Auditor

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• Department:
  Internal Audit-200700
• Career Area:
  Accounting/Finance/Auditing
• Posting Open Date: 02/26/2026
• Final date to receive applications: 03/18/2026
• Open Until Filled:
  No
• Position Type:
  Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
• Working Title:
  
  Auditor 3
• Appointment Type: EHRA Non‑Faculty
• Position Number:
• Vacancy
• Full Time/Part Time:
  Full‑Time Permanent
• FTE: 1
• Hours per week: 40
• Position Location:
  
  North Carolina, US
• Hiring Range: $90,000 – $110,000
• Proposed
  
  Start Date:
  
  04/13/2026

Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. It helps UNC‑Chapel Hill accomplish its mission, goals, and objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

The position requires the ability to perform assigned internal audit projects using independent judgment with minimal guidance and direction. Work projects often involve examinations and analyses of complex activities and unusual situations requiring the auditor to justify and defend findings for unprecedented issues. The position requires the ability to determine the most suitable focus for assigned projects and to design and carry out appropriate audit procedures.

Projects involve the review of multiple funding sources, the related regulations, and assessments of information technology issues such as system security, access, and other general control matters. Issues identified sometimes require considerable analysis and research to determine the nature and extent of risks and to develop appropriate solutions. Work assignments sometimes include investigations of possible fraud or misuse that have the potential to lead to disciplinary action or criminal charges.

As a result, the auditor who performs investigative projects must be able to justify and defend findings and conclusions. These projects also require a high level of accuracy and typically must be done under narrow time restrictions.

The auditor will be required to use data mining and other computer‑assisted audit techniques whenever possible to analyze large amounts of data for trends and unusual items. The auditor may function as a team lead for an audit and, when this occurs, may be responsible for guiding the work of other team members and for peer‑reviewing completed work to ensure accuracy and completeness.

The auditor will discuss audit outcomes with management and draft written summaries of findings and recommendations as well as reports for these projects. These communications must be complete, clear, concise, and neutral. Issues presented are often complex and may affect policy and university‑wide procedures. Oral presentations are important and often result in identifying the need for follow‑up questions to ensure the accuracy of audit findings and framing discussion to obtain the additional information needed.

In addition to performing audit engagements, the auditor may assist…