My client is a publicly traded offshore drilling company that does roughly $600M in annual revenue.　 They are looking for an experienced auditor with either public acounting, or a mix of public/offshore drilling industry experience.　 The company is currently experiencing growth, which will this position ample opportunity for career growth. If you’re interested, or know someone who is,  email me at dcd@fittsroberts.com

Job Summary:

The Senior Auditor is a member of the corporate internal audit function who is responsible for leading and participating in audits of business and financial operations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

　

• Communicate timely, clearly, and professionally with company personnel and IA management. Ability to document testing and findings in a way that is clear, concise, based on evidence presented, and within departmental and IIA standards.　

 

• Plan and coordinate multiple audits simultaneously, perform risk analysis, and document processes and controls.　

 

• Independently research and perform interviews with company personnel to properly create a scope and plan for the project.　

 

• Design and perform testing to ensure proper functioning of processes and controls, and conclude on the results.　

 

• Request, obtain, and analyze evidential data as a basis for creating an informed, objective opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the processes being reviewed.　

 

• Perform testing to ensure proper functioning of processes and controls, and conclude on results via clear written and oral communication within the departmental standards. Identify opportunities for improvement on the operational processes and business cycles audited.　

 

• Interact professionally with process owners to ensure that agreement on objectives, issues, and recommendations is achieved and clearly understood.　

 

• Ensure use of computer assisted auditing techniques (CATT’s) to maximize audit results.　

 

• Assess the completeness, accuracy, validity, effectiveness, and efficiency of the audit work for those audits and auditors for which you are responsible. Provide feedback as needed.　

 

• Ability to perform documentation and testing of information systems processes and controls as needed by IA Department.　

 

• Monitor progress of self and assigned projects against objectives; complete duties in a timely, complete, accurate, and effective manner. Keep IA management aware of project status and findings.　

 

• Maintain a high attention to detail while producing quality work consistent with departmental and IIA standards.　

 

• Possess technical skills to perform Oracle inquiries and extractions required for data analysis on projects.　

 

• Portray a willingness to help team members when needs arise. Seek out additional job tasks when work is complete.　

 

• Performs administrative tasks as assigned.　

 

• Provide input for annual risk assessment and planning for the department.　

 

• Provide on the job training and guidance to audit team members.　

 

• Keep abreast of current internal auditing issues and practices through participating in professional development opportunities, training, professional association memberships and knowledge sharing with peers or colleagues. Use knowledge gained to better IA Department.

 

　Qualifications:

　

• Must be diligent, hard-working, self motivated, professional, and possess good analytical skills.　

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Information Systems is preferred.　

 

• CPA , CIA, CISA or actively pursing certification is required.　

 

• Minimum 3 years public accounting, consulting, or internal auditing experience.　

 

• Ability to oversee the work of others, prioritize and assign tasks, provides feedback to improve the professional quality of work performed and outcomes.　

 

• Proficiency in process documentation.　

 

• Familiarity with COSO, risk assessment, audit program execution, and WP creation is required.　

 

• Proficiency with MS Office applications is required.　

 

• Ability to professionally handle difficult issues and people is required.　

 

• Objectivity, integrity and good professional judgment is required.　

 

• Ability to professionally handle sensitive information and the ability to keep things strictly confidential is required.　

 

• Ability to travel to foreign locations (apx.15%), some of them challenging is required.　

 

• Ability to travel domestically and board a rig or vessel as needed (apx. 10%).　

 

• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and testing is preferred.　

 

• Experience with CATT’s is preferred.　

 

Proficiency with Oracle is preferred.