Assurance Specialist

About the role

Perform planning, organizing, leading, and reporting on scheduled audit projects. Provide oversight to team members on a project basis. Evaluate internal controls, identify risks, develop, and perform audit tests and communicate results to internal and external management.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex and/or high-profile audit projects effectively.
• Leads project engagement planning activities, develops scope and audit objectives for complex audit projects.
• Leads meetings and process walkthroughs with audit clients to develop an understanding of the business processes and responsibilities.
• Performs research to identify and understand relevant business policies, regulatory requirements, etc. impacting the audited area, business function or process.
• Develops and oversees the execution of a test plan designed to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of controls in mitigating the identified risks.
• Reviews testing to ensure work papers and audit results are complete and accurate, support the conclusions reached and meet department standards.
• Drafts audit reports which include relevant findings of audited areas, business functions and processes.
• Communicates audit results, identified issues and improvement opportunities to audit client and management.
• Provides frequent updates to audit management on audit progress.
• Performs issue follow up as assigned.
• Performs special projects or investigations as requested.
• Assists audit management in consulting with clients on efficient and effective internal control approaches.
• Establishes practical budgets and explains variances.
• Maintains competence through continued professional education.
• Provides project performance evaluations of applicable team members.
• Aids management with the annual risk assessment and audit plan preparation.
• Manage multiple projects without having direct supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field and eight plus (8+) years of related experience (Internal or External Auditing or equivalent discipline)
• or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain licensing by the appropriate gaming authority.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office products.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply the International Professional Practices Framework for Internal Audit.