Senior Auditor, Internal Controls & Advisory

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks a Senior Auditor to lead complex audits and advisory projects across a broad set of university functions. You will strengthen internal controls and promote compliance while applying risk-based approaches.

The role emphasizes independence, communication with diverse stakeholders, and applying data analytics tools to deliver value and insights within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ Minimum five years of experience as an external or internal auditor/IT auditor, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ Public accounting experience, not-for-profit, higher education and/or healthcare industry experience.
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex audit and advisory projects from planning through reporting, delivering value and quality.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of finance, accounting, business, and information technology.
• Demonstrated ability to apply established internal auditing standards, procedures, and techniques in the performance of financial, operational, compliance, and information technology audits as well as advisory projects.
• Ability to design clear, concise, and relevant audit procedures that adequately address the audit objectives.
• Skill in communicating effectively with all levels of auditee personnel, both on a one-to-one basis and in group presentations, stressing qualities of tact, discretion, and persuasiveness. Ability to navigate difficult conversations and is solution oriented.
• Knowledge of emerging trends around internal audit standards, procedures, and techniques.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with team members, management, campus personnel, and leadership. Ability to effectively work in a team to deliver audit and advisory projects within a defined timeline.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently, determine priorities across multiple projects, and takes ownership of responsibilities. Actively identifies, evaluates, and recommends solutions to overcome project obstacles.
• Ability to supervise team members, provide direction, training, evaluate performance, and communicate feedback in a timely manner.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and logical audit reports that describe the background, scope, objective, procedures performed, and observations identified - including root cause, risk to the organization, and actionable recommendations.
• Experience with audit management software, data analytic tools (Tableau, PowerBI), Microsoft tools, and/or artificial intelligence tools (CoPilot)

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct complex audits and advisory projects across a wide range of university functions.
• Promote accountability, strengthen internal controls, and ensure regulatory compliance across departments.

Skills

Audit procedures

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Self-starter

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CIA/CPA/CFE/CISA

Tools

Audit management software

Tableau

PowerBI

Microsoft tools

CoPilot AI tools

Job description

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks a Senior Auditor to lead complex audits and advisory projects across a broad set of university functions. You will strengthen internal controls and promote compliance while applying risk-based approaches.

The role emphasizes independence, communication with diverse stakeholders, and applying data analytics tools to deliver value and insights within a collaborative environment.