WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you‿ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Lead the planning, coordination, execution, and monitoring of complex Internal Audit projects and strategic initiatives. Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and performance measures to ensure successful project completion. Coordinate multiple concurrent projects involving internal stakeholders, external consultants, and institutional leadership. Identify project risks, dependencies, and barriers, proactively developing mitigation strategies and escalating issues as appropriate. Ensure projects are completed within established timelines, scope, and resource constraints.
 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field 
   

• Experience
  5 years professional auditing experience to include 2 years supervisor experience. 
  Skilled in mentoring and developing an audit team to ensure a strong skill set in identifying internal control issues, documenting findings and making relevant recommendations, via the audit report. 
   

Preferred

• Experience
  Previous success with driving cultural and operational change in a rapidly progressing environment is desired. 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  (CPA) CERT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Upon Hire or
  (CIA) CERT INTERNAL AUDITOR Upon Hire or
  (CISA) CERT INFO SYSTEMS AUDITOR Upon Hire 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Acts as the lead liaison between UTSW and the selected third-party Internal Audit partner to perform internal audits, follow-up reviews and consulting engagements relative to new system implementations and process improvements.
• Coordinate audit activities on behalf of the selected third-party Internal Audit partner, including access requests, stakeholder introductions, and scheduling meetings.
• Manages multiple audit and related projects to assure that professional standards are met and that Department resources are effectively and efficiently utilized.
• Assesses risks and evaluates the business procedures and systems controls designed to mitigate those risks.
• Works to improve the control environment at UT Southwestern Medical Center to ensure more effective and efficient accomplishment of the audit plan.
• Interacts with and builds good working relationships with UT Southwestern Medical Center management at both the senior and departmental level on an on-going basis and though such activities as serving on institutional task forces, and with other University of Texas component institutions’ internal audit departments. The individual is expected to act as a value-add Business partner (while maintaining objectivity and independence).
• Evaluates efficiency and cost effectiveness of audit processes; recommend changes to auditing policies, procedures and programs as needed.
• Adheres to internal controls established for the department. Keeps informed of and advises staff about departmental policies and professional auditing standards that need to be incorporated into their activities.
• Provides direct supervision to subordinate Project Manager and Auditor positions, including performance appraisals, training, scheduling and handling various personnel issues as needed.
• Works on special projects at the request of the AVP of Compliance and Internal Audit Operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work requires ability to ensure adherence to all policies and procedures of university.
• Work requires ability to effectively interpret and apply organizational policies, procedures, and systems.
• Work requires proven supervisory, customer service, written and verbal communication skills. Effective negotiating skills to communicate and interact with senior management team physicians.
• Work requires proven ability to handle multiple complex assignments. Planning and problem skills with results driven solutions.
• Work requires knowledge of personal computers.
• Work requires ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise work of employees as necessary to ensure desired results are achieved.
• Work may require telephone and personal contact with all levels of internal and external personnel and organizations.
• Work requires ability to work with confidential information as appropriate

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Requirements

• Talking

Working Conditions

• Office Setting

Salary Information
Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.