Job Description Summary
The North American Audit Manager will execute operational, financial, and IT audit projects and have supervisory and administrative oversight over the internal audit level staff and at times some senior audit staff.
Major Responsibilities
- Quarterly coordination and preparation of the audit committee materials
- Initial review of all draft audit reports for Internal Audit and Senior Internal Audit staff
- Transition and training of audit staff on audit methodology, templates, and ongoing remediation efforts
- Assist in development of the audit plan and continued project management of Enterprise Risk Management
- Ad hoc investigation work and data analysis
- Detailed report writing and review
- Other responsibilities as required or requested
Minimum Education or Certifications Required
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics or other related area.
- CPA, CIA, CMA, CISA, CFE or similar designation required.
Minimum Experience or Skills Required
- At least 5 years of work experience in Internal Audit required.
- Commercial acumen:
- Awareness of risks and controls framework, proactively working on minimizing risk and ensuring compliance with First Student policy, legal and regulatory requirements.
- Communications and Influence skills:
- Ability to persuade others using straightforward and simple techniques (e.g. appeals to reason, data, etc).
- Must have the ability to communicate IT technical issues in generic terms so that non-IT audience can understand the significance of the subject matter being discusses (e.g., clearly indicate risks of a control weakness)
- Clearly explain own position when challenged.
- Risk and control framework and standards
- Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
- Team Leadership:
- A team player that demonstrates a positive “can do” attitude.
- Adopts a consistent and positive approach in times of stress.
- Collaborates and utilizes team resources
- Internal Control & Internal Audit:
- Ability to apply a control framework to ensure the integrity of audit practices.
- Can examine, analyze and provide an independent and objective opinion on the effectiveness of an organization's operations and processes.
- External and management reporting and ad-hoc communication:
- Ability to assist management in preparing management reports and balancing ad-hoc information requests.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
- Incumbent must be able to move about the office and between floors; utilize standard office equipment; access filing system/cabinets; and communicate effectively and efficiently in person or by telephone.
- Travel up to 15% within the United States and Canada.
Disclaimer
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
