Internal Auditor

**IAS - Internal Audit Services**:

- Competition No.

**A106951990D1**
- Closing Date

**Will remain open until filled.**

This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.

In accordance with the Handbook of Employment for Management and Professional Staff (Excluded), this full-time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package that can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page and annual salary range which will be commensurate with qualifications.

**Location**_ _- Enterprise Square. This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person.

**Working for the University of Alberta**
- The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

**Working for the Department/Faculty**

The mission of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management (IA & ERM) is to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes within the University of Alberta.

IA & ERM executes audits, oversees the University’s enterprise risk management framework and conducts investigations into reports of fraud and irregularity. Through these activities, it provides tools and insight to protect and enhance institutional value and improve decision-making in pursuit of institutional goals.

To meet its mission, IA & ERM delivers its core audit activities under two main service lines - internal auditing and examining alleged fraud or irregularities. There are also four audit-related activities where IA & ERM play a role: liaison with external audit groups; continuous auditing; risk management; and institutional compliance. Everyone in the group must contribute to service delivery in all these areas.

**Position**

Internal auditors must demonstrate a high degree of initiative and ability to work independently on complex assignments. They use their extensive audit experience, professional qualifications and educational knowledge and skills on value-for-money (systems) audits, special investigations, financial and operating audits, and provide audit-related advice. This includes leading independent reviews of, and providing advice on all University operations, business and management activities. In doing so, auditors assist the University in accomplishing its strategic, operational, reporting and compliance objectives.

Internal auditors must demonstrate flexibility and professionalism, as well as sensitivity to the confidential nature of the matters examined. As part of a small group, internal auditors also have a responsibility to assist in the continuous improvement of the audit methodology and practices of the department.

In fulfilling their responsibilities, internal auditors provide leadership as strategic collaborators with University management in their efforts to enable positive change. They are experts in independent and objective assessment of risk, control and governance and add value by bridging these audit requirements with an understanding of organizational culture and innovation.

**Duties**

Plans and manages projects to ensure that the audits, as identified and approved by the Board Audit Committee, are completed efficiently and in accordance with applicable standards:

- Uses experience, insight and judgment in researching the aspects of the project and conduct an appropriate risk assessment to determine the areas to be examined.
- Researches and develops appropriate objectives, scope and criteria for each project.
- Develops terms of reference, audit programs and audit planning memoranda.
- Confers with senior management to ensure their concerns are addressed, where possible, in the audit plan.
- Coordinates the acquisition of necessary expertise (e.g. construction management, treasury, actuarial experience).
- Works on multiple projects and demonstrates effective time and team management skills.
- Reviews and assesses the adequacy and reliability of existing risk management activities, governance structures and internal controls (financial and operating).
- Determines the extent of compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Uses appropriate tools and methodologies in comp