Internal Audit Associate (Office of Hopkins Internal Audit)

The Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine is seeking an Internal Audit Associate to help review and evaluate operational processes, assess internal controls, and support audit tasks under senior guidance. You will work on planning, testing, and documenting audits to ensure compliance with Johns Hopkins policies and external laws.

The role involves applying auditing techniques, using MS Office, and contributing to follow-up reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or related field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning internal audits by gathering relevant background information from information systems and other sources.
• Identify key control points and understand processes being audited.
• Identify and assess risks and testing steps.
• Execute audit procedures per the work program and document results.
• Prepare clear audit working papers and follow up on action plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Risk analysis

Risk control

GAAP

Audit techniques

Auditing standards

Financial auditing

Auditing software

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or related field

Tools

Auditing software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Financial Auditing - Developing

We are seeking an Internal Audit Associate who will help in the review and evaluation of operational processes for the Johns Hopkins Institutions (Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System to determine compliance with Johns Hopkins policies and external laws and regulations by assessing the effectiveness of internal controls, identifying risks, and supporting various audit-related tasks under the guidance of senior team members.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Work under the oversight of senior team members (e.g., project lead, senior, manager, or director) applying professional audit techniques to assess processes and procedures.
• Assist audit teams in executing audit or risk advisory projects in areas such as,
• Plan internal audits by gathering specific relevant background information (such as financial results, policies and procedures) from the institution’s information systems, web-based and other information sources.
• Identify the key control points of the process/system being audited. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the process/system and be able to explain it and compare it against other processes/systems as needed.
• Identify and assess risks and associated testing steps.
• Execute audit procedures using the prescribed audit or work program, ensuring assigned steps are appropriately and timely addressed. Identify extenuating factors requiring possible deviations from the existing audit program.
• Document current operating practices through interviews, observations, investigations, and testing.
• Test transactions (utilizing automated and/or traditional auditing methods) and analyzing results of testing.
• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite and other business and audit-related software to conduct internal audit work.
• Identify through investigation and analysis, underlying causes and contributing factors to noted problems.
• Prepare clear and concise audit working papers (including sufficient documentation to support procedures completed, related findings, and conclusions), organized in accordance with departmental policy.
• Assist in the performance of follow-up internal audits to evaluate management’s implementation of action plans.
• Proactively provide updates on the status of work performed, including difficulties experienced.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or related field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Technical Qualifications & Specialized Certifications

• Understanding of audit techniques.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Technical Skills & Expected Level Of Proficiency

• Analytical Skills - Developing
• Audit Documentation and Reporting - Developing
• Auditing Software - Developing
• Auditing Standards - Developing
• Financial Auditing - Developing
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Developing
• Report Writing - Developing
• Risk Analysis - Developing
• Risk Control - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs

Classified Title: Internal Audit Associate

Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB

Starting Salary Range: $47,355 - $82,820 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus

Department name: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Personnel area: University Administration