Senior Auditor

University of California, Irvine•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu. UC Irvine Internal Audit Services is an audit and advisory group that provides senior administration and line management with independent and objective reviews, assessments and appraisals of the university's financial and operating activities and its components. These reviews typically assess operating, accounting and administrative controls, compliance with policies and procedures, safeguarding of assets, reliability of management data and the efficiency and effectiveness of operations. The Health Sciences (HS) Senior Auditor performs audits, advisory services, and investigations as service to management in accordance with professional auditing standards. Projects encompass high risk issues that cross organizational lines; require interaction with external agencies; involve complex technology associated with the use of financial, medical, research, and information resources; and are sensitive to media exposure. The HS Senior Auditor is expected to have superior technical knowledge and proficiency, enabling the ability to independently conduct and/or lead reviews of the highest level of complexity, primarily at UCI Health locations and the School of Medicine (SOM) with special emphasis on HS compliance issues. Duties include conducting assessments to identify operational, compliance, and financial risks for assigned review areas, designing audit programs to address areas of highest risk, conducting field work, preparing work papers, communicating status and results to management, drafting reports, working with management on developing management corrective actions (MCAs), and performing follow-up on MCAs

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of the audit profession, theories and systems of internal control, and professional auditing standards.
Broad knowledge of finance, accounting, business and systems operations.
Gathers, organizes and performs analysis for moderately complex audit assignments. Is working on mastering more advanced audit concepts and applications in the completion of assignments.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to present sensitive information with diplomacy and in a clear and concise manner. Presents to a wide variety of audiences, including senior management and external agencies.
May require specialized expertise in enterprise software and relational databases.
Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
A minimum of 3 years of experiencein a related field

Responsibilities

Performs the full scope of auditing encompassing financial, compliance, information systems, and effectiveness reviews according to professional auditing standards.
Normally receives general instructions on routine audit work with detailed instruction on new or more complex audit assignments.
May provide functional advice, training and / or guidance to less-experienced audit professionals.