Senior Audit Project Manager
About The Position
Lead the planning, coordination, execution, and monitoring of complex Internal Audit projects and strategic initiatives. Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and performance measures to support successful completion. Coordinate concurrent projects involving internal stakeholders, external consultants, and institutional leadership. Identify project risks, dependencies, and barriers; develop mitigation strategies and escalate issues as appropriate. Ensure projects are completed within established timelines, scope, and resource constraints. Serve as the lead liaison between UT Southwestern and its selected third-party Internal Audit partner for internal audits, follow-up reviews, and consulting engagements involving new system implementations and process improvements. Manage audit and related projects, assess risks and business procedures, and evaluate systems controls. Work to improve the Medical Center’s control environment and the effectiveness and efficiency of its audit plan while maintaining objectivity and independence as a business partner. Provide direct supervision to subordinate Project Manager and Auditor positions, including performance appraisals, training, scheduling, and personnel matters. Evaluate audit process efficiency and cost effectiveness, recommend policy and procedure changes, and keep staff informed about applicable departmental policies and professional auditing standards. The role may also support special projects requested by the AVP of Compliance and Internal Audit Operations and perform other duties as assigned. This is an office-setting position. Talking is listed as a physical requirement. Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Five years of professional auditing experience, including two years of supervisor experience.
- Skill in mentoring and developing an audit team to identify internal control issues, document findings, and make relevant recommendations through audit reports.
- Ability to ensure adherence to university policies and procedures and effectively interpret and apply organizational policies, procedures, and systems.
- Proven supervisory, customer service, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Effective negotiating skills to communicate and interact with senior management and physicians.
- Ability to handle multiple complex assignments and develop planning and problem-solving solutions that are results-driven.
- Knowledge of personal computers.
- Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise employees’ work to achieve desired results.
- Ability to work with confidential information as appropriate.
- CPA, CIA, or CISA certification required upon hire.
- Position is security-sensitive and subject to criminal history record information checks under Texas Education Code 51.215.
Nice To Haves
- Previous success driving cultural and operational change in a rapidly progressing environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, execution, and monitoring of complex Internal Audit projects and strategic initiatives.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and performance measures.
- Coordinate multiple concurrent projects involving internal stakeholders, external consultants, and institutional leadership.
- Identify project risks, dependencies, and barriers; develop mitigation strategies and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Ensure projects are completed within established timelines, scope, and resource constraints.
- Act as the lead liaison between UT Southwestern and the selected third-party Internal Audit partner for audits, follow-up reviews, and consulting engagements related to system implementations and process improvements.
- Coordinate audit activities for the third-party partner, including access requests, stakeholder introductions, and meeting scheduling.
- Manage multiple audit and related projects to ensure professional standards are met and departmental resources are used effectively and efficiently.
- Assess risks and evaluate business procedures and systems controls designed to mitigate those risks.
- Work to improve the Medical Center’s control environment and the effective and efficient accomplishment of the audit plan.
- Build and maintain working relationships with Medical Center management at senior and departmental levels, institutional task forces, and other University of Texas component institutions’ internal audit departments.
- Evaluate the efficiency and cost effectiveness of audit processes and recommend changes to auditing policies, procedures, and programs as needed.
- Adhere to departmental internal controls and keep staff informed of departmental policies and professional auditing standards.
- Directly supervise Project Manager and Auditor positions, including performance appraisals, training, scheduling, and personnel issues.
- Work on special projects at the request of the AVP of Compliance and Internal Audit Operations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- PPO medical plan available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
- 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay
- Paid time off available day one
- Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer
- Paid holidays
- On-site childcare
- Merit increases
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
