Senior Auditor
Job Posting Title
Senior Auditor
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Hiring Department
Audit and Advisory Services
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Position Open To
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
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FLSA Status
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date
Immediately
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Position Duration
Expected to Continue
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Location
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details
General Notes
You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of university faculty and staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
- For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .
Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
Purpose
To perform advanced professional auditing of all University operations and lead teams performing audits of University of operations.
Supervision: General or direct supervision of auditors as assigned to projects. Responsible for project management to include supervising audit staff assigned and evaluating their performance regarding the assignment. Performs audit work with limited supervision from a member of the leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Conducting Engagements: Conducts engagement level risk analysis to define a project’s objectives, scope, and methodologies. Develops audit programs and/or project plans to achieve objective(s). Collects and analyzes appropriate types of information, data, and evidence to achieve the objectives of project steps by: Compiling data from the university’s financial and human resources information system and other sources internal and external to the university; Applying appropriate sampling techniques; Collecting documents; Observing assets and processes; Preparing for and conducting interviews; Using questionnaires and surveys; Utilizing other methodologies as needed.
- Engagement Documentation: Prepares thorough, well-organized, and self-explanatory work papers to support conclusions reached; Identifies issues and practicable recommendations; Drafts findings and recommendations resulting from work performed.
- Project Management and Quality Assurance: Coordinates the work of other team members; Provides needed guidance and instruction to other team members; Provides first review of work papers generated by other team members; Monitors time budgets and target dates for assigned projects; Evaluates the effectiveness of the audit process at the conclusion of each engagement; Coordinates audit steps to follow up on outstanding audit issues.
- Client Relations: Identifies and develops issues and negotiates with audit clients to arrive at sound/effective recommendations; Apprises client of project status, barriers to progress, and potential issues, to ensure the client is not surprised by observations and recommendations; Leads entrance and exit conferences.
- Internal Communications: Informs project manager or in-charge, when applicable, about status of the audit work performed, potential issues and solutions, and client feedback.
- Report Development: Drafts project reports and manages the editing and publication process; Evaluates client’s written responses to recommendations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, management, business administration, computer science, or other relevant business field or other field with related professional experience. Current certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Three years of progressively responsible experience in internal auditing, information systems auditing, consulting, investigations, accounting, or other applicable experience which involves evaluating controls over business processes. Demonstrated ability and experience developing project plans to achieve risk-based project objectives in a complex environment. Skill and demonstrated ability to compose clear, concise audit reports, audit findings, summaries, memos, correspondence and related materials. Demonstrated ability to prepare thorough, well-organized, and self-explanatory work papers to support conclusions reached. Demonstrated ability to analyze appropriate types of information to achieve objectives of project steps.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in higher education and/or healthcare internal auditing. Experience using data analytics tools and techniques as part of the audit process. General understanding of Uniform Guidance.
Salary Range
$85,000 - $95,000
Working Conditions
- Typical office environment
- This position is approved as a hybrid role, with the opportunity to work remotely up to two days per week.
Required Materials
- Resume
- Letter of interest
- References will be requested at a later date
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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