Position Title
Auditor 2
Open Internally or Externally
External
Reports to (title)
Director, Internal Audit
Department
Internal Audit
Requisition Number
20027
Position Type
Replacement
Job Category
Staff
FT/PT
Full-time
Starting Salary
$52,719 - $59,309
Job Open Date
07/31/2020
Open Until Filled
Yes
Priority Review Date
08/14/2020
Job Summary
Conducts internal audits, investigations, risk assessments and researches audit related information under the director of the internal audit director; carries out financial, operational, and performance audits, including audits of IT functions; measures compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures; evaluates programs and operations in order to improve effectiveness and efficiency of college operations, reports status of financial integrity, and promotes accountability of college assets; identifies potential or apparent problems in the conduct of college business; in concert with the internal audit director, counsels with administrative personnel to improve operations and correct actual or potential problem issues in order to help ensure effective and efficient college operations; under the internal audit director’s approval, makes appropriate recommendations to management when necessary.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
Ensure compliance with College policies and procedures and government requirements; and evaluate the integrity of business operating systems.
Tasks include, but are not limited to:
Plans, performs, and manages specialized auditing operations and activities in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors standards while documenting assignments in workpapers and audit files.
Lead audit projects through which all auditing information flows.
Performs managerial work of routine to moderate difficulty involving the analysis and interpretation of financial and/or operational issues.
Supervise others in conducting diverse audits; evaluate of a variety of financial or operational functions; and have responsibility for specialized audit programs.
Applies knowledge of professional auditing standards, accounting principles, public administration, and the laws and regulations related to the College’s mission.
Frequent interaction with internal and external stakeholders regarding sensitive and confidential matters requiring verbal and written communication skills.
Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
Prepares audit working papers and detailed reports on audit findings in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors standards.
Reports to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
Reviews financial records and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
Performs interviews as necessary to evaluate systems, processes, and operations.
Examines and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
Confers with College administrators about financial, regulatory, and operational matters.
Examine whether the College’s objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.
For all Assigned Audits:
Planning Scope and Procedures: Develop the scope for audits and selection and development of appropriate audit procedures for manager approval.
Preliminary Survey: Development and preparation of the survey.
Audit Time Budget: Ensure establishing a practical budget, completing work on time, and evaluating performance and variance.
Planning Memo: Provide input and document plan for specific audits after obtaining general guidelines from manager.
Audit Programs—Development / Changes: With manager approval, develop audit objectives and programs necessary to promote effective audit coverage.
Entrance Conference: Ensure that audit objectives have been clearly and completely set forth to the auditee before the audit.
Field Work: Perform all fieldwork in a competent and professional manner. Provide evidential support for all report recommendations.
Identifying Process Control Points: Document controls.
Work papers: Prepare selected work papers.
Interim Recommendations: Prepare recommendations for auditee consideration: review, considering materiality, pertinence to audit and documentary evidence.
Status Memo: Prepare draft status memo for presentation to manager.
Closing Conference: Prepare preliminary agenda of recommendations and comments.
Report Preparation / Review: Prepare detailed recommendations and comments.
Summary Memo: Prepare preliminary summary memo. Submit future audit planning recommendations.
Performance Evaluation: Complete timely performance evaluations for assistant on audit and reviews evaluations with them.
Information Systems: Apply, in appropriate circumstances, knowledge of basic IS audit techniques.
Audit Procedures: Demonstrate complete comprehension and ability to (1) assess validity of existing policies and procedures and (2) recommend sound alternatives.
Decision making responsibility, conclusions: Demonstrate capacity and evidence for effective decision making and drawing sound conclusions.
Awareness of the State-of-the-Art: Demonstrate basic understanding of current developments, associating that understanding with College audit applications. Recommend adaptation, where appropriate, in our audit approach.
Auditee relationships: Ensure continuing development of effective professional relationships with auditee personnel.
Professionalism: Demonstrate superior performance in all attributes of professional conduct. Encourage others towards comparable performance.
Special Investigations: Possess ability to carry out assignments discreetly, effectively, and efficiently in sensitive, confidential circumstances.
Continuing Education: Pursue departmental approved program for continuing education for self.
Special Projects: Participate, as assigned. Recommend special projects, based upon experience and/or need.
Travel: While travel is generally minimal, commuting between campuses may sometimes be necessary. Additionally, out of state travel may occur for purposes of pursuing continuing professional education opportunities.
Project Management and Quality Assurance: Participate in the department’s project management and quality assurance activities to assist in the effective realization of the department audit plan with quality audit services provided.
Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Five plus years of direct paid full-time work experience preferred.
Possess an applicable professional certification, such as:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Master’s Degree in accounting, business administration, information technology, or a related field.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Computer / Information Systems or related business degree program from an accredited U.S. four-year college or university.
Three (3) to five (5) years of direct paid full-time work experience involved with auditing, accounting, information systems or a related business field that used skill sets in areas such as auditing, data analytics, generalized audit software, project management, risk assessment, process improvement, and written and verbal communication.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Requires knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Thorough understanding of proper internal control structures.
Ability to apply knowledge of accounting functions or principles, general business transactions, collection procedures, and/or applicable automated accounting systems.
Ability to research, investigate, analyze, reconcile, and evaluate data.
Able to interact frequently with internal and external individuals using both verbal and written communication skills to discuss financial and/or business processes or other issues.
Knowledge of business management, operational, and financial principles, professional auditing standards, automated systems, budgeting practices, key program control points, public administration, and/or legal and regulatory compliance on a federal and state-wide basis.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Knowledge of using and applying audit software and tools.
Knowledge of professional auditing standards, accounting principles, public administration, and the laws and regulations related to the College’s mission.
Ability to edit audit reports for clarity, correctness, conciseness, and completeness.
Possess technical and supervisory skills to include serving as subject matter experts and able to perform personnel management tasks.
Maintain professional standards of independence and objectivity.
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College. Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.
Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties
Internal auditors are free of operational and management responsibilities that would impair their ability to perform independent audits of any aspects of the College’s operations.
Special Instructions
• Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.
• More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: http://i.slcc.edu/hr/docs/benefits-summary-current.pdf
FLSA
Exempt
SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.