ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AUDIT QUALITY ASSURANCE - AUDIT MANAGER 2 - HYBRID

About the role

The Associate Director of Audit Quality Assurance plays a critical role in strengthening the effectiveness, consistency, and quality of the University system's internal audit function. They are responsible for overseeing and performing quality assurance reviews of internal audit activities, leading the establishment of operational objectives and work plans, and providing training and coaching to internal audit staff.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and oversees the internal audit quality assurance program for the University, including oversight of the development and maintenance of program structure, planning, guidance, use of tools and technology, performance metrics, and reporting.
• Prepares an annual quality assurance plan based on a defined quality assurance methodology.
• Manages internal audit quality assurance activities through subordinate managers and professional staff.
• Advises on financial, human resources, IT and other operational issues within the internal audit quality assurance area.
• Oversees the development and delivery of training to UC internal audit staff on internal audit standards, quality expectations, methodology updates and best practices.
• Maintains awareness of and advises on areas of high institutional risk and matters related to University governance.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years Internal or operational audit experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience conducting internal audit quality assurance activities and maintaining internal audit methodologies.
• Advanced knowledge of the internal audit profession, including professional standards, internal control concepts, risk-based auditing, quality assurance and improvement program requirements, audit documentation, reporting practices, and professional ethics.
• Ability to design, manage, and improve an internal audit quality assurance program, including review of methodology, annual planning, criteria, metrics, reporting, and follow-up.
• Ability to both conduct and oversee quality assurance reviews of internal audit engagements, including planning, risk assessment, scope, testing, evidence, workpapers, supervision, reporting, issue development, and conformance with standards.
• Ability to communicate technical audit standards, quality review results, methodology expectations, and improvement opportunities clearly and effectively to audit professionals, senior leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Interpersonal, consultation, and relationship-management skills to collaborate with audit leaders and staff across a complex, multi-location organization; build agreement on quality expectations; and promote consistent audit practices.
• Analytical and professional judgment skills to assess complex audit work, identify quality and consistency issues, evaluate root causes, and develop practical, risk-based recommendations.
• Leadership and management skills to supervise, coach, and develop managers and professional staff; assign and review work; set priorities; manage performance; and foster teamwork, accountability, professional development, and ethical conduct.
• Project and program management skills to coordinate quality reviews, training initiatives, methodology updates, external quality assessment preparation, and continuous improvement projects while meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities.
• Ability to develop, interpret, implement, and maintain audit policies, procedures, manuals, templates, tools, and guidance that support consistent, high-quality internal audit practices.
• Knowledge of audit management systems, electronic workpaper tools, reporting platforms, and productivity applications used for quality reviews, documentation, issue tracking, metrics, reporting, and knowledge sharing.
• Knowledge of higher education, academic medical center, research, public sector, or similarly complex governance, compliance, financial, operational, information technology, and administrative environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• CIA, CISA, CPA or other relevant certification preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of the internal audit profession, including professional standards, internal control concepts, risk-based auditing, quality assurance and improvement program requirements, audit documentation, reporting practices, and professional ethics.
• Ability to design, manage, and improve an internal audit quality assurance program, including review of methodology, annual planning, criteria, metrics, reporting, and follow-up.
• Ability to both conduct and oversee quality assurance reviews of internal audit engagements, including planning, risk assessment, scope, testing, evidence, workpapers, supervision, reporting, issue development, and conformance with standards.
• Ability to communicate technical audit standards, quality review results, methodology expectations, and improvement opportunities clearly and effectively to audit professionals, senior leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Interpersonal, consultation, and relationship-management skills to collaborate with audit leaders and staff across a complex, multi-location organization; build agreement on quality expectations; and promote consistent audit practices.
• Analytical and professional judgment skills to assess complex audit work, identify quality and consistency issues, evaluate root causes, and develop practical, risk-based recommendations.
• Leadership and management skills to supervise, coach, and develop managers and professional staff; assign and review work; set priorities; manage performance; and foster teamwork, accountability, professional development, and ethical conduct.
• Project and program management skills to coordinate quality reviews, training initiatives, methodology updates, external quality assessment preparation, and continuous improvement projects while meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities.
• Ability to develop, interpret, implement, and maintain audit policies, procedures, manuals, templates, tools, and guidance that support consistent, high-quality internal audit practices.
• Knowledge of audit management systems, electronic workpaper tools, reporting platforms, and productivity applications used for quality reviews, documentation, issue tracking, metrics, reporting, and knowledge sharing.
• Knowledge of higher education, academic medical center, research, public sector, or similarly complex governance, compliance, financial, operational, information technology, and administrative environments.
• Ability to develop and deliver training, coaching, and technical guidance to internal audit professionals on audit standards, quality expectations, methodology changes, workpaper documentation, report writing, issue development, and leading practices.