Job Description
This Division Director will be responsible for overseeing and conducting successful IT, operational, and compliance audits. They will manage and train auditors, provide guidance and feedback, conduct quality assurance of work products, and manage contracts, including detailed oversight of contract work, participation in audit meetings, and time management.  They will be responsible for managing and monitoring workloads and assignments to facilitate successful completion of the audit plan and continuous improvement of the division.

Essential Duties

• Planning, overseeing, and conducting IT, operational, and compliance audits
• Anticipating and meeting challenges related to the audit plan and audits
• Managing and developing high-performing staff and contractors
• Contract management, including detailed invoice review and processing
• Participation in walk-through interviews, observations, data collection, and complex analyses
• Developing test plans for evaluating the effectiveness of controls
• Review of testing and work papers for accuracy, completeness, and clarity
• Maintaining a productive working relationship with departments
• Quality assurance of work products across Internal Audit
• Preparing and presenting relevant information at Audit Committee meetings and taking questions

Public Speaking Duties

• Audit Committee presentation and discussion, communication with board-level stakeholders
• Communicating findings to multiple levels of management and taking questions
• Participating in audit meetings to ensure completeness, relevance, and clarity

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, internal auditing, public policy analysis, accounting, finance, or a related field
• Nine years of progressively responsible Internal and/or external audit experience, including familiarity with internal auditing concepts, business writing, and communication with all levels of management
• Contract management and management experience
• Two years' experience as a manager
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above will also be considered.
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications in addition to the above minimum qualifications

• Working knowledge of professional auditing standards from the Institute of Internal Auditing (IIA) or Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• Knowledge of IT controls and security standards from Center for/Internet Security (CIS); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Any of the following certifications:
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)  

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