Senior Internal Auditor

The ERS mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members. The Internal Audit team focuses on assurance, alignment and insight to serve our members.

Seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to join the ERS Internal Audit team, a valued partner committed to providing insights that align with the agency's strategic goals and objectives. This role involves performing advanced internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of internal controls, using a risk‑based approach and regularly presenting findings to ERS leadership, including the Board and Executive Office, at quarterly Audit Committee meetings.

The Senior Internal Auditor will guide and mentor staff auditors, offer clear direction, and ensure effective audit outcomes.

• Lead advanced internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of internal controls, ensuring alignment with agency goals and objectives. Conduct thorough assessments of program areas, gaining deep insight into their operations and ensuring they support the agency's mission.
• Perform work in accordance with internal and government auditing standards, including documenting all audit work in audit management software.
• Apply a risk‑based approach to determine audit objectives, procedures, and observations.
• Prepare and/or assist with audit reports, including outlines, draft reports, review drafts with process owners, incorporate management comments, and submit final reports for review.
• Apply project management tools to plan and track audit milestones and budget hours, ensuring timely delivery of projects.
• Act on and communicate suggestions to improve the Internal Audit function without direct assistance.
• Demonstrate problem resolution and decision‑making skills utilizing critical thinking and analysis, solving problems and offering recommendations without close supervision.
• Determine the appropriate use of data analysis tools (Excel, Access, ACL, Tableau) to improve audit coverage and effectiveness of audit engagements.
• Attend work regularly in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
• Comply with all applicable agency policies and procedures, including safety and standards of conduct.

• Present audit results to ERS Board of Trustees.
• Collaborate with other staff by sharing knowledge.
• Guide and mentor staff auditors, providing clear direction and feedback to ensure audit success.
• May represent the agency in committees and meetings requiring technical or professional audit expertise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university.
• Five (5) years of experience performing operational audits and reporting audit findings, including evaluating and testing internal controls and identifying weaknesses.

• Experience in project leadership managing projects or teams and overseeing scope, schedules, and costs.
• Experience in operational analysis assessing/analyzing business operations for effectiveness and identifying opportunities for performance improvement.
• Experience in quality assurance, ensuring delivery of high‑quality final deliverables or services and meeting project goals and client expectations.
• State Government work experience (as an employee, contractor, or vendor).
• Certification: CPA, CIA, or CISA.