Assistant Director, Internal Audit

Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk, the Assistant Director will be responsible for executing the Internal Audit plan in accordance with professional standards and assisting in all aspects of managing the Internal Audit function. This position is responsible for managing direct reports and external co-sourced providers to execute the annual audit plan and achieve audit engagement objectives.

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the United States immediately. This position is not available for H1-B visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the Director with developing and executing the company's internal audit plan, which includes financial, operational, compliance, and information technology audits and consulting activities
• Supervises the activities of the Internal Audit team as well as 3rd party service providers to ensure compliance with IIA Standards / IPPF and company policies and procedures.
• Coach, mentor, empower and develop the Internal Audit team
• Reviews audit work products to ensure high quality deliverables, value-added recommendations, and customer satisfaction
• Manages and assists with all phases of the audit process including engagement planning, risk assessment, development of audit procedures and report writing
• Assists in the establishment and implementation of department policies/procedures and lead the QAIP efforts

• Collaborates with the ERM function to leverage risk information in audit planning

• Collaborates with business leaders/executives and process owners to understand their business risks and determine how audit engagements/special projects could address those risks
• Leads meetings with business leaders/executives and process owners throughout all phases of audit engagements
• Identifies opportunities and develops strategies for data analytics to support each phase of the audit
• Required to respond to emails and phone calls received outside of normal business hours as necessary 
• Ability to cope with job related stress including but not limited to deadlines, customer, supervisory and staff interactions, multi-tasking and high work volumes is required

Qualifications:

Minimum:                                   

• Bachelor’s degree in professional field

• Eight to Ten years’ experience

        Preferred:

• Related audit certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, etc.) or Master’s degree

• Previous experience with day-to-day responsibility, mentoring, and management of staff.

• Working knowledge of and compliance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, along with excellent technical and comprehensive abilities

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills including knowledge of Excel and other spreadsheet programs, and the ability to quickly assimilate knowledge of Authority’s computer systems used into the development of audit practices and procedures

• IT audit experience

NTTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.