Senior Internal Auditor

Aventiqo; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventiqo in St. Louis, MO seeks a Senior Internal Auditor to perform advanced internal audit work, evaluating management activities to ensure reliability, compliance, and safeguarding of assets. This role requires independent analysis and recommendations to support goals.

You will lead audits, develop programs, and present findings with documentation and professionalism. Strong knowledge of governmental standards and nonprofit accounting is preferred, with proficiency in Oracle and ACL.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of internal controls and information systems controls.
• Familiarity with Government Auditing Standards and FTA transit-related audits.
• Experience with nonprofit fund accounting and forensic techniques.

Responsibilities

• Performs or leads audits, reviews, investigations, and other control-related activities as assigned.
• Ensures audit engagements are completed within established budget and time constraints.
• Develops audit programs that provide effective and comprehensive audit coverage.
• Conducts entrance and exit conferences to clarify audit objectives and review findings, recommendations, and auditee responses.
• Collects, analyzes, and evaluates data related to accounting practices, financial reporting, internal controls, and program operations to assess alignment with policies and procedures.
• Identifies and documents root causes of issues to determine cause‑and‑effect relationships.
• Develops recommendations to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and improve compliance.
• Performs follow‑up reviews to assess the effectiveness of corrective actions and implemented recommendations.
• Conducts fieldwork in a professional, competent, and well‑documented manner.

Skills

Internal controls

Audit standards

Analytical thinking

Governance

Data analysis

Tools

Oracle

Kronos

ACL

Microsoft Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

The Senior Internal Auditor performs advanced professional internal audit work involving audits of greater-than-normal complexity. This position is responsible for examining and evaluating management activities to ensure the reliability and integrity of information, compliance with policies, procedures, laws, and regulations, the safeguarding of Agency assets, and the economical and efficient use of resources. This role also supports the achievement of established goals and management objectives through independent analysis, evaluation, and recommendations.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs or leads audits, reviews, investigations, management studies, and other internal control–related activities as assigned.
• Ensures audit engagements are completed within established budget and time constraints.
• Develops audit programs that provide effective and comprehensive audit coverage.
• Conducts entrance and exit conferences to clarify audit objectives and review findings, recommendations, and auditee responses.
• Collects, analyzes, and evaluates data related to accounting practices, financial reporting, internal controls, and program operations to assess alignment with policies and procedures.
• Identifies and documents root causes of issues to determine cause‑and‑effect relationships.
• Develops recommendations to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and improve compliance.
• Performs follow‑up reviews to assess the effectiveness of corrective actions and implemented recommendations.
• Conducts fieldwork in a professional, competent, and well‑documented manner.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of modern management theory and practice, with emphasis on internal controls and information systems controls.
• Knowledge of governmental internal auditing standards and practices, including Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book), OMB Circular A‑133, IIA Professional Standards, and FTA Transit Rail Safety and Security Audit requirements.
• Knowledge of governmental and non‑profit fund accounting.
• Knowledge of forensic and investigative accounting techniques.
• Proficiency with Oracle, Kronos, ACL, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, including the ability to produce statistical analyses, audit reports, and presentations.
• Ability to objectively analyze Agency functions, policies, and procedures.