Senior Auditor

Senior Auditor

Salary Range: $85,000 – $95,000

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered 100%, family premiums 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas – defined benefit plan with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
  Tax‑Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and Deferred Compensation 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through Linked In Learning and professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program, including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with staff

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a full‑time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings recruited through University‑Wide or Open Recruiting, including promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

To perform advanced professional auditing of all University operations and lead teams performing audits of University of operations. Autonomously conducts assigned audits, consulting engagements, investigations, and other projects that provide objective and independent evaluations to reduce the university’s risk and improve its operations. Serves as the in‑charge of projects with additional professional staff or joins with project teams to perform duties as assigned by the project’s in‑charge or engagement director.

• Conduct engagement‑level risk analysis to define a project’s objectives, scope, and methodologies; develop audit programs and/or project plans to achieve objectives; collect and analyze data from the university’s financial and human resources information systems and other sources; apply appropriate sampling techniques; collect documents; observe assets and processes; prepare for and conduct interviews; use questionnaires and surveys; and utilize other methodologies as needed.
• Prepare thorough, well‑organized, and self‑explanatory work papers to support conclusions reached; identify issues and practicable recommendations; and draft findings and recommendations.
• Coordinate the work of other team members; provide guidance and instruction; provide first review of work papers; monitor time budgets and target dates; evaluate the effectiveness of the audit process at the conclusion of each engagement; and coordinate audit steps to follow up on outstanding audit issues.
• Manage client relations by identifying issues, developing and negotiating recommendations, informing clients of project status, barriers to progress, and potential issues, and leading entrance and exit conferences.
• Provide internal communications to the project manager or in‑charge regarding status of audit work performed, potential issues and solutions, and client feedback.
• Draft project reports and manage the editing and publication process; evaluate client’s written responses to recommendations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, business administration, computer science, or another relevant business field, or a related field with professional experience. Current certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Three years of progressively responsible experience in internal auditing, information systems auditing, consulting, investigations, accounting, or related fields involving evaluation of controls over business processes.

Demonstrated ability to develop project plans, compose clear and concise audit reports, prepare thorough work papers, and analyze appropriate information to achieve project objectives.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Experience in higher…