Early Career Auditor, Financial and Business - Auditor, Hybrid

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Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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* These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking a detail‑oriented Auditor, Financial and Business Applications to join our team. In this role, you will conduct audits to examine and verify accounting, statistical, operational, and procedural records, and practices of internal and external organizations. Your work will help determine the reliability and effectiveness of controls and risk mitigation efforts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agreements, and policies.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Conduct audits by examining and verifying, through review or observation, accounting, statistical, operational, and procedural records and practices of internal and external organizations to determine the reliability and effectiveness of controls and risk mitigation efforts.
• Prepare audit work papers ensuring completeness, accuracy, and logical conclusions to provide effective risk mitigation through the implementation and adherence to recognized auditing standards.
• Examine records to ensure proper recording of transactions and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agreements, and policies.
• Conduct the audit and prepare reports of findings and recommendations to management and other entities.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to business practices, processes, and control procedures.

This position requires the willingness and ability to travel nationwide up to 5% of the year.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

$72,800 - $140,600

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business field, plus, minimum of one (1) or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of auditing experience or similar assessment experience as well as the ability to acquire and maintain professional audit certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L‑level security clearance.

• Master’s degree in business, finance, audit accounting, or related field, with at least (30) semester hours of accounting.
• Active Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certificate, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) license or similar relevant license/certification.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, FAR, DEAR and standard contract terms and conditions.
• Prior experience as a financial analyst and/or in supply chain management.
• Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulation, internal controls, and process improvement.
• Proven…