Senior Auditor; Academic Division Team), Office of Audit and Compliance

The Office of Audit and Compliance (OAC) at the University of Virginia (UVA) seeks applications for a Senior Auditor. The Office of Audit and Compliance assists UVA’s Board of Visitors and University management in the discharge of their oversight, management, and operating responsibilities by providing independent assurance and consulting services to the University community.

Senior Auditors play a key role in an audit’s success, performing essential duties to ensure high-quality work that meets professional standards and the appropriate department methodology. The Senior Auditor will conduct value-added operational, financial, and compliance audits, as well as consulting projects. Senior Auditors are encouraged to work both independently and as part of a team. The position offers meaningful opportunities to strengthen communication, writing, and data analysis skills, learn effective time management and multitasking strategies, and build trusted relationships across the organization with professionalism and integrity.

• Identify and document significant risks, controls in place to mitigate identified risks, along with proposed testing approach(es) to develop an engagement-level risk assessment. Recommend audit direction, scope, and timing to Audit management, based on the assessed risks.
• Manage project to scope and to deadlines. Direct and perform first level review of the work of auditors assigned to projects, as applicable.
• Document and evaluate, through appropriate testing methods, the effectiveness of internal controls and operations.
• Prepare draft audit reports for Audit management’s review, communicating control or process efficiency and effectiveness based on testing performed.
• In collaboration with audit client(s), develop recommendations to correct deficiencies or to strengthen internal controls.
• Demonstrate and continue to build expertise in the functional discipline of internal auditing. Increase understanding (and relevance to audit) of trends in higher education, academic medical centers, and research-intensive universities.
• Continually strive to develop technical skills and data literacy/use of data analytics—and apply these to daily work and career progression.
• Respond to ad hoc inquiries and serve on committees as assigned.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

• Demonstrated professionalism in working with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Professional interpersonal communication skills (both in writing and verbal).
• High proficiency in a) problem-solving and managing time to deadlines; b) preparing professional documentation; c) analyzing data; and d) using current office software, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, information systems, data analysis, or a related field.

Experience:

Two to three years in a staff auditor role with increasing responsibility; experience handling all phases of an audit independently is required.

• Advanced degree in a related field.
• Audit experience in higher education.
• Experience mentoring staff auditors assigned to audits.
• Experience evaluating business processes of large, decentralized organizations.
• Knowledge of the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Licensure:
  Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.

Financial recognition available for department-approved certifications obtained while employed with the UVA Audit Department.

Reimbursement available for the annual maintenance of two department-approved professional certifications or memberships, as well as pre-approved registration and travel expenses associated with Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Auditors are required to obtain 40 hours of CPE credits annually.

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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