Associate Director, Internal Audit

US-NY-New York

Job ID: 2022-10074
Type: Office of the SVP Finance and Budget/Chief Financial Officer (WS2704)
# of Openings: 1
Category: Business/Professional Administrative
New York University

Overview

The Associate Director will assist in developing the risk-based annual audit plan and will be responsible for supervising a team of internal audit professionals and overseeing the execution of internal audit activities in alignment with the Standards promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors. The Associate Director will lead the internal audit team through the audit life cycle from scoping and planning through fieldwork and reporting, ensuring quality and conformance with IIA professional standards. The Associate Director will monitor and report on the status and effectiveness of managements remediation activities of observations identified by internal audits and other projects. In addition, the Associate Director will determine the level of IT audit support required and will oversee the delivery of IT audit services for business process (non-IT) reviews.

Responsibilities

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree Accounting or other related field

Required Experience:
7+ years of related experience with several years of progressive experience in a public accounting firm/consulting advisor. Experience should include a diversity of project experience spanning multiple disciplines including: Internal Audit, Accounting, Investigations, Compliance, etc. Prior experience in an internal audit function that operated in accordance with the standards promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors. 5+ years of experience in project management and leading teams.

Preferred Experience:
10+ years experience delivering consulting services and supporting investigations at large multinational companies and/or large higher education/research institutions. . Prior experience working with not-for-profit or higher education organizations.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Relevant certification required (i.e. CPA or CIA or CFE or CISA). Excellent verbal/written communication and analytical skills. Proven leadership and management skills and a proven track record of managing investigations. The Associate Director should be team-oriented with a collaborative style and possess critical thinking, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others. Prior use of data analytics within audits.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade others by promoting leading practices and gaining consensus among stakeholders. Ability to manage a team with resources focused on varied work streams and milestones. Prior experience performing data analytics through Alteryx, Python or Tableau.


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