Univ – Auditor – Internal Audit

Univ – Auditor – Internal Audit

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant program experience.

Responsibilities

• Promote Departmental compliance with applicable standards, professional practices, and Enterprise and Departmental policies and procedures.
• Participate in setting and Departmental goals and performance metrics. Participate in conducting the Annual Risk Assessment and the Annual Audit Planning activities.
• Responsible for managing projects including planning and designing the work necessary to address the audit objective(s) as assigned and in accordance with professional standards and Enterprise and Departmental policies and procedures. Prepare and maintain appropriate workpapers to document audit planning activities.
• On assigned projects, design audit steps to provide a basis for audit conclusions based on the audit objective. Obtain relevant information and data. Organize data and use appropriate techniques to analyze. When analysis results indicate processes are functioning as intended and no exceptions are noted, provide assurance as appropriate. When analysis results indicate exceptions, identify and evaluate the factors causing the exception. Prepare and maintain appropriate workpapers to document fieldwork activities including analyses and evidence resulting in audit conclusions.
• Collaborate with audit clients to determine viable corrective action to address deficiencies identified and then discuss with the Audit Manager. Prepare and maintain appropriate workpapers to document communication and collaboration with audit client to determine audit conclusions.
• Prepare written reports and memorandums to communicate audit results and conclusions for distribution to appropriate parties. Reports and memorandums are supported by appropriate and sufficient workpapers (evidence). Prepare reports and memorandums in concise business terms with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Complete follow-up projects as assigned. Prepare appropriate workpapers to document the status of audit findings.
• Conduct special projects as requested by the Board of Trustees or Enterprise management and assigned by the Audit Manager, Assistant Director, or Chief Audit Executive (CAE). Conduct other duties as assigned by the Audit Manager, Assistant Director, or CAE.

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, information technology, or related field is preferred.
• Relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• Three years of experience in professional-level auditing, investigations, accounting, financial management, information technology, or related field is preferred.
• Knowledge of finance and business operations; auditing/accounting standards, practices, principles, and theories; and/or project management related to government, colleges/universities, or healthcare is preferred.
• Professional, concise, and practical presentation and written communication skills are preferred.
• High aptitude for business and office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, virtual collaboration platforms) is preferred.
• Data analytical skills, including Computer Assisted Audit Tools, are preferred.
• Working knowledge of Automated Audit Workpaper Applications is preferred.
• Relevant professional certification acquired by exam (CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, etc.) is preferred.
• Independent thinker with the ability to draw rational conclusions based on evidence.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.