Auditor

Western Governors University•Salt Lake, UT

2d•Remote

About The Position

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

Requirements

Strong analytical, organizational, written/verbal communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills.
Experienced in individual and group training setting.
Exhibits integrity, ethics, self-leadership and professionalism.
Action oriented / Problem Solving skills
Experienced in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Detail oriented
Knowledge of internal controls and audit methodology, including planning, testing, documentation, and reporting.
Ability to interpret and apply university policies and procedures related to transcript evaluation, student records, and data management.
Skill in producing clear audit deliverables (summaries and reports) and presenting findings to departmental leadership.
Ability to work with student information and document management systems to validate data integrity, reconcile discrepancies, and support quality improvement.
Moderate to expert skill level with Microsoft Office Suite
Bachelor's degree in a related field of study or equivalent
Two (2) years auditing, training, or academic records experience

Nice To Haves

Versed in the application of professional auditing standards.
Experience using a student information system (such as Banner/PeopleSoft/Salesforce), and document imaging system (such as OnBase/Kofax)
Transcript Evaluation Experience
Registrar Operations Experience
Academic Records Experience

Responsibilities

Responsible for quality assurance and quality improvement of the evaluation and data entry functions of the department.
Perform audits to ensure compliance of university policies and procedures.
Attends departmental meetings to present findings.
Present holistic trainings with staff.
Provide and conduct specific training(s) as needed.
Ability to interpret and apply university policies and procedures related to transcript evaluations, student records, credentials, data management, and quality assurance processes.
Suggest and advise upon corrective actions/policies as identified.
Facilitates the communication of audit results through written reports and oral presentations to management.
Performs other related duties as assigned