Manager, IT Internal Control & Compliance

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Emera Inc, Finance Location: Halifax, NS Closing Date: December, 9 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, supporting the effective management of Emera Canadian Affiliate (Nova Scotia Power (NSPI)) and Emera US Affiliate (Tampa Electric Company (TEC)) information technology (IT) operations. If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you.

We are currently looking for a Manager, IT Internal Controls & Compliance to join our team in a permanent position. This is a key business role within the Emera Finance team. Reporting to the Director Internal Controls & Compliance, Finance, you will work closely with IT leadership and technology specialists across a large, diverse, and complex organization overseeing the execution of IT controls in support of all Emera-wide SOX requirements.

Emera is currently investing in an abundance of new technologies. Based on insights gained from expertise, you will provide proactive and reliable counsel on the development of new IT control practices ensuring the right balance between the time and cost impact of compliance with regulatory requirements, and mitigating risk. This partnership includes collaboration with Emera Audit Services and third-party consultants to identify, evaluate, and recommend corrective action plans to reach cost-effective decisions when implementing or evaluating IT regulatory compliance.

As Manager, IT Internal Controls & Compliance, your responsibilities will include:

- Oversee the management of centralized SOX deliverables over IT Applications, IT Tools, Databases and Operating Systems, by partnering with:

- Key IT stakeholders at NSPI and TEC, to facilitate the IT scoping assessment performed by the Emera Affiliate IT Leadership.

- Emera Audit Services and external auditors on the results of the IT scoping outcomes, especially any key technology changes anticipated in the current year program.

- Finance and Strategic Planning departments to consider the impacts on the SOX program on upcoming IT investments and implementation progress.

- Facilitate the timely update/refresh of IT General Control and IT Application Control descriptions and controls documentation by the Affiliate IT stakeholders.

- Provide advice to Affiliate IT Management and perform an initial evaluation of their response to IT deficiencies identified by Audit Services or external auditors.

- Proactively evaluate whether there are themes to deficiencies, or whether deficiencies identified in one Emera affiliate may also be applicable to another affiliate.

- Build close working relationships with affiliate IT leadership and specialists, stay informed on risks and strategic initiatives impacting applicable affiliates, and gain consensus regarding potentially contentious or sensitive items.

- Develop and oversee a continuing education program incorporating best practices over IT SOX requirements.

- Ability to understand business risks, challenges and recognize opportunities for process improvements.

- Seek to continuously improve the SOX program to become more efficient and effective through optimization and automation.

- Perform limited quality control procedures over selected working papers across the IT organization to identify potential areas of SOX policy deviation.

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 and energy.

What Skills will make you successful?

You recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and possess many, if not all, of the skills and experience listed below:

- Undergraduate degree with a concentration in management information systems, accounting, or related discipline.

- Certifications demonstrating a breadth of knowledge over internal controls over financial reporting, or business (e.g., CPA, CIA, etc.).

- Relevant IT audit certification (e.g., CISA, CISM, CRISC).

- Minimum of 6 years of direct or related work experience. Related experience consists of experience with ERP systems, data management, or IT system development in assessing IT risks and controls and communicate business impacts.

- Successful management of a team, or coordination of individuals, in delivering business/department objectives.

- Knowledge of core IT areas (infrastructure, operations, middleware) and emerging technologies (cloud, AI).

- Demonstrated project management, tracking and meeting multiple deliverables and deadlines with appropriate level of stakeholder involvement.

- Strong quantitative and analytical skills, demonstrated experience with solving problems.

- Experience with the design, implementation and evaluation of both design and operational effectiveness of IT General Controls.

- Knowledge and experience with Oracle or SAP environment is an asset.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we've listed above, please consider applying.

Why Join our team?

- Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

- Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, 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.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Emera

: At Emera we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. 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. Emera supports candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs.

Recruitment and Promotion Policy:

When filling vacant positions, we are determined to hire the best candidates available. We are committed to providing employees with a fair and equal opportunity to compete for jobs. Hiring and promotion of employees is based on skills, capabilities, knowledge and demonstrated abilities.