Virginia Tech

Job Description

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

The Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance (OARC) serves as a proactive partner with management and staff to evaluate and assess institutional risk mitigation strategies, business processes, internal controls, and compliance mechanisms. Reporting functionally to the Board of Visitors and administrative to the Vice President for Audit, Risk, and Compliance, Internal Audit seeks to protect the university by independently and objectively identifying business risks and connects with key leaders and stakeholders to evaluate risk-mitigation strategies.

Position Summary (Responsibilities):

The Director of Internal Audit (Director) reports to the Chief Audit Executive and is responsible for empowering the internal audit team towards completion of the annual audit plan. The Director provides management direction in the planning, executing, and reporting all engagements. The Director is also responsible for executing a quality assurance review of the audit work to ensure compliance with departmental and professional standards. The incumbent will be a proactive partner to colleagues throughout the University. This is a hands-on position which interfaces with senior levels of management, as well as planning, conducting, and/or directing audit engagements. The incumbent must be detail, action, solution, and results oriented and dedicated to continuous improvement. The Director will:

• Maintain the highest level of ethics, integrity, and objectivity.
• Provide leadership to internal audit staff including mentoring and development.
• Apply critical analysis to data, processes, and/or policies that adds value to a given engagement.
• Plan, organize, direct, and/or conduct financial, operational, compliance, and information systems engagements in compliance with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Internal Audit Standards and other standard frameworks.
• Lead and/or supervise work of audit staff, review scope statements, programs, internal control questionnaires, work papers, and assure timely progress and successful completion of engagements.
• Keep the Chief Audit Executive updated on the progress of engagements, major findings, and problems encountered. Attention to detail and project management is an integral component of the job.
• Provide professional reports supported by competent and evidential data, partner with clients to develop recommendations to improve controls and systems, and conduct entrance and exit conferences.
• Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of university systems and utilize advanced techniques (e.g., analytics, AI).
• Propose and implement department-level process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of ten years of progressive experience in auditing, risk management, or related field, with at least five years in engagement-level leadership, or higher, roles.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, business intelligence, or related field.
• A professional certification as a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Public Accounting, and/or other equivalent and relevant professional certification.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully directing and conducting financial; operational; compliance; fraud, waste, and abuse; and information systems engagements through all phases and varying types of review modalities.
• Comprehensive understanding of and demonstrated experience in identifying, evaluating, and communicating risks, controls, and common assessment frameworks.
• Demonstrated team building, training, supervisory, mentoring, and leadership skills within a hybrid working environment.
• Expertise in managing engagements in alignment with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Global Internal Audit Standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in business, business intelligence, or related field.
• Significant audit experience in higher education or governmental agency.
• Advanced technical skills including experience in development and use of data analytics, continuous monitoring, and/or internal control dashboarding.
• Knowledge of the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards and/or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Experience using ERP systems such as Banner, PeopleSoft, or Oracle.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Salary range of $140,000 - $170,000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

7/25/2025

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Zach LaCroix at zlacroix@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.