Internal Audit Manager

Internal Audit Manager

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Well-developed organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Clear vision of business needs.
• Effective application of experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Working knowledge of auditing concepts and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
• Familiarity with the COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations) framework for internal controls.
• Familiarity with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements for internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and report on the efficacy of Wachter’s business processes that are currently in place to protect against material accounting errors, fraud, and theft of the organization’s assets; ensure the organization is complying with relevant laws and statutes; and ensure management’s expectations are met.
• Coordinate with the CFO/CEO to identify Wachter’s risk appetite and critical risk factors.
• Develop risk assessment strategies, audit plan, and a staffing plan that are aligned with Wachter’s risk appetite.
• Design risk-based audit programs that test whether procedures are effective and followed (to include setting scopes, evaluating internal control designs, conducting audit testing, and identifying reportable issues).
• Counsel with senior management on audit recommendations to help weave internal controls and risk management into Wachter’s business model and department procedures.
• Communicate findings in effective report formats to appropriate levels of management.
• Provide internal audit support to certain third-party organizations as needed (external auditors, customers, or suppliers).
• Teach the types and purposes of internal controls as well their benefits to all levels of management as needed to ensure audit report findings, recommendations, and risk vs control decisions are clearly defined and understood.
• Create training as needed for relevant audit topics such as Fraud awareness.
• Manage and develop a staff of auditors when/if necessary to carry out the audit plan effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with contract/project accounting.
• Familiarity with audit areas critical in Information Technology is a plus.
• Familiarity with laws or regulations in HR, technology or general business operation is a plus.