Manager, Advisory Services

Position Overview

Manager, Advisory Services. Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor to help provide access to higher education. The CSU Chancellor's Office, headquartered on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education.

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $152,208 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Flexibility to telecommute two days a week, with three days on-site at the main headquarters in Long Beach, California.

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Generous vacation plan
• 15 paid holidays a year
• Tuition waiver education program (also applies to eligible family members)
• Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)

Administrator III

The office is seeking a Manager, Advisory Services to conduct and manage advisory services reviews. The manager plans, develops, and executes customized reviews, ensuring projects are completed within budgeted hours and in conformance with departmental standards. The manager identifies solutions to business issues, improves operational efficiency and internal controls, and maintains effective relationships with university management.

• Advisory and Consulting Services
  • Conduct and manage advisory reviews to evaluate management concerns related to internal controls, governance, risk management, or other operational areas.
  • Perform special reviews and consulting engagements at the request of the Vice Chancellor and Chief Audit Officer.
  • Identify areas of risk and advise management on appropriate control and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Recommend opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen business processes, and improve internal controls.
  • Document business processes and procedures, identifying key control points and evaluating their adequacy and effectiveness.
  • Conduct interviews, testing, and analysis to obtain, interpret, and evaluate evidence in support of conclusions regarding operational efficiency and control effectiveness.
  • Prepare complete and accurate documentation of work performed in accordance with departmental workpaper and reporting standards.
  • Develop and present reports that summarize observations, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective action to management.
  • Communicate findings through clear and concise oral and written presentations to management, ensuring recommendations are actionable and aligned with organizational goals.
• Planning and Development
  • Conduct preliminary surveys to collect information necessary for defining project objectives, scope, and services to be performed.
  • Develop detailed project plans outlining objectives, agreed-upon procedures, testing scope, background, key processes, advisory strategies, key contacts, timelines, and budgets.
  • Prepare project review programs detailing procedures for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and documenting information during project execution.
• Supervision
  • Supervise assigned staff to ensure professional standards are maintained in planning, execution, and documentation of advisory services projects.
  • Provide guidance and feedback to staff to ensure project objectives and procedures are met.
  • Review work papers for clarity, accuracy, completeness, and adequacy of work performed to support conclusions.
  • Review and edit advisory reports for content, clarity, and compliance with departmental reporting standards.
• Project Development
  • Collaborate with campus and systemwide management to identify and develop advisory services opportunities.
  • Assist senior management with scoping and planning new engagements.
  • Promote advisory services through presentations, conferences, and direct communication with CSU stakeholders.
  • Conduct research on advisory topics and communicate findings to systemwide management.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in internal auditing.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and direct the work of others.
• CPA, CIA and/or CISA certification required.

• Management principles and professional practices of auditing and consulting.
• Fund accounting and general accounting theory.
• Principles and concepts of internal control.
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Internal Audit Standards.

• Business systems and operations, including financial and procurement functions.
• Sound business practices and risk assessment methodologies.
• Information technology systems, concepts, and practices.

• Research complex topics, design comprehensive and practical project plans, and determine appropriate review and testing procedures.
• Analyze policy issues, CSU policies and operating procedures, administrative directives, and applicable state and federal laws to formulate sound…