AUDITOR / SENIOR AUDITOR

effectiveness to ensure compliance (with regulations, laws, policies, procedures), documenting audit work papers, drafting audit reports (including findings and recommendations), and presenting findings to auditee and management. Work assigned to the Auditor is expected to be carried out with an appropriate and reasonable amount of supervision. The Auditor should be proactive in initiating audit steps and checking with the supervisor when clarity is needed. Work assigned to the Senior Auditor is expected to be carried out with minimal supervision.

Required Qualifications

Auditor:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
• Two years of auditing or related experience, including some IT auditing.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify inconsistencies, recognize potential issues, and ask probing questions to ensure accuracy and understanding.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all organizational levels and project a positive attitude.
• Ability to work as a team, both within and outside of Internal Audit.
• Demonstrated experience with audit report writing.
• Analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong understanding of internal controls.
• Demonstrated skillset as a self-directed, service-oriented, forward-thinking, and creative individual with high ethical standards.
• Ability to learn processes and apply to future scenarios.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to prioritize and plan multiple projects and activities.
• Ability to prepare recommendations and reports in a professional and timely manner.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to apply or develop a baseline understanding of IT audit practices, including information systems, IT general controls, and technology infrastructure.
• Ability to apply or develop a baseline understanding of Agile audit practices.

Senior Auditor:

All qualifications listed for an Auditor, plus:

• Experience in conducting the full life cycle of an audit with minimal supervision and guidance.
• Four additional years of auditing or related experience.
• Certification as a CPA, CIA, CISA or other relevant professional certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree or relevant professional certification.
• Familiarity and work experience in a higher education environment.
• Familiarity and work experience with SAP.
• Public accounting or relevant experience.
• Ability to organize and lead the work of others on an audit team.
• Knowledge of relevant external regulations such as HIPAA, FERPA, PCI Standards, and GLBA.
• Experience in or familiarity with vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.
• Advanced knowledge and/or experience in completing IT audits.
• Experience in computer assisted audit techniques using data analytics software.
• Familiarity with diverse computing environments and architecture, data centers and co-locations facilities/operations.
• Advanced knowledge and/or experience in Agile auditing skills.
• Experience in risk assessment and risk management activities.
• Active in professional auditing organizations.
• Knowledge of IT control objectives including NIST, COBIT, and GTAG
• Thorough knowledge and experience applying auditing theory and practice in accordance with the IIA standards, ISACA standards, and IIA Code of Ethics.

Duties & Responsibilities

Auditor:

Performs the following tasks under direct supervision:

• Actively participates in the annual risk assessment and audit plan creation process and proactively keeps the Director informed of the progress of audits.
• Performs planning activities with the audit client to gain an understanding of client operations.
• Conducts a risk assessment for each audit to identify potential risks and what controls should be in place.
• Designs audit objectives and procedures for each audit, prepares audit programs, and performs audits, following applicable standards ( IIA, ISACA,), as well as review for integrity, security, adequacy of controls, effectiveness and efficiency, compliance with policy, regulations or legal requirements, and consistency with management objectives.
• Conducts entrance meetings with audit clients to discuss audit objectives, scope and methodology, and timing of the audit.
• Performs operational, financial, compliance and IT audit procedures of University departments, processes, systems and procedures to assure appropriate internal controls are present.
• Examines transactions for accuracy, reasonableness, and compliance with University policy.
• Meets with and/or communicates with audit clientele throughout the audit process, providing regular status updates.
• Thoroughly and logically documents audit work papers.
• Identifies internal control weaknesses and recommends improvements to effectiveness and efficiency.
• Drafts potential audit findings and audit recommendations.
• Drafts audit reports and conducts closing meetings with audit clients to discuss findings, recommendations, and management responses.
• Delivers oral presentations to management in all phases of audits, including presentation of recommendations and reports to appropriate senior management personnel (provost, vice presidents, deans, department heads, etc.) as required.
• Evaluates adequacy of the management responses for corrective action to ensure responses are accurate, comprehensive, reflect the position of the University and will be addressed in an appropriate time frame.
• Reviews allegations of fraud and fraudulent activity reported through the University's confidential ethics hotline or from other sources and performs audit procedures as appropriate.
• Stays abreast of current developments in higher education, compliance requirements, IT auditing, information privacy and security and information systems technology to maintain and/or build technical competence and proficiency.
• Assists with the maintenance of in-house audit tools.
• Learns, explores and creates data analytic and continuous monitoring tools.
• Assists external auditors, as required.
• Ensures that all audit assignments are completed in accordance with the annual audit plan approved by the Board of Trustees' Audit Committee.
• Performs special audit projects as assigned by the Director.
• Assists student intern(s) on assigned audit projects.
• Assists other Auditors or works on team audits as necessary.
• Performs consulting activities with University departments as requested.
• Completes 10-20 hours (40 hours if certified) of continuing professional education annually on topics related to auditing.
• Attends Board of Trustees meetings as requested by the Director.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Senior Auditor:

Performs all duties and responsibilities of the Auditor with limited supervision, plus:

• Performs more complex and in-depth audits with increased confidence and proficiency.
• Provides audit assistance and guidance to less senior audit staff.
• Completes 40 hours of continuing professional education annually on topics related to auditing that are in line with certification requirements.

Supervision Exercised

None.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary

Staff Pay Level:

Pay Range: Auditor: $60,000-$75,000 / Senior Auditor: $75,000-$90,000

Division: President

Department: Internal Audit

Position Status: Regular

Position End Date:

Employment Status: Full-Time

FTE: 1.0

Position Type: 12 month

Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI

Posting Ends:

Open Until Filled: Yes

About CMU

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It's part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state's largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city's central location in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Message to Applicants

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials by September 15th, 2026.

To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/45326.