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Who We Are:

System Administration, which also houses the Office of the President, is located in the uptown neighborhood of Denver with a few smaller offices located on the campuses.  Many of our departments support the educational and research missions of the four University of Colorado campuses, but System Administration is not considered a campus. We provide diverse opportunities for professional development, innovation, and collaboration with talented staff and faculty.  Learn more about CU System Administration. 

Internal Audit: The Department of Internal Audit (IA) reports directly to the University of Colorado (CU) Board of Regents through its Regent Audit Committee to ensure the University receives high quality audit, investigative, educational, and consulting services across the entire CU system.  The Senior IT Auditor is responsible for planning and completing audit, investigative, and consultative engagements for the benefit of the university. 

Position Summary:

The Senior IT Auditor is responsible for performing assurance and advisory engagements, predominantly related to information systems, by consistently applying theories, methods, principles, and practices associated with professional internal auditing, performing duties associated with professional auditing that are predominantly intellectual and varied in nature, requiring creative, analytical, evaluative, interpretive, and critical thinking. To achieve this, the Senior IT Auditor performs projects at the direction of the Director of IT Audit Services or their designee, is accountable for delivering high quality and timely insights shared with partners, and upholds the IA team core values. 

This security-sensitive position requires a criminal and financial background check for initial appointments, or at any time when determined by the position’s supervisory authority to be in the best interests of the University.  In addition, this position requires adherence to the Code of Ethics promulgated by The Institute of Internal Auditors and the University’s Fiscal Code of Ethics.

This position reports to the Director of IT Audit Services and is exempt from the State of Colorado Classified Staff System. 

Where You Will Work:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule, working some days from home and some days in office. This position will work at 1800 Grant Street, in Denver, and will travel to CU Campuses as needed. 

Diversity and Equity:

The University of Colorado System Administration Office is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons within the LGBTQ+ community and all veterans.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Functional and Technical Project Management

• Able to identify, classify and rate risks and issues according to their significance, and communicate them to IA management and stakeholders accurately and succinctly.
• Accountable for timely completion of audit activities throughout the audit cycle/process, ensuring testing is complete in a manner that clearly supports audit objectives.
• Understands and uses the annual risk assessment/audit plan, and individual audit objectives in relation to their role.
• Drives projects to timely completion.
• Identifies effective or creative approaches to obtaining and applying data and information in the audit process.
• Applies the department’s assurance and advisory methodologies.
• Evaluates risk using relevant authoritative guidance, cultural awareness, and cumulative audit knowledge obtained through previous audits in completing assurance and advisory engagements.
• Responsible for complete and error free audit project documentation.
• Helps draft clear, concise, well-organized, and factual observations and reports.
• Uses technology and audit tools necessary to efficiently and effectively complete projects.
• Identifies project risks and barriers, and communicates them timely to the project lead, Director and AVP.
• Ensures work is consistent with project objectives, scope, and The Institute of Internal Auditors’ International Professional Practices Framework and, where appropriate, the guidance promulgated by the Information Systems and Control Association (ISACA).
• Supports the department Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) as directed by the AVP.
• Develops effective project and work stream communications with minimal support.
• Presents to project team and partners.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive and privileged information and communications.
• Supports investigations of potential fiscal misconduct, as needed.
• Effectively supports external vendors and partners as needed.

Department Planning and Administration

• Stewards project resources, expenses and budget.
• Contributes insights by identifying potential assurance or advisory projects during the IA Plan development.

Communication and Collaboration

• Maintains personal independence/objectivity and appropriately handles related concerns in projects.
• Identifies and takes action on opportunities to build strategic relationships between individuals/teams/organizations to help achieve university goals.
• Manages interpersonal differences proactively.
• Maintains professional appearance and demeanor.
• Communicates risks and issues to auditees timely throughout the audit.

Education and Counseling

• Seeks opportunities to support managers, directors and AVP in providing counsel and education to the university community through such mechanisms as workshops, committee participation, and consultation projects, to enhance the university’s understanding of sound business practices that improve governance processes, risk management, and the control environment.
• Shares knowledge by preparing and delivering development sessions, counseling and education to department staff, peers and others.
• Counsels auditees regarding process quality, risk treatment, and university objective achievement.

Continuous Improvement and Adaptability

• Regularly assesses own competencies and acts on self-identified gaps and feedback from others.
• Continuously improves knowledge and skills related to the theories, methods, and principles of the profession of internal auditing, and knowledge of the university and higher education environment.
• Demonstrates improvement by consistently learning from and applying changes expressed through received feedback.

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