Senior Internal Auditor

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND•Washington, DC

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Internal Auditor supports UNCF’s internal audit function by executing risk-based operational, financial, compliance, and advisory engagements. The role assesses governance, risk management, and internal controls, collaborating with management, process owners, external auditors, and co-source partners to provide independent assurance, recommendations, and data-informed risk insights. The position also helps develop Internal Audit’s data analytics, automation, continuous monitoring, and Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) practices. The role participates in risk assessments and audit planning, conducts audits and testing, analyzes organizational data, coordinates co-source partners and stakeholders, and monitors remediation of audit issues. It also maintains audit tools and procedures and assists with executive and Audit Committee reporting. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. This is a hybrid role based at UNCF’s Washington, DC headquarters: four days onsite and one day remote per week. The annual salary range is $95,000 to $108,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; vacation, sick, and personal leave; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; a 403(b) retirement account; a Holiday Savings Plan; and Annual Success Sharing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, data analytics, or a related field.
At least five years of experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, compliance, accounting, operational audit, or a related control function.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including preparation of audit observations, reports, summaries, and executive-level updates.
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ability to use data analysis to support audit scoping, testing, issue validation, monitoring, and reporting.
Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to adapt while developing an internal audit function whose processes, tools, and routines continue to evolve.
Initiative and continuous learning to strengthen audit practices, tools, and approaches.
Professional judgment, objectivity, integrity, discretion, and respect for confidentiality.
Ability to communicate and present information clearly, professionally, and constructively to stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

CIA or CPA certification.
Experience with data analytics, data visualization, automation, or continuous monitoring tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Alteryx, Excel Power Query, or similar tools.
Experience developing dashboards, exception testing, automated reports, or repeatable analytics for audit, risk, compliance, or control monitoring.
Familiarity with COSO, IIA Global Internal Audit Standards, internal control frameworks, enterprise risk management, QAIP, and audit management/GRC platforms.

Responsibilities

Participate in annual and ongoing risk assessments and provide input on audit priorities.
Support the development of audit scopes, objectives, work programs, and resource estimates.
Monitor emerging risks across grants, scholarships, fundraising, finance, operations, third-party relationships, and technology-enabled processes.
Plan and conduct operational, financial, compliance, and special project audits in accordance with internal audit methodology and professional standards.
Perform interviews, walkthroughs, control assessments, testing, and analysis.
Prepare evidence-supported workpapers, audit observations, and draft reports.
Analyze organizational datasets to identify trends, exceptions, anomalies, and control weaknesses.
Support repeatable analytics, dashboards, exception reports, and automated testing routines for audit planning, fieldwork, follow-up, and reporting.
Translate data results into audit insights, risk themes, and actionable recommendations.
Coordinate with co-source partners on assigned audits, specialized testing, and deliverables requiring additional expertise or capacity.
Monitor information requests, open items, deadlines, and engagement status.
Communicate with process owners and management to validate facts, resolve questions, and support timely audit completion.
Monitor management action plans and maintain issue tracking information.
Evaluate evidence supporting corrective action completion.
Escalate overdue, incomplete, repeat, or high-risk issues for management and governance visibility.
Maintain internal audit templates, tools, procedures, repositories, and reporting packages.
Assist with executive and Audit Committee reporting on audit status, issue themes, remediation progress, and risk insights.
Support methodology, documentation, QAIP, and quality practice improvements.