Director of Audit Services

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Assist the Chief Audit Executive in developing and executing the annual risk assessment and audit plan, aligning departmental initiatives with institutional goals, and identifying emerging risks.
• Collaborative Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships across the institution, working with diverse stakeholders from faculty and staff to senior leadership, as well as external auditors and University of Texas System, to promote sound business practices.
• Consult proactively with various departments to identify opportunities for process improvement and control enhancements, turning audit findings into actionable insights that drive organizational excellence.
• Work with external auditors and assist in coordinating institutional responses.
• Conduct regular training sessions to promote education and awareness of risk and associated internal controls.
• Audit Excellence: Remain current with emerging risks, new audit regulations, methodologies, industry trends, legislative requirements, and professional accounting and auditing standards.
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes.
• Oversee execution of the annual audit plan, audit fieldwork, and report drafting, ensuring accuracy, objectivity, and adherence to best practices in audit methodology.
• Incorporate the use of data analytics to enhance risk identification, quantification, testing, and project support and to provide valuable business intelligence to leadership.
• Cook up Institutional Audit Committee materials and communicate audit results, findings, and recommendations clearly to senior management and the Institutional Audit Committee.
• Continuous Improvement: Establish performance measures, conduct monitoring and perform continuous quality assurance of the department to ensure compliance with professional internal audit standards and University of Texas System and departmental policies.
• Monitor remediation progress and follow up on outstanding issues, leveraging technology and process enhancements to improve audit efficiency and impact.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and manage the audit team by focusing on performance and establishing priorities. Foster a culture of professional development and knowledge sharing through coaching and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or related discipline plus eight (8) years of relevant experience to include: five (5) years of experience in internal audit and five (5) years of leadership experience.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or other relevant professional certification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.