Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of increasing experience in public accounting, compliance, risk management, internal audit or relevant field.
• Basic understanding of risk management concepts and internal audit tools and methodologies.
• Any equivalent combination of certifications, education, or experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities for the position.

Licenses, Registration, and Certifications

• Must complete required HIPAA training within the first 6 months of hire.
• Must be able to possess and maintain a valid Class 'R' Colorado driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record.

Position Summary

Under direction from the Chief Internal Auditor, the Internal Auditor will assist in the assessment of Denver Water’s risks and assist in the development of audit programs to evaluate the effectiveness of controls, as well as operational, financial and compliance controls. The role of the Internal Auditor involves managing and executing audit and consultative engagements in the operational, financial and compliance field, and communicating results to Management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning and execution of audit engagements with the objective of evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, the efficiency of operations, and compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform process walkthroughs and internal control testing procedures within budgeted timeframes for operational, financial, and compliance controls.
• Prepare work papers documenting procedures performed and effectively communicate control observations to process owners/audit clients and other stakeholders.
• Build relationships across the organization, and regularly anticipate, prevent, or manage conflict between divisions, senior management, Internal Audit, and/or between individuals.
• Assist in the development and communication of insightful, practical, reasonable, and value-added recommendations that seek to improve risk management, internal control, governance, and business processes.
• Participate in the Internal Audit annual entity-wide risk assessment, as well as the development and scheduling of comprehensive risk-based value-added internal audit engagements, programs, and procedures.
• Support the initiatives around data analytics and development of continuous auditing and monitoring capability within the Internal Audit team.
• Contribute to the writing of effective audit reports for consumption by Sr. Management, Executive team, and the Board of Commissioners, including formal recommendations to management for review and implementation.
• Maintain the audit issue tracking mechanism that provides senior management and Board of Commissioners timely and relevant information on audit and compliance issues and follow up on the progress of issue resolution and recommendation implementation.
• Assist in the monitoring of regulatory environment and thought leadership providers for potential impact on the internal audit function and its stakeholders (e.g., IIA, ISACA, RIMS, AICPA, GASB, COSO, PCAOB ...).
• Perform other related work as assigned.
• Operate in accordance with the International Professional Practice Framework of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA IPPF - Red Book).
• Establish and maintain a high level of credibility with audit clients and other stakeholders.