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 serving its Academic Division. 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.

The Senior Auditor leads or supports value-added operational, financial, and compliance audits and consulting engagements. The role includes conducting risk assessments, testing transactions and internal controls, analyzing business processes, managing engagement scope and timelines, and communicating practical opportunities to strengthen controls and improve operational and financial performance. Senior Auditors work both independently and collaboratively, coordinate and review the work of assigned auditors, and help coach less-experienced team members.

The position also offers meaningful opportunities to strengthen communication, writing, and data analysis skills and to build relationships across the University with professionalism and integrity.

• Identify and document significant risks, the controls in place to mitigate those risks, and proposed testing approaches to develop the engagement-level risk assessment. Recommend the engagement’s direction, scope, and timing to Audit management based on the assessed risks.
• Lead or support engagements, as appropriate based on project complexity; manage scope, timelines, and deliverables; coordinate and perform first-level review of work completed by assigned auditors; and provide coaching and feedback, 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 and communicate evidence-based conclusions regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of controls and processes.
• In collaboration with audit clients, 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 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.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High proficiency in problem-solving, managing competing priorities and deadlines, preparing professional documentation, analyzing data, and using standard office software, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications.

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.

• Audit experience in higher education, with demonstrated knowledge of or experience auditing two or more of the following areas: financial administration, research administration and sponsored programs, auxiliary operations, regulatory compliance, academic and administrative operations, or student-related programs and services.
• Experience evaluating business processes, enterprise…