Senior Internal Auditor

We recognize our competitive advantage -- our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

 

Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

 

 

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P NA CORPORATE AUDIT Department of the P CORPORATE AUDIT Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available.  (Role: Professional)

 

JOB FUNCTION:

Performs multiple financial, operational, technology, and compliance audits for Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries to provide management and the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board of Directors with an independent evaluation regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, reliability of financial reporting, safeguarding of assets, effectiveness and efficiency of operations, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Assists with training and coaching staff auditors in performing audit procedures including workpaper development

Reports to the Director, Corporate Audit for department administrative purposes and for audit assignments reports to the “Auditor-In-Charge” who may be the Director, Corporate Audit or a team member assigned to lead the audit.

 

For the purposes of this job description, “administrative purposes” refers to coordinating auditor assignments, ensuring compliance with department policies, procedures and standards, assisting with developing and providing performance evaluations, identifying and facilitating training plans, keeping track of auditors’ schedules and timekeeping attendance, and other tasks as assigned to the Manager, Corporate Audit or by the Director, Corporate Audit.

 

“Auditor-in-charge” refers to the individual who provides direction to audit team members and assesses the quality of the work of the  team, provides on-going communication to audit management and auditees, develops the draft audit report, prepares for the exit conference, and other audit activities as deemed necessary by the Director, Corporate Audit or VP Internal Auditor.   

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENT, AUDIT PLANS AND AUDIT PROCESS

• Contributes to the annual risk assessment process and developing the annual audit plan. 
• Performs multiple audits
  • Planning Process: Executes planning process, conducts planning meetings, develops clear and accurate planning documents with controls, risks, breadth of procedures planned, etc., conducts walkthroughs, participates in entrance conference/kickoff meetings
  • Fieldwork: Develops testing strategy and test plans, analyzes data, processes and controls, identifies any nonconformance, noncompliance, or deviations, communicates results/issues/potential findings to Auditor-In-Charge, participates in exit meetings. 
  • Finding Forms and Draft Report: Prepares finding forms for any nonconformance, noncompliance, or deviation using department’s writing standards and assists with finalizing draft report.
  • Workpapers: Develops clear and accurate workpapers with identified controls and risks, breadth of procedures performed, and test results.
  • Performs other audit steps.
  • Leads audits at the discretion of Audit management and depending on the level of scope and objectives. 
• Performs follow-up reviews to ascertain whether audit findings have been adequately addressed including the tracking and monitoring of management’s action plans.
• Performs the reperformance of the SOX testing for the external auditors’ reliance. 

 

 

OTHER

• Assists with coaching and training auditors on audit process steps.
• Performs advisory ser