Senior Auditor - Internal Audit

Hiring Department

Ethics,Compliance & Audit Svcs

Job Description

The University of Missouri System is hiring a Senior Auditor to join the Internal Audit Team within the Office of Ethics Compliance and Auditing Services. The University System is comprised of four academic campuses, a health care system, and an extension division. This position reports to a Director of Internal Audit and will participate in assurance and consulting internal audit activities designed to add value and improve university operations by evaluating and making recommendations for improving risk management, controls, compliance, and governance processes. Internal audit activities performed include compliance, performance, operations, process, and finance audits. This is a continuously growing team to support and perform audit activities for all four campuses and healthcare system.

A successful candidate for this position will:

• Be a self-starter capable of working with others to complete tasks within agreed to deadlines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of financial, compliance and operational internal auditing practices, resources, and regulations, including Institute of Internal Auditors Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
• Be proficient at gathering facts, conducting interviews, and interpreting and applying laws, regulations, standards/best practices, and policies to audit areas.
• Demonstrate good critical thinking, effective problem solving, and sound judgement.
• Interface successfully and communicate clearly and concisely (both verbally and in writing) with populations ranging from base-line operations to senior management.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Handle sensitive information, findings, and results confidentially.

Key Responsibilities

• Works independently or with other auditors, as necessary, to conduct audits. Prioritize and organize assignments, including handling multiple tasks frequently in a timely manner in support of delivering the annual audit plan.
• Independently conduct audit planning and risk assessment. Analyzes organizational policies, procedures, practices, and existing laws, rules, and regulations to determine efficiency, effectiveness, degree of compliance and the adequacy of underlying internal controls. Understands the basic functionality of the organization's information and business systems and assesses the impact in compliance, financial, and operational audits.
• Determines audit objectives and scope and develops the audit program. Determines appropriate testing steps and methodologies to ensure all audit program steps are addressed. Develops clear documentation in work papers to identify control and process weaknesses to support audit findings. Performs root cause analysis to determine why and how identified errors or issues occurred.
• Work with subject matter experts and others to examine business processes and systems to gain information and analyze controls.
• Produces written reports that clearly articulate the key results, findings, and recommendations, and effectively presents findings to auditees.
• Operates as an independent resource to auditees during development of solutions to audit findings to deliver effective and reliable improvements to processes and/or controls.
• Reviews management action plans to verify appropriateness according to audit standards and University policies prior to final approval and reporting to board.
• Independently oversees and manages follow up of audit findings, including testing of management action plans to determine whether audit findings are appropriately addressed by the auditee.
• Conducts face to face, virtual, and/or phone interviews with constituents. Develops client relationships through positive communication, demonstrate credibility and trust, and effectively deal with clients with complex needs. Communicates and interacts effectively with management and staff, orally and in writing.
• Pursues professional training opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.