Senior Audit Manager

Texas Southern University; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 99,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Southern University seeks a Senior Audit Manager to lead the Office of Internal Audit’s day-to-day operations. You will plan, perform, and report on complex financial, operational, and compliance engagements while directly supporting the Chief Internal Auditor.

This hands-on working manager role requires leading high-risk audits, mentoring staff, and ensuring audit quality. CIA/CPA/CISA active certifications are required or pursued, with the potential for future growth within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, public administration, or a closely related field.
• Active CIA, CPA, or CISA certification expected and must remain active.
• Seven years of progressively responsible internal audit or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant operational, financial, compliance, and advisory engagements from planning through report issuance.
• Conduct planning meetings, interviews, process walkthroughs, risk assessments, exit conferences.
• Perform or direct complex testing, evaluate evidence, develop findings and recommendations.
• Manage multiple engagements, budgets, milestones, and stakeholder expectations.
• Provide status updates and escalate risks or delays to the Chief Internal Auditor.

Skills

Engagement leadership

Audit planning

Staff supervision

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, public administration, or a closely related field

Job description

Posting Details

Security Sensitive Position?

Yes

Hours of Work

8:00 am - 5:00 pm M-F

Posting Number

TSU203797

Official TSU Title

Senior Audit Manager

Grant Title

N/A

JOB SUMMARY :

The Senior Audit Manager is a hands-on working manager who leadsthe day-to-day operations of the Office of Internal Audit whilepersonally planning, performing, and reporting complex financial,operational, compliance, investigative, and advisory engagements.The position serves as the principal deputy to the Chief InternalAuditor, manages engagement quality and staff performance, andremains directly involved in audit fieldwork and reportdevelopment.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS :

• Functions as both an operational leader and an activeengagement manager rather than solely as an administrativereviewer.
• Personally, leads high-risk financial, operational, compliance,investigative, and advisory engagements from planning throughreport issuance and follow-up.
• Reviews and approves audit scopes, risk assessments,workpapers, findings, recommendations, and draft reports beforesubmission to the Chief Internal Auditor.
• Serves as acting head of the department when designated andprovides continuity for Board, executive, and urgent auditmatters.
• Balances audit production, supervision, coaching, qualityassurance, risk assessment, and departmental administration.
• Provides senior-level operational leadership and successiondepth while preserving a future Director-level advancementopportunity as the Internal Audit function grows.

Essential Duties Summary

Working Manager and Engagement Leadership

• Personally, leads significant operational, financial,compliance, performance, investigative, and advisoryengagements.
• Conducts planning meetings, executive interviews, processwalkthroughs, risk assessments, entrance conferences, and exitconferences.
• Performs or directs complex testing, evaluates evidence,develops findings, identifies root causes, and draftsrecommendations.
• Manages multiple concurrent engagements, budgets, milestones,deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
• Provides timely status updates and escalates significant risks,scope limitations, or delays to the Chief Internal Auditor.

Audit Operations and Quality

• Directs the planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up ofthe approved audit plan.
• Reviews workpapers for sufficiency, accuracy, clarity,relevance, and conformance with professional standards.
• Ensures reports are concise, evidence-based, balanced, andfocused on institutional risk and practical corrective action.
• Maintains audit methodologies, templates, review checklists,and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program.
• Coordinates co-sourced engagements and evaluates providerquality, timeliness, cost, and knowledge transfer.

Staff Supervision and Development

• Assigns work based on risk, complexity, staff competency, andavailable resources.
• Provides real-time coaching during fieldwork and demonstrateseffective audit techniques through direct participation.
• Establishes performance expectations, evaluates staff, anddevelops professional growth and certification plans.
• Recruits, onboards, mentors, and develops a collaborative,accountable, and high-performing audit team.

Risk Assessment, Planning, and Reporting

• Assists the Chief Internal Auditor with the enterprise riskassessment and annual and multi-year audit plans.
• Identifies emerging financial, operational, compliance,technology, reputational, and governance risks.
• Prepare dashboards, executive summaries, Audit Committeematerials, annual reports, and remediation status reports.
• Oversee corrective-action tracking and validate implementationof management responses.

Advisory, Investigative, and Strategic Support

• Leads advisory projects involving governance, risk management,internal controls, process improvement, and major initiatives.
• Assists with investigations involving fraud, waste, abuse,conflicts of interest, misconduct, or control circumvention.
• Help to integrate data analytics into significantengagements.
• Supports executive leadership and the Board while preservingInternal Audit independence and objectivity.
• Serves as the principal operational deputy to the ChiefInternal Auditor and may represent the Office of Internal Auditwith senior leadership, external assurance providers, andgovernance stakeholders when delegated.

% FTE

1.0

Hiring Range

$98,509.22 - $128,061.99

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, public administration, or a closely related field.

Required Licensing/Certification

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or SpecialRequirements:

Active CIA, CPA, or CISA certification. The certification must remain active and in good standing.

Preferred:

CFE, CRMA, CGAP, CISM, CISSP, PMP, or another relevant audit, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, analytics, or project-management credential

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

IIA Global Internal Audit Standards; Texas Internal Auditing Act; applicable governmental auditing standards; COSO ; enterprise riskmanagement; audit planning; financial, operational, compliance, investigative, and advisory auditing; QAIP requirements; highereducation business processes; data analytics and continuousauditing concepts.

Skills:

Leading and managing complex engagements; reviewing workpapers andreports; supervising and coaching staff; risk assessment;root-cause analysis; report writing; executive communication;project and resource management; conflict resolution; presentationof sensitive findings.

Abilities:

Balance hands-on audit production with departmental leadership;manage multiple priorities; exercise sound judgment andprofessional skepticism; communicate with technical andnontechnical audiences; maintain independence and confidentiality;act for the Chief Internal Auditor when designated.

Expected Allocation of Effort:

40–50%: lead operational and financial audits
20–25%: staff supervision and engagement review
10–15%: department operations and planning
10–15%: follow-up, investigations, and advisory work
10–15%: risk assessment, methodology, quality, and specialprojects

Work Experience

• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in internalaudit, external audit, public accounting, risk management,compliance, consulting, or a related field.
• At least three years leading complex audit engagements and atleast two years of supervisory, team-lead, or engagement-managementexperience.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial and operationalaudits from planning through final reporting and follow-up.
• Ability to maintain the security or integrity of criticalinfrastructure, which may include communications systems, computernetworks and systems, cybersecurity systems, electrical grid,hazardous waste treatment or water treatment system.

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