Internal Auditor, Lead
Booz Allen Hamilton • McLean, Virginia • Full Time • $86,800–$198,000 / year
Posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2026
The Opportunity:
As an Internal Auditor, Lead, you will play a key role in advancing the company’s internal audit capabilities by planning, leading, and executing operational, financial, program-specific, and compliance audits. You will evaluate business processes, assess internal controls, and support SOX-related activities as needed. You will collaborate with business and technical leaders across the company, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and deliver high-quality, well-supported conclusions. In this role, you will help drive positive change by recommending practical enhancements to processes, controls, and compliance activities. You will also incorporate the use of data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled approaches to strengthen audit execution and insights. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.
What You’ll Work On:
- Lead the planning, scoping, execution, and reporting of internal audit engagements based on identified risks across operational, financial, regulatory, and compliance areas.
- Perform assessments related to Booz Allen policies, procedures, best practices, government guidelines, laws, and regulations.
- Evaluate internal controls, identify gaps, assess root causes, and recommend actionable improvements that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.
- Support SOX compliance activities, including performing testing, evaluating control design, and reviewing control deficiencies where needed.
- Learn and assess complex business processes and identify process, regulatory, and organizational risks.
- Prepare and review high-quality workpapers, process documentation, test plans, and audit reports to ensure clarity, accuracy, and completeness.
- Collaborate with process owners, leaders, and stakeholders to build trusted relationships and support sustainable improvements to business processes.
- Apply use of data analytics, automation tools, and AI-enabled techniques to enhance audit testing, trend analysis, and reporting.
- Retain awareness of federal contracting practices, including FAR and DFARS requirements, when assessing relevant processes.
- Work independently while managing multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
- 8+ years of experience with internal or external audits, including planning and executing audit engagements
- Experience evaluating business processes and identifying areas for efficiency and effectiveness improvements
- Experience supporting SOX compliance through testing, risk assessment, and control evaluation activities
- Knowledge of federal contracting regulations (FAR/DFARS) and government contracting environments
- Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical leaders
- Ability to prepare and review clear and accurate workpapers, plans, process flows, test procedures, and audit reports
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple audit engagements, and collaborate effectively across functions
- Ability to verbally present and communicate audit results, issues, and recommendations clearly and professionally
- Bachelor’s degree
Nice If You Have:
- Experience with data analytics, automation, or AI-enabled tools to support audit testing or analysis
- Knowledge of internal control frameworks, risk management standards, and financial reporting requirements
- Possession of strong critical thinking, problem-solving, quantitative, and qualitative analytical skills
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification preferred
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
- Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
- Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
- Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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