Senior Internal Auditor - Government Contractor Compliance

Review and evaluate the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes using a systematic disciplined approach. This includes the soundness, adequacy, and application of accounting, financial, regulatory, information technology, and other operating controls and promote effective control at reasonable cost. Conduct risk assessments and assist in designing risk mitigating strategies. Communicate results to senior leadership and assist in the implementation of recommendations from internal audit.

Responsibilities

• Support internal audit engagements by helping plan the audit approach and scope, preparing the audit program, determining auditing procedures, seeing the audit process through completion, upholding a service-oriented attitude, and applying internal audit standards, ethical principles and values in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Document, evaluate and test manual and automated systems and controls to determine their existence, adequacy, effectiveness and continuity to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of operations, compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, policies and procedures, reliability and integrity of information, and safeguarding of assets. Communicate with client management to inquire, obtain documentation, and understand systems and processes. Demonstrate efficiency and persistence, managing own time and ensuring engagement deadlines and objectives are met.
• Evaluate fraud risks and identify controls that mitigate associated risks as part of the process risk assessment/review. Determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
• Maintain curiosity and exercise professional skepticism, objectivity and independence throughout the audit engagements by using problem solving and critical thinking skills to quickly identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate their risk implications, and draw the appropriate conclusions to best advise client management.
• Apply data collection, data mining, data analysis, data analytics, and statistical techniques to enable insights driven auditing. Embrace change, identify areas for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Respect confidentiality and put people at ease in building open, constructive and collaborative relationships securing the trust of all parties, as well as effectively managing conflicts between team members.
• Develop and discuss findings, recommendations and time lines for corrective action with leadership and monitor the implementation status of agreed recommendations
• Identify, evaluate, and document areas of risk and provide input on risk mitigating strategies.
• Coordinate and supervise activities of other less experienced employees. Provide informal feedback on work performed by less experienced team members.
• Attend relevant training as appropriate to maintain organization and industry specific knowledge and further professional development and growth.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Strong background in auditing techniques and/or computer control environments, and knowledge of related frameworks e.g., COSO and COBIT. Experience identifying risks, controls, developing and executing test plans.
• Familiarity with federal government contracting regulations, i.e. FAR, DFARS business systems, and CAS.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills, basic SAP and Costpoint skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• Travel up to 5% is required (While 5% of travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice).

• Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Information Systems Auditor preferred

• Bachelor's Degree; 3 to 5 years of related experience