Senior Internal Auditor

Overview:

DNI is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Internal Auditor to join our team. This role is crucial in ensuring the effectiveness of our internal controls, managing risks, and enhancing our business processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in internal auditing, risk management, and fraud prevention within the federal government sector.

Essential Functions:

• Internal Audit Procedures: Plan and execute internal audit procedures to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and business processes. Internal audits may include compliance audits, operational audits, and financial audits.
• Risk Evaluation and Management: Identify, assess, and manage financial and operational risks to the organization. Additionally, identify areas of financial waste to reduce expenses.
• Business Process Analysis: Analyze business processes to identify areas for improvement and ensure efficiency, reliability, and quality of operations. Determine whether operating procedures are being performed consistently, and business activities follow internal policies and industry standards.
• Internal Control Management: Develop, implement, and monitor internal controls to safeguard the company's assets and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Fraud Prevention and Detection: Design and implement strategies to prevent and detect fraud and conduct investigations into suspected fraudulent activities.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, including federal government contracting standards as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Ensure accounting system follows Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) guidelines.
• External Audit Support: Coordinate and support external audit activities, providing necessary documentation and facilitating the audit process.

• Extensive experience in internal auditing, risk management, and fraud prevention within the federal government sector.
• Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks, risk management principles, and auditing standards.
• Proficiency in auditing tools and software.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Experience using data analytics to reveal patterns, trends, and associations of operations.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and lead audit teams.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and integrity.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, finance, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) are highly valued.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting or auditing. Extensive experience in internal auditing, risk management, and fraud prevention.
• Experience working within the federal government sector involving Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) rules and regulations.

Equipment/Systems:

This position requires a working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint).

Supervisory Responsibility – There is no supervisory responsibility in this position.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

This job operates in a hybrid work from home/office setting.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as   computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This is a largely sedentary role that primarily requires sitting at a desk in front of a computer for long periods of time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the   essential functions.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time, 40 hour per week, exempt position.  Typical workdays and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Travel – none required for this position

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.