Full-Time
Staff Auditor
SPS Consulting, LLC
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Washington, DC, USA
In Person
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
Bachelor's
Category
 Legal & Compliance (1) |
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Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university.
- U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
- An understanding of internal controls.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of client management.
- The ability to think strategically, multitask, and work effectively and efficiently with minimal direction in a team environment.
- The ability to consistently meet deadlines in a challenging and dynamic environment in a self-motivating manner.
- A comprehensive understanding of the professional standards governing the audit process and financial and operational auditing and accounting principles.
Responsibilities
- Execute internal audit projects, including directing all activities within assigned projects, 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.
- Define expectations for each audit project, including objectives, scope, procedures (audit programs), resources (scheduling), and deliverables.
- Develop and communicate a risk-based audit plan with the engagement team.
- Analyze audit evidence, identify audit issues, and summarize results.
- Prepare comprehensive working papers consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, and internal standards.
- Review the working papers of junior staff members to ensure consistency with generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, and internal standards.
- Track and monitor 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 existing business processes.
- Identify control gaps within business processes.
- Generate and maintain robust working relationships with client management.
- Participate in professional organizations and expand professional networks.
Desired Qualifications
- CPA designation or active candidate.
- 1-3 years of accounting or audit experience.