JOB SUMMARY

Direct the audit function for the Chicago campus and related satellite locations; Wolcott, Wood and Taylor, LLC; and the System Offices in coordination with the Director of Audits at Urbana-Champaign, and Director of IT Audits to assist in management of the Office in accordance with applicable standards and policies.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop, document, disseminate, and implement a two-year audit plan for each of the audit function responsibility areas noted above. Assist in the development, coordination, and implementation of the two-year audit plan for audits that would be conducted on a University-wide or multi-campus basis.
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. Work may be sensitive, unusual, and have no precedence.
Identify and advise University, campus, 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 and to provide information, related to the audit function, that they request in order to carry out their duties.
Keep abreast of changes in the University, State, and Federal environment that relate to governance, risk management, and internal controls in a university setting and engage with University and campus management, and other compliance/risk function managers to ensure the University is aware of and is addressing those changes.
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, and are consistent with the Office's mission.
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, and developing reports, as needed.
Develop relationships and work closely with location specific University Police and State's Attorneys, to provide and present investigation results in a manner that will facilitate successful decisions, charging, and prosecution, as determined by the Police and the State's Attorneys. Work may involve coordination with these offices and witness or expert testimony.
Provide consulting services, in conformance with The IIA Standards, as requested and necessary for the optimal outcome of a particular need.
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, including those that are specifically required by certifications, state regulation, and campus organizational memberships. This may include developing campus-specific in-house training.
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

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or other business discipline.

Preferred:

Master's degree in Accounting or other business discipline.

CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

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

Required:

Previous experience working in 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 the appropriate focus on both departmental and enterprise-wide issues and achieve the defined goals and objectives of the audit plan.
Communication skills necessary to address audit issues, both orally and in writing, with all levels of University management and board members.

Preferred:

Knowledge of and experience using relational databases.
Understanding of the complexities of governance, risk management, and internal control in a higher education environment.
Knowledge of auditing standards promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors and the State Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

This is a full-time academic professional hybrid position. The expected start date is 10/28/2024.

Sponsorship for Work authorization is not available for this position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES & DEADLINE INFORMATION

For full consideration, please click APPLY NOW on this page to submit an application, references and cover letter through the University job board by 6pm on 10/6/2024.
https://uisystemoffice.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/5/home/requisition/2226?c=uisystemoffice

System Human Resource Services
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Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the System Human Resource Services, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at 217-333-2600, or by emailing ADAaccessibility@uillinois.edu.

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