Internal Auditor

Role Overview

• As an Internal Auditor, lead and manage audit engagements ranging from straightforward reviews to complex, multi-faceted audits.
• Develop tailored audit programs and oversee all phases of the audit process.
• Collaborate with other lead auditors to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Focus on operational and financial audits and contribute to high-impact special projects, including fraud investigations and strategic departmental initiatives.
• Complete assigned operational and financial audits pertaining to all aspects of USM activities.
• Perform audits consistent with IIA's International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
• Recommend methods of obtaining, analyzing, and evaluating evidentiary data for informed opinions on system control and efficiency.
• Evaluate accounting and reporting systems to generate reliable data.
• Discuss observed conditions with operating personnel to verify facts and obtain explanations.
• Function as lead auditor in charge of other auditors on certain engagements and orient new auditors into the Internal Audit Department.

Requirements

• Required Education Level/Certifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university. Candidate for a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or CPA certification.
• Required Experience: 3 years of professional full-time audit experience.
• Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Proficiency in technical writing. Proficient in selecting and administering appropriate accounting and auditing theories, principles, techniques, and practices. Capable of applying applicable precedents and understanding auditing trends, developments, procedures, and legislation controlling the activity or function audited. Ability to clearly, concisely, and effectively prepare and present both written and oral reports. Able to gain the cooperation of and cooperate with others and to visualize the effects of recommended changes. Must possess tact, persuasiveness, sound judgment, and integrity.
• Preferred Education Level/Certifications: CIA or CPA certification.
• Preferred Experience: Professional auditing experience with a large public accounting firm or a government or educational audit organization.

Benefits

• Paid Leave: 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick & safe leave, 16-17 holidays, 3 personal leave days, 12 weeks paid parental leave.
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement Plans: Mandatory and supplemental options with major providers like Fidelity and TIAA.
• Life Insurance: Optional term life and AD&D benefits through MetLife.
• Tuition Benefits: Tuition remission for employees and their families.
• Training & Development: Free professional development conferences and unlimited LinkedIn Learning access.
• Credit Union Access: Membership eligibility for SECU, Maryland’s largest credit union.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling, legal, financial, and work-life support services.