Senior Auditor
The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for planning and performing, and supervising the performance of complex operational, financial and compliance audits, management advisory services, and investigations. Manages project assignments, budgets, and timelines to ensure the timely and effective completion of assigned projects. Interacts with all levels of management throughout the company
· Assumes lead role to appropriately plan audits to identify and evaluate key risks and controls to provide reasonable assurance of control effectiveness or measure compliance. Independently develops audit scopes, audit programs, tests of controls, data analyses, and strategies for the execution of audits.
· Performs and supervises the performance of audit work to obtain an understanding of the unit’s operations and appropriately target risks being evaluated. Executes audit work and oversees the work of audit project staff to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the audit process and acts as the client’s single point of contact for the project. Utilizes information systems, data extraction tools, and computer assisted audit techniques.
· Adequately documents audit work (narratives, process flows, etc.) to capture procedures performed, support conclusions reached, and identify internal controls and control weaknesses.
· Comprehensively reviews staff workpapers. Independently and comprehensively identifies issues and control weaknesses. Provides assistance/ training to other team members.
· Partners with client management to develop suitable action plans to address audit issues.
· Leads project closing meetings to communicate audit results to client management. Provides effective and timely communications internal and externally. Communicates proactively with Internal Audit and client management. Consistently delivers clear and concise work papers, status updates, audit reports, and Audit and Compliance Committee materials requiring minimal edits.
· Is continuously alert to organization risks and provides input into the annual risk assessment process. Keeps current on auditing principles and techniques and hot or emerging topics, etc.
· Participates on process improvement work teams, system implementations, or in other advisory capacities to provide input into internal controls and process workflows.
· Independently and proactively identifies and pursues professional development opportunities that align to developmental needs, current or emerging risks, and assigned work plan projects