Senior Auditor, Academic Division — Controls & Analytics

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia's Office of Audit and Compliance seeks applications for a Senior Auditor serving its Academic Division. The Senior Auditor leads or supports value-added audits and consulting engagements, with responsibilities spanning risk assessment, testing, and communication of control improvements.

The role emphasizes independence, collaboration, coaching, and developing data analytics skills, while building relationships across UVA with professionalism and integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, information systems, data analysis, or a related field.
• Two to three years in a staff auditor role with increasing responsibility; experience handling all phases of an audit independently is required.
• Experience mentoring staff auditors assigned to audits.
• Knowledge of the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document significant risks, the controls in place to mitigate those risks, and proposed testing approaches to develop the engagement-level risk assessment. Recommend the engagement’s direction, scope, and timing to Audit management based on the assessed risks.
• Lead or support engagements, as appropriate based on project complexity; manage scope, timelines, and deliverables; coordinate and perform first-level review of work completed by assigned auditors; and provide coaching and feedback, as applicable.
• Document and evaluate, through appropriate testing methods, the effectiveness of internal controls and operations.
• Prepare draft audit reports for Audit management’s review and communicate evidence-based conclusions regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of controls and processes.
• In collaboration with audit clients, develop recommendations to correct deficiencies or to strengthen internal controls.
• Demonstrate and continue to build expertise in the functional discipline of internal auditing. Increase understanding (and relevance to audit) of trends in higher education and research-intensive universities.
• Continually strive to develop technical skills and data literacy/use of data analytics, and apply these to daily work and career progression.
• Respond to ad hoc inquiries and serve on committees as assigned.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Professionalism

Communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

Office software

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, information systems, data analysis, or related field

Job description

The University of Virginia's Office of Audit and Compliance seeks applications for a Senior Auditor serving its Academic Division. The Senior Auditor leads or supports value-added audits and consulting engagements, with responsibilities spanning risk assessment, testing, and communication of control improvements.

The role emphasizes independence, collaboration, coaching, and developing data analytics skills, while building relationships across UVA with professionalism and integrity.