Junior Auditor
Opening: Federal Auditor
Location: McLean, Washington DC, Baltimore areas
SPS Consulting is looking for Auditors and Audit Associates to join our team. Positions range from Paid Full-Time internships to Full-Time Audit roles. No Experience? No problem! What we are looking for is a great attitude, attention to detail and willingness to learn. Sounds like you? Here is what you will learn and do during the assignment:
• Execution of the internal audit projects; including directing all activities within assigned projects including communicating with client management, coordinating the work of other team members, establishing project milestones, completing and monitoring fieldwork progress, providing updates to audit team management, and proposing modifications to current procedures to improve audit effectiveness and efficiency for the projects
• Define expectations for each audit project including objectives, scope, procedures (audit programs), resources (scheduling), and deliverables
• Develop and communicate a risk-based audit plan with the engagement team
• Analyze audit evidence, identify audit issues and the related impact to the business, summarize results
• Prepare comprehensive working papers that are consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, and internal standards
• Review work papers of junior staff members to ensure working papers are consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, accounting principles, and internal standards
• Tracking and monitoring of time budgets for assignments
• Draft clear and concise internal audit reports identifying key risks and value-added recommendations to improve the effectiveness of internal control environments
• Develop and conduct procedures on the design and effectiveness of internal controls for new and/or existing business processes
• Identifying control gaps within business processes
• Generate and maintain robust working relationships with client management
• Contribute to the positive, team-oriented culture by maintaining cooperative relationships, sharing information, and accepting and providing constructive feedback
• Actively participate in professional organizations and expand professional networks
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting (or equivalent) from an accredited college/university; upcoming college seniors are encouraged to apply
• Ability to obtain a Federal Security Clearance (US Citizenship and a clean criminal background)
• Exceptional interpersonal/communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of client management
• Energetic, passionate, self-motivated, and results-oriented professional
• Ability to think strategically, multi-task, and work effectively and efficiently with a minimum direction in a team environment
• Comprehensive understanding of the professional standards governing the Audit process and financial and operational Auditing and accounting principles