Contracts Audit and Compliance Manager

San Francisco International Airport; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

San Francisco International Airport seeks a Contracts Audit and Compliance Manager to oversee contract audit and compliance programs. You will lead audit planning, assess performance, and mitigate risk in collaboration with legal, finance, and operations to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.

You will establish standards, develop annual audit plans, and direct reporting on findings to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of progressive professional experience in audits and compliance, including conducting audits and investigations across a variety of programs and processes.
• Three (3) years must include supervising and coaching professional-level staff.
• Education substitution allowed for up to two (2) years of experience (year-for-year).

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, and oversight of contract audit and compliance programs.
• Evaluate contract performance and compliance, identify and mitigate risk.
• Prepare for external audits and design internal audits of contracts and procurement activities.
• Develop standards and procedures, establish audit scope and quality standards.
• Monitor findings and direct corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen governance and compliance frameworks.
• Manage staff, budgets, and staffing resources for effective contract oversight.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SFO is hiring a Contracts Audit and Compliance Manager!

In consultation with the Director of Procurement Services, the Contracts Audit and Compliance Manager leads the planning, development, and oversight of contract audit and compliance programs to ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, organizational policies, and contractual obligations. The role evaluates contract performance and compliance, identifies and mitigates risk, prepares the organization for external audits, and designs and conducts internal audits of contract agreements and procurement activities.

Working collaboratively with legal, finance, and operational stakeholders, the Contracts Audit and Compliance Manager strengthens contract governance, minimizes financial and compliance risk, and ensures contractual commitments, reporting requirements, and service delivery standards are consistently achieved. The position establishes audit and compliance frameworks, develops standards and procedures, evaluates organizational and operational requirements, and determines staffing and resource needs to support effective contract oversight and continuous improvement.

You are excited about this position because you will:

• Provide strategic leadership for the Audit and Compliance function by establishing goals, priorities, and long-term plans aligned with organizational objectives.
• Oversee audit and compliance operations, including resource allocation, audit priorities, risk assessments, and service delivery to ensure effective, accurate, and timely execution of departmental responsibilities.
• Develop, implement, and enforce procurement, contract compliance, and internal control policies and procedures, to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations and organizational standards.
• Develop and implement risk-based contract audit strategies and annual audit plans, directing and conducting pre-award, post-award, and contract compliance audits to assess procurement integrity, pricing, performance, and compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Establish audit scope, objectives, methodologies, sampling approaches, and quality standards to ensure defensible, risk-based audit work.
• Monitor audit findings, compliance risks, and operational issues, and direct corrective actions and continuous improvement efforts.
• Direct the preparation of audit, compliance, and operational reports, including analysis of findings, trends, and control effectiveness for executive management review.
• Collaborate with and serve as liaison to internal and external stakeholders, including procurement, legal, finance, executive leadership, governmental agencies, policymakers, County and City staff, and other partners, to strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
• Facilitate resolution of complex audit and compliance issues within the team by clarifying requirements, removing barriers, and supporting staff in addressing technical, procedural, and workflow challenges.
• Lead, mentor, and develop staff through performance management, performance reviews, feedback, and professional development to enhance employee capability, address performance gaps, and promote accountability.
• Manage their section’s budget, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and risk frameworks, monitoring expenditures, and providing early identification of cost variances with recommended mitigation strategies.
• Perform other functions outlined in the 0931 Manager III.

How to qualify

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

AND

Experience: Six (6) years of recent, verifiable progressive professional experience in audits and compliance, including conducting audits and investigations across a variety of programs, functions, and processes to assess efficiency, effectiveness, economy, and legal compliance, of which three (3) years must include supervising and coaching professional-level staff.

Education Substitution: Qualifying experience as described above may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis for up to two (2) years. (One year of work experience is equal to 30 semester or 45 quarter units).

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Note: Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with professional service and/or construction service contracts.
• Experience in developing contract audit and compliance plans.
• Experience leading and guiding cross-functional teams on the topic of audit and compliance.
• Experience in developing trainings and presenting to groups of 10 or more.
• Experience in working with a large, diverse workforce.
• Passionate about procurement reform.
• Experience providing excellent customer service and implementing solutions to complex problems.
• Experience in creating technical/business templates, documents and reports.
• Experience communicating with subject matter experts.