Internal Audit

Job Summary

The internal auditor serves as the internal auditor for the office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) and as a shared services internal auditor for other participating higher education institutions within the Utah System of Higher Education. The incumbent will assist with OCHE and participating institution annual risk assessments, perform internal audits prioritized by Board of Higher Education, and work collaboratively with OCHE and participating institution senior staff.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Performs duties as specified below:

• Performs internal audits for OCHE and other participating higher education institutions.
• Researches applicable measurement standards-including state statute, policy, and best practice-for each audit.
• Evaluates institution adherence to applicable measurement standards.
• Works collaboratively with participating institution presidents and staff to conduct special projects, as needed.
• Assists with an annual risk assessment of OCHE and participating institutions.
• Follows up on external audits of participating institutions.
• Assists with regular internal controls training at participating institutions.
• Maintains positive working relationship with the audit committee, system office staff, and institution staff.

CORE CHARACTERISTICS

• Integrity - Ability to protect confidential information, loyal to co-workers and business partners. Works to prevent mistakes, and if mistakes are made, takes responsibility and acts quickly to correct it.
• Collaboration - Shares information and expertise, is willing to coach and to be coached. Puts personal agendas aside to achieve the larger goal.
• Self-Discipline - Consistently sets and achieves individual goals. Shows self-discipline by the way they conduct themselves.
• Reliability - Possesses the trait of reliability, they are dependable and trustworthy.
• Accuracy - Perform work accurately and thoroughly.

Reasonable Accommodations To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DISCLAIMER OCHE has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and primary duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and OCHE reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as OCHE may deem appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalency Statement: One year of education can be substituted for one year of related work experience.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, public administration, economics, law, information systems, or related field or equivalency is required.
• Master's degree in business, finance, accounting, public administration, economics, law, information systems or related field is preferred.
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE) is preferred.

Experience:

• +2 years of professional experience working in a related field is required.
• Professional experience in higher education in higher education is preferred.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Understanding and practical application of Internal Auditing standards and principles.
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to independently complete tasks with accuracy and in a timely manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that provide the ability to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with system and institution staff.
• Ability to accurately document audit evidence and persuasively write audit results.
• Ability to work independently, make decisions, and formulate recommendations based on logical reasoning, taking costs and benefits into consideration.