Staff Auditor
SPS Consulting
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- Location
- Washington, DC
- Work style
- On-site
- Posted
- Oct 4
- 15 days ago
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About the company
SPS Consulting
Management consulting · 51 to 200 employees
What you'll do
- 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
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university
- U.S. Citizen. Must be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
- 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
- Education: a bachelor's degree or a professional certificate
Key skills
AccountingInternal controlsAuditCPA designationSecret Security Clearancefinancial and operational Auditingaccounting principlesinterpersonal/communication skills
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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
U.S. Citizen. Must be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
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