Staff Auditor

SPS Consulting, LLC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SPS Consulting, LLC is seeking a Federal Staff Auditor in Indianapolis, Indiana. The ideal candidate will execute internal audit projects while maintaining effective communication with client management. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and either a CPA designation or active candidate status. The candidate should have 1-3 years of accounting or audit experience and exceptional interpersonal skills. Join our team to help improve organizational internal audit functions through comprehensive audits and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university.
• CPA designation or active candidate.
• 1-3 years of accounting or audit experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute internal audit projects, directing all activities and client management.
• Define expectations for each audit project including objectives and scope.
• Analyze audit evidence, identify issues and summarize results.
• Prepare comprehensive working papers consistent with auditing standards.

Skills

Interpersonal/communication skills

Understanding of internal controls

Strategic thinking

Multi-tasking

Self-motivated

Results-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA designation

Job description

Federal Staff Auditor

Our professionals help organizations make the best use of their internal audit functions in line with strategic, business and process goals. We support the Internal Audit Team by planning and performing operational, financial, and compliance audits.

Job Responsibilities

• Execution of the internal audit projects; including directing all activities within assigned projects including communicating with client management, coordinating the work of other team members, establishing project milestones, completing and monitoring fieldwork progress, providing updates to audit team management, and proposing modifications to current procedures to improve audit effectiveness and efficiency for the projects
• Define expectations for each audit project including objectives, scope, procedures (audit programs), resources (scheduling), and deliverables
• Develop and communicate risk-based audit plan with engagement team
• Analyze audit evidence, identify audit issues and summarize results
• Prepare comprehensive working papers that are consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, and internal standards
• Review work papers of junior staff members to ensure working papers are consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, and internal standards
• Tracking and monitoring of time budgets for assignments
• Draft clear and concise internal audit reports identifying key risks and value-added recommendations to improve the effectiveness of internal control environments
• Develop and conduct procedures on the design and effectiveness of internal controls for new and/or existing business processes
• Identifying control gaps within business processes
• Generate and maintain robust working relationships with client management
• Contribute to the positive, team-oriented culture by maintaining cooperative relationships, sharing information, and accepting and providing constructive feedback
• Actively participate in professional organizations and expand professional networks

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university
• CPA designation or active candidate
• 1-3 years of accounting or audit experience preferred
• Understanding of Internal controls
• Exceptional interpersonal/communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of client management
• Energetic, passionate, self-motivated, and results-oriented professional
• Ability to think strategically, multi-task, and work effectively and efficiently with minimum direction in a team environment
• The ability to consistently meet deadlines in a challenging and dynamic environment in a self-motivating manner
• Comprehensive understanding of the professional standards governing the Audit process and financial and operational Auditing and accounting principles