Internal Auditor

The mission of Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Internal Audit is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve the organization’s operations. Internal Audit helps the organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes.

The Internal Auditor will play a key role in conducting internal audits, evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The role requires a skilled professional who can work independently or in a collaborative environment with other internal auditors, management, and/or external resources. The Internal Auditor will lead/assist in planning, executing, and reporting on internal audit engagements, assist in other risk assessments, investigations, and consulting activities.

This position may be eligible to participate in SRNL’s part-time teleworking program.  Teleworking is available on a case-by-case basis and at management’s discretion.  The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Lead and perform operational, compliance, advisory, and subcontract audit engagements in accordance with applicable professional standards and Internal Audit methodology.

•  Develop engagement objectives, scope, risk assessments, work programs, testing approaches, resource needs, and schedules based on the significance of identified risks.

•  Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of governance, risk management, internal controls, and compliance processes; identify practical opportunities to strengthen performance and risk mitigation.

•  Use data analytics throughout planning, fieldwork, and reporting to identify risks, select and test populations, evaluate trends and anomalies, and develop evidence-based conclusions.

•  Lead engagement teams by coordinating assignments, reviewing work, monitoring progress, resolving issues, and supporting the timely completion of high-quality workpapers and reports.

•  Coach and mentor junior audit staff in audit methodology, professional judgment, documentation, data analysis, interviewing, and communication of results.

•  Conduct interviews, process walkthroughs, research, document reviews, control testing, and other procedures necessary to obtain sufficient and reliable evidence.

•  Analyze complex business, financial, operational, contractual, and compliance information to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, irregularities, fraud indicators, and other risks to the Laboratory.

•  Develop clear, concise, and well-supported observations, conclusions, and recommendations; communicate results to stakeholders and assess whether corrective actions address identified risks.

•  Provide objective advisory support while preserving Internal Audit's independence and avoiding management responsibility.

•  Perform special reviews, investigations, risk assessments, and other projects requested by Laboratory management or the Finance and Audit Committee, including privileged and confidential matters.

•  Maintain current knowledge of emerging risks, professional standards, federal contracting requirements, relevant regulations, and evolving audit and data-analytics practices; contribute to annual planning, training, and quality improvement activities.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, analytics, or another relevant business field.
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible internal audit experience, including responsibility for planning, executing, and reporting audit engagements.
• Active professional certification relevant to the position, such as Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Fraud Examiner.
• Demonstrated ability to lead audit teams and complex engagements without direct supervisory authority.
• Proficiency in using data analytics to obtain, validate, analyze, and interpret data and to support audit testing and conclusions across a wide range of engagements.
• Proficient in understanding and applying Global Internal Audit Standards in the execution of assurance and advisory engagements.
• Strong knowledge of risk-based auditing, internal controls, governance, compliance, fraud risk, and applicable Institute of Internal Auditors standards.
• Ability to exercise sound professional judgment, maintain objectivity and confidentiality, manage multiple deadlines, and communicate complex issues clearly and constructively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and the ability to learn and effectively use audit-management and analytics applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, analytics, or another relevant discipline.
• Internal audit or related experience within the U.S. Department of Energy, another federal agency, a management and operating contractor, or another federal-contracting environment.
• Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation, and Cost Accounting Standards.
• Experience conducting operational, regulatory compliance, subcontract, incurred-cost, or contract-compliance audits.
• Experience with TeamMate+ or a comparable audit-management system and with data-analytics or visualization tools such as ACL or HighBond, Power BI, SQL, or similar applications.
• Experience conducting investigations, performing fraud-focused analyses, or supporting enterprise risk assessments and advisory engagements.