Senior Auditor Lead, Performance & Compliance

Amtrak; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Rail pass privileges

401K with employer match

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Amtrak OIG seeks a Sr Auditor/Sr Auditor Lead to join a multidisciplinary team conducting independent, objective GAGAS-compliant audits of Amtrak programs and operations, assessing economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, internal controls, and compliance with laws and policies.

The role involves audit design, data collection, analysis, and drafting findings and actionable recommendations; may lead data collection efforts, coach junior staff, and coordinate with auditees; requires onsite work at

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Economics or other field, or equivalent combination of education, training and work experience.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year relevant experience for Sr. Auditor or 3 years relevant experience for Sr. Audit Lead, which includes conducting performance audits/analyses of programs and operations.
• Must have good analytical abilities.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to establish effective working relationships with auditee’s management.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be able to maintain composure in stressful situations and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
• Experience using Teammate or similar audit work paper management systems.
• Understands and has the ability to apply GAGAS.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Audit Manager in planning new audit engagements.
• Develops audit program for assigned area that addresses the audit objectives and provides a clear path for developing convincing findings and actionable recommendations.
• Can function as a team leader in the collection and analysis of data; ensures that evidence collected is reliable, sufficient, relevant, and properly documented in the project work papers; and complies with GAGAS and Amtrak OIG’s policies and procedures.
• Develops well supported findings.
• Integrates the results of team members’ work and analyses into findings, conclusions, and actionable recommendations to be presented in audit reports, briefings and other related products.
• Drafts products, such as briefings, message outlines, meeting documents, reports, testimonies, and/or fact sheets; and ensures all products are clear, convincing, accurate, and complete.
• Keeps Audit management informed of the progress of the project and any matters that may affect timely completion of engagements.
• Helps the Audit Manger provide coaching and guidance to junior members to promote their professional development.
• Develops productive working relationships with internal and external parties, fosters teamwork, collaboration and coordination.
• Contributes ideas and time to initiatives to improve audit processes, staff development, the office environment, and other key areas.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Team leadership

GAGAS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Economics or other field

Master’s Degree in Business Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Economics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Teammate

Job description

Amtrak OIG seeks a Sr Auditor/Sr Auditor Lead to join a multidisciplinary team conducting independent, objective GAGAS-compliant audits of Amtrak programs and operations, assessing economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, internal controls, and compliance with laws and policies.

The role involves audit design, data collection, analysis, and drafting findings and actionable recommendations; may lead data collection efforts, coach junior staff, and coordinate with auditees; requires onsite work at