City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa

The City of Ottawa is the nation’s capital surpassing 1 million people and the fourth-largest municipality in the country. The City of Ottawa is committed to its 17,000 employees, offering rewarding careers that enhance the community’s quality of life, making Ottawa one of the best places in the world to live. The City offers meaningful career opportunities in many different fields. Employees experience the satisfaction of seeing the results of their work in real-time, as residents rely on the City’s programs, services, facilities, and infrastructure every day.
As a member of the Office of the Auditor General’s management team, the Deputy Auditor General is responsible and accountable to the Auditor General for providing leadership and managing individual audits and investigations assigned from the annual audit work plan and as they arise through Fraud and Waste Hotline complaints. The Deputy Auditor General assists the Auditor General with the overall management and administration of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). You will manage OAG staff teams and consultants to carry out and deliver compliance, financial and performance audits with the objective of providing assurances and information to Council and improving the City’s operations. You also have key responsibilities for contributing to continuous improvement of the effectiveness of the audit function.The Deputy Auditor General manages the day-to-day operations of a team of OAG staff, including organization structure and job design, and manages the relevant financial and human resources.
The ideal candidate holds a university degree, Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation and at least ten (10) years of related experience. Municipal, provincial and/or federal government auditing environment is considered an asset. You have extensive senior level experience in auditing principles, practices, and standards through your work with large and complex organizations. Your credentials include a reputation for integrity, effective leadership, communication, and a collaborative problem-solving style. You have a highly developed analytical and business planning skills and reputation for delivering results. Committed to raising the bar for performance, you understand the challenges of leading audits in a complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-union environment. Fluency in both of Canada’s official languages is an asset.
Expected Compensation Range: $157,841.32 to $199,613.69 CAD
Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy
To Apply
For more information, please contact Andréanne Gendron of Odgers or submit your resume and letter of interest online to <a href="https://en-careers.odgers.com/en-ca/job/31868/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en-careers.odgers.com/en-ca/job/31868/</a> by
October 23, 2026.
We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
City of Ottawa is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and the City of Ottawa throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.

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