Lead Audit Professional

Devon Energy; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon Energy seeks a Lead Audit Professional to independently conduct and document highly complex audit tasks and mentor junior auditors. The role leads sophisticated engagements with risk-based planning to safeguard company assets and strengthen internal controls.

You will refine control mechanisms, contribute to audit strategy, and deliver high-quality reviews in alignment with professional standards across multiple departments and sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant audit experience.
• CIA and CPA certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Takes a lead role in internal control reviews across diverse departments, HQ and field offices, refining control mechanisms and compliance.
• Strategic execution of audit activities, contributing to the overall audit approach and continuous improvement of methodologies.
• Conducts in-depth risk analysis, providing advanced insights and contributing to a risk-based audit plan.
• Ensures identification of key risks and controls, overseeing test procedures aligned with objectives and timelines.
• Maintains precision in workpapers to support conclusions in line with global audit standards.
• Serves as a subject matter expert, guiding junior team members and improving audit methodologies.
• Reviews audit procedures and conclusions to ensure quality and adherence to standards, participating in improvements.
• Identifies opportunities for process enhancements within engagements to improve efficiency while maintaining rigor.
• Applies advanced analytical skills to examine complex transactions, identifying non-compliance and offering recommendations.
• Establishes relationships, achieves strategic results using business acumen, and remediates data quality issues.

Skills

Internal Auditing

Accounting

Audit Preparations

Auditing Standards

Financial Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Program Development

Data Analysis

Risk Analysis

Internal Controls

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

At Devon, we will offer you a career full of energy and unmatched opportunities to solve today's greatest challenges. Innovation, creative problem-solving and positive change happen when people step out of their comfort zone and think differently. Our values, workplace practices, wellness programs, benefits and compensation are aimed at helping employees manage their unique personal life and care for their families so they can focus on contributing to the fullest.

Job Profile Summary:

The Lead Audit Professional, working independently with limited supervision, is responsible for conducting and documenting highly complex audit tasks. The role participates in a broad range of corporate audit functions with a focus on auditing internal processes, business, and financial operations to ensure internal controls are sufficient to safeguard company assets. The role leads sophisticated audit engagements, involving meticulous risk analysis, ensuring alignment with a comprehensive risk-based audit plan. The role provides mentorship and direction to less experienced auditors, fostering their professional development and contributing to the overall success of the team. The role is pivotal in strengthening internal controls, making recommendations for enhancements, and offering assurance to stakeholders.

Job Description:

• Takes a lead role in internal control reviews across diverse company departments, headquarters, and field offices, actively contributing to the refinement of control mechanisms and compliance measures.
• Plays a pivotal role in the strategic execution of audit activities, providing valuable input to the overall audit approach, and actively contributing to the continuous improvement of audit processes and methodologies.
• Conducts in-depth risk analysis, providing advanced insights into potential risk areas, and contributing substantially to the development of a comprehensive risk-based audit plan.
• Ensures the proper identification of key risks and controls, overseeing the development and execution of test procedures that align with audit objectives and adhere to established timelines.
• Maintains an advanced level of precision in the preparation and organization of workpapers, ensuring they comprehensively support all work performed and conclusions drawn in accordance with global audit methodology and professional standards.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in specialized areas of auditing, providing guidance to junior team members, and contributing to the continuous improvement of audit methodologies.
• Conducts thorough reviews of audit procedures, workpapers, and conclusions drawn, ensuring the highest standard of quality and adherence to professional audit standards, while actively participating in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identifies opportunities for process enhancement within individual audit engagements, optimizing procedures for efficiency while maintaining a rigorous commitment to accuracy and thoroughness.
• Applies advanced analytical skills to examine complex transactions, identifying areas of non-compliance with company policies and procedures and offering sophisticated recommendations for improvement.
• Establishes effective relationships, achieves strategic results using business acumen, and actively remediates audits' data quality issues, optimizing problem-solving through multi-discipline knowledge.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or any other related discipline and/or commensurate work experience is required.

Experience:

• 7+ years of relevant experience, preferably in areas such as Audit, Risk Assessment, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting or a related field. Industry experience is preferred.

Certifications:

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (preferred)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (preferred)

Competencies:

• Stakeholder Relationships
• Oral & Written Communication
• Results Oriented
• Active Learning
• Digital Literacy
• Business Acumen
• Innovation

Skills:

• Internal Auditing
• Accounting
• Audit Preparations
• Auditing Standards
• Financial Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance
• Program Development
• Data Analysis
• Risk Analysis
• Internal Controls

Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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