Staff Auditor

Hampton Roads Transit•Hampton, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Hampton Roads Transit is looking for dynamic, customer service oriented, and energetic people to become part of a committed team providing excellent and effective public transportation to the Hampton Roads region. We offer unmatched benefits and competitive wages in a stimulating and rewarding environment.

Requirements

Dynamic, customer service oriented, and energetic demeanor.
Understanding of organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations.
Ability to identify risk areas and prepare audit scope, objectives, and programs.
Proficiency in executing audit program steps and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
Skill in collecting information through interviews and document inspection.
Ability to assess risks and internal controls, identify non-compliance, and evaluate processes.
Familiarity with PTASP and SSPP internal audits for Light Rail modes.
Experience with periodic rail and bus safety inspections and performance efficiency checks.
Participation in safety committee meetings for Bus and Rail.
Ability to verify assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation.
Proficiency in completing audit work papers and memoranda.
Strong communication skills for reporting audit progress and findings.
Ability to recommend improvements in management practices, internal controls, and operating processes.
Skill in supporting external auditors by coordinating information requirements.
Ability to collect, analyze, and summarize financial data and trends.
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
Willingness to update job knowledge through educational opportunities, professional publications, networking, and organizations.
Ability to contribute to team results by embracing new requirements and helping others.
Knowledge of Hampton Roads Transit Records Management Policies and Procedures.
Ability to support the Records Management Department with internal controls documentation review.

Responsibilities

Assist in the planning of internal audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; preparing audit programs.
Assesses compliance by executing audit program steps; examining and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
Assists with collecting pertinent information through interviews and analytical inspection of documents.
Assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues.
Assists with all PTASP and SSPP internal audits for all departments that fall under Light Rail modes in coordination with the DRPT.
Assists with periodic rail and bus safety inspections and performance efficiency checks at HRT when applicable.
Participates in all safety committee meetings for Bus and Rail.
Verifies assets and liabilities by comparing and analyzing items to documentation.
Completes audit work papers and memoranda by documenting audit tests and findings.
Communicates audit progress and findings by providing information to the Internal Auditor; highlighting unresolved issues; reviewing working papers; preparing final audit reports.
Improves protection by recommending changes in management monitoring, assessment, and motivational practices, in the internal control structure, and in operating processes; identifying root causes.
Supports external auditors by coordinating information requirements.
Provides financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
Protects organization's reputation by keeping information confidential.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Contributes to team results by welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to add value to the organization; helping others accomplish related job results as and where needed.
Manage records created and received in compliance with the Hampton Roads Transit Records Management Policies and Procedures.
Assists with providing support to the Records Management Department with the annual internal controls documentation review process.