Chief Audit Executive

About FIU

Florida International University, a member of the State University System of Florida, is a 'Top 50' public university in U.S. News rankings and is designated as one of Florida's four Preeminent Research Universities by the Florida Board of Governors. As Miami's Carnegie Classified R1 public research university, FIU has achieved research expenditures of over $1billion over the last five years. As one of the ten largest public universities in the country and as an anchor institution in South Florida, FIU is a driver of economic prosperity and is focused on student success, research excellence, forging strategic alliances, and community engagement.

FIU contributes over $10 billion each year to the local economy.

FIU's eleven colleges and schools offer more than 190 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, business, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. Since opening in 1972, FIU has awarded more than 405,000 degrees, has over 330,000 alumni, and enrolls almost 56,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU @ I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios.

FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The FIU Office of Internal Audit (OIA) provides independent, objective, and comprehensive programs of auditing, non-criminal investigations, and consulting services designed to add value and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of university operations. The OIA assists FIU in accomplishing its strategic goals and objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the university's governance, risk management, and control processes and promoting accountability and integrity.

OIA engagements are performed in accordance with the International Professional Practices Framework, published by the Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc.; the Government Auditing Standards, published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office; and/or the Information Systems Auditing Standards published by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE

The Chief Audit Executive (CAE) leads FIU’s Office of Internal Audit and oversees all functions related to the OIA. The CAE is responsible for setting the strategic vision of the OIA to assist the university in achieving its goals and objectives as articulated in FIU’s recently adopted Experience Impact 2030 Strategic Plan. The CAE is also responsible for creating a culture of best practice within the OIA, providing strategic leadership in leveraging technology and innovation, particularly AI, to enhance audit and operational effectiveness and efficiency.

Working collaboratively with university officials, colleges, schools, departments, and offices, and with other audit, governmental, and oversight agencies, the CAE enhances and protects organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. To promote independence and objectivity, the CAE reports functionally to the FIU Board of Trustees (BOT), a 13-member board responsible for the administration, operation, management, and accountability of university, through the Board’s Audit and Compliance Committee;

the CAE reports administratively to the university president.

The responsibilities of FIU’s Chief Audit Executive are defined primarily by the university’s Office of Internal Audit Policy and Charter and the State University System of Florida Board of Governors Regulation State University System Chief Audit Executives.

Minimum responsibilities include the following:

• Provide direction for, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations which promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in university.
• Encompass best practices in fulfilling OIA…