Audit Professional 3

About the role

The Associate Auditor performs audits, investigations and advisory services that encompass financial, compliance, functional and operational reviews of complex and diverse areas as a service to management in accordance with professional auditing standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs the full scope of auditing encompassing financial, compliance, information systems, and effectiveness reviews according to professional auditing standards.
• May provide functional advice, training and/or guidance to less-experienced audit professionals.
• Conducts complex audits and assists management in developing applicable policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Provides advisory services to unit and executive campus management.
• Performs various limited scope examinations such as surveys, limited scope reviews and consultations.
• Performs data analytic procedures using general audit software (i.e. Microsoft Excel and TeamMate Data Analytics).
• Participates in assigned workgroups and committees and other business process re-engineering projects.
• Conducts investigations of allegations of improper governmental activities and communicates results of investigative work.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of the audit profession, theories and systems of internal control, and professional auditing standards.
• Broad knowledge of finance, accounting, business and systems operations.
• Gathers, organizes and performs analysis for moderately complex audit assignments.
• Is working on mastering more advanced audit concepts and applications in the completion of assignments.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to present sensitive information with diplomacy and in a clear and concise manner.
• Presents to a wide variety of audiences, including senior management and external agencies.
• May require specialized expertise in enterprise software and relational databases.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively and professionally communicate using tact and diplomacy with internal and external campus community personnel.
• Demonstrated skill in expressing ideas clearly and convincingly.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying the correct issues to be communicated, the appropriate audience, the method of communication and the timing of the communication.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately express substance and nuance.
• Knowledge of Accounting Principles and IIA Standards.
• Must possess professional integrity, independence of attitude and objectivity.
• Skill in analyzing policy issues, policies and procedures and other directives and form solid recommendations.
• Skill in independently researching questions and making appropriate contacts for problem solving.
• Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations, practices, or procedures to identify relevant concerns, identify patterns or tendencies, formulate logical and objective conclusions.
• Skill in translating observations, findings, and recommendations from analytical studies into a concise and logical written report.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience: 4 - 7 years of related experience.