quality, integrity, accountability, teamwork, and sustainability—are at the core of everything we do. NFI Group | We Move People - YouTube

Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI offers a wide range of propulsion-agnostic bus and coach platforms, including market leading electric models. Through its low- and zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, arbocsv.com, and carfaircomposites.com

NFI Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, ensure equitable experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment reflective of the communities we operate. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates’ request.