Director of Audits and Compliance

23 hours ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States University of Illinois Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Audits to lead our audit function for the Chicago campus and related satellite locations. The successful candidate will be responsible for directing the audit function, developing and implementing audit plans, and ensuring compliance with applicable standards and policies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop, document, and implement a two-year audit plan for each of the audit function responsibility areas.
  • Manage the performance of professional auditors while ensuring their compliance to the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework (IIA Standards), the State of Illinois Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act (FCIAA), and the University Audit Office (Office) standards.
  • Identify and advise University, campus, and URO management on ways to improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control processes.
  • Work closely with senior leadership, management, and staff to monitor management's elimination of significant identified risks and weaknesses and communicate with senior University, campus, and URO management regarding the status of recommendations issued or risks noted.
  • On an appropriate risk basis, work closely with the Board members and committees of the UROs to develop and communicate the audit plans and disseminate audit results.
  • Keep abreast of changes in the University, State, and Federal environment that relate to governance, risk management, and internal controls in a university setting.
  • Work with the Director of Audits at Urbana-Champaign and the Director of IT Audits to exchange information on risks, University or Office policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and other issues that might impact the University or UROs.
  • Ensure coverage of the two-year audit plan, along with the objectives and scope of each audit, are in conformance with IIA Standards and compliance with FCIAA.
  • Assist in the gathering of information for, and review of the Office's Annual Audit Report.
  • Oversee the utilization of resources devoted to investigations.
  • Manage and support auditors in developing procedures, performing investigation fieldwork, conducting interviews, documenting work performed, communicating findings, and obtaining agreement for any internal control or process recommendations.
  • Develop relationships and work closely with location-specific University Police and State's Attorneys to provide and present investigation results.
  • Provide consulting services, in conformance with The IIA Standards, as requested and necessary.
  • Hire, evaluate, mentor, promote, discipline, and terminate staff.
  • Ensure staff obtain training, through in-house or externally provided agencies, sufficient to provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and competencies to carry out the audit plan.
  • Authorize expenditures and oversee the use of allocated funds to conduct the previously assigned activities.
  • Assist in the development of and compliance with Office policies and procedures.
  • Assist in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of the Office's Quality Assurance and Improvement Program.
  • Perform special assignments.
Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or other business discipline.
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Accounting or other business discipline.
  • Certifications: Possession of a professional certification such as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Fraud Examiner.
  • Knowledge and Experience: Previous experience working in a capacity of audit manager. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ability to plan and manage multiple simultaneous projects. Ability to train and develop staff. Ability to analyze risks. Ability to resolve conflicts. Ability to work with all levels of University administration to achieve appropriate focus on both departmental and enterprise-wide issues. Communication skills necessary to address audit issues, both orally and in writing, with all levels of University management and board members.
Appointment Information

This is a Full-Time academic professional position. The expected start date is 10/28/2024.

For full consideration, please click APPLY NOW on this page to submit an application, references, and cover letter through our job board by 6 pm on 10/6/2024.

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