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The Internal Audit Director shall provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve Regent’s operations. The mission of internal audit is to enhance and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. The Internal Audit Director helps Regent accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.

Benefits

Regent offers a wide range of generous benefits including health, life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; tuition incentives; fully vested retirement plans; life and disability insurance options, time off, and more. All regular faculty and staff serving at Regent and working a minimum of 30 hours per week will receive an attractive benefits package.

Essential duties:

• Submit, at least annually, to executive management and the Audit Committee, a risk-based internal audit plan for review and approval.  Such risk-based internal audit plan will provide independent assessments on the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes for Regent. 
• Communicate to executive management and the Audit Committee the impact of resource limitations on the internal audit plan.
• Review and adjust the internal audit plan, as necessary, in response to changes in Regent’s business, risks, operations, programs, systems, and controls.
• Communicate to executive management and the Audit Committee any significant interim changes to the internal audit plan.
• Ensure each engagement of the internal audit plan is executed, including the establishment of objectives and scope, the assignment of appropriate and adequately supervised resources, the documentation of work programs and testing results, and the communication of engagement results with applicable conclusions and recommendations to appropriate parties.
• Follow up on engagement findings and corrective actions, and report periodically to management and the Audit Committee any corrective actions not effectively implemented. 
• Ensure the principles of integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, and competency are applied and upheld.
• Ensures that they and any other members of the Internal Audit Department collectively possesses or obtains the knowledge, skills, and other competencies needed to meet the requirements of the internal audit charter.
• Ensure trends and emerging issues that could impact Regent are considered and communicated to executive management and the Audit Committee as appropriate.
• Ensure emerging trends and successful practices in internal auditing are considered.
• Establish and ensure adherence to policies and procedures designed to guide the Internal Audit function.
• Ensure adherence to Regent’s relevant policies and procedures, unless such policies and procedures conflict with internal audit standards/best practices. Any such conflicts will be resolved or otherwise communicated to executive management and the Audit Committee.
• Design, develop, execute, and report to the Audit Committee at least annually on a quality assurance and improvement plan for the internal audit function.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in an internal audit function within a college or university setting
• CPA license and CIA designation required.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement a comprehensive internal audit plan and related schedule of inquiries and testing

Candidates must have:

• uncompromising integrity, who is objective, forthright, and accountable.
• superior oral and written communication skills
• the ability to foster and maintain strong organizational relationships at all levels of the University.
• a mature and ongoing commitment to a Christian worldview.
• Commitment to Regent’s core values of Excellence, Innovation, and Integrity 

Regent University does not discriminate in employment in its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status. For full Non-Discrimination Policy click here.