Special Information

• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.

About the Department/College

The purpose of Northern Arizona University Internal Audit is to strengthen NAU’s ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing the Arizona Board of Regents (board) and NAU management with independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight. Internal Audit’s work helps NAU accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of business, risk management, control, and governance processes.

About the Position

Learns a wide range of internal audit practices and projects examining university operations, finance, and compliance.
Learns to analyze processes, records, and systems to help determine the effectiveness and efficiency of related internal
control systems, while also identifying potential areas for improvement.

Responsibilities Include

20% - Education / Training

• Receives training and guidance to learn how to support audit, special project, or investigation assignments (i.e., audits/projects).

30% - Audit Planning

• Learns to gather and interpret basic information related to audits/projects to formulate recommendations.

30% - Audit Fieldwork

• Learns organizational policies, procedures, practices, and existing laws, rules, and regulations.
• Learns to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and cost benefit of internal controls.

15% - Audit Reporting

• Learns to write basic reports and communications to provide information.
• Receives training and guidance to learn how to perform a variety of tests and analyses designed to assess control effectiveness.

5% - Other

• Other duties as assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant course-work or internship experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge

• Will be taught baseline working knowledge of internal audit standards, tools, procedures, processes, policies, and concepts.
• Will be taught baseline knowledge of financial reporting in higher education and university budget practices.
• Will be taught baseline knowledge of general business and financial operations, and internal accounting and management controls, and professional standards and regulations (i.e., IIA Professional Practices Framework, GAAP, GAAS, etc.).

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Customer service.

Abilities

• Effectively works with all levels of management.
• Prepares assignments completely on a timely basis.Balances competing priorities.
• Demonstrates problem solving, organizational, and analytical capabilities.
• Communicates effectively.

Compensation

Salary range begins at $38,628. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.

Pre-Employment Check

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Also, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States.

This position has been identified as a safety/security sensitive position. Therefore, per AZ Revised Statute, Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, employment history investigation, degree verification (in some cases) and fingerprinting. If you are applying for a job that requires a CDL, you will be required to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and adhere to the clearinghouse requirements.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Fire and Security Report

Each year Northern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the Fire Safety Report is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.

Immigration Support/Sponsorship

NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.