Job Descriptions
Senior Auditor
- Possesses a B.S. degree in Accounting and or related field of study. Masters Degree preferred, CPA preferred but not required
- Possesses sound knowledge of GAAP, COBIT, or IT best practices, IIA standards of profession and ability to recognize applicability
- Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Has working knowledge of Audit Command Language (ACL)
- Has working knowledge of automatic working papers
- Has industry-specific business, regulatory and accounting knowledge
- Has working knowledge of basic internal control and auditing techniques
- Is familiar with audit references, institutional and department policies and procedures
- Initiates the planning process, coordinates information gathering meetings, researching operational and financial data
- Has an understanding of functions or areas being reviewed
- Assesses project risks and develops the audit approach
- Develops audit programs
- Sets the agenda for and leads entrance conferences
- Provides clear direction and priorities, clarifies roles and responsibilities and facilitates effective communication throughout the project
- Possesses an awareness of IT concerns and controls for consideration in audit planning and execution
- Conducts testwork, clearly documenting and concluding on work performed
- Recognizes the need to modify programs/procedures based on control assessments and testwork
- Develops recommendations to address issues detected
- Drafts and/or reviews the report assuring clarity, conciseness, grammatical and spelling accuracy
- Sets the agenda for and leads exit conferences, providing clarification and supporting information, as necessary
- Gathers report responses and evaluates sufficiency, follows up on insufficient responses, incorporates responses into report and ensures issuance in a timely manner
- Evaluates performance, provides feedback, recognition and coaching to develop auditors to be their personal best
- Assumes responsibility for higher risk/larger projects
- Sets, monitors and manages time budget for higher risk/larger projects and entire budget in lower risk/smaller projects. Overages are communicated to director in advance with action plan
- Effectively manages relationships with internal client personnel and learns to manage relationships
- Demonstrates leadership skills and assists team members
- Provides quality deliverables on time
Auditor
- Possesses a B.S. degree in Accounting and or related field of study. Masters Degree and or CPA preferred but not required
- Possesses sound knowledge of GAAP or COBIT, IIA standards of profession and ability to recognize applicability
- Proficient in Word and Excel
- Proficient in PowerPoint
- Has working knowledge of basic internal control and auditing techniques
- Has working knowledge of Audit Command Language (ACL)
- Has working knowledge of automatic working papers
- Assists in planning, participating in information gathering meetings, researching operational and financial data
- Contributes to assessment of risks and development of audit approach
- Contributes to development of audit programs
- Actively participates in entrance conferences
- Conducts testwork, clearly documenting and concluding on work performed
- Possesses the ability to recognize the need to modify programs/procedures based on control assessments and testwork
- Drafts report comments with clarity, conciseness, grammatical and spelling accuracy
- Actively participates in exit conferences, providing clarification and supporting information, as necessary
- Prepares neat, concise, appropriately referenced and easy-to-follow workpapers that support the procedures performed, conclusions drawn and recommendations performed