Sr. Auditor

Full-Time Job Description SUMMARY
Provides leadership to engagement staff covering a wide variety of audit, analytical and documentary skills while conducting audits and projects.  Seeks to obtain reasonable assurance that entity functional processes have adequate internal controls.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Provide leadership to the audit team in the application of specific technical skills and analyses.
• Provide instruction for audits of winery departments and affiliated operating businesses to determine compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Lead projects and participates in all aspects of advisory projects involving winery departments and/or affiliated operating businesses to identify opportunities to improve existing processes.
• Provide strong leadership, guidance and performance feedback to less experienced staff members.
• Present results to client/customers and Auditing Services department management.
• Provide primary support for Manager to ensure successful project completion.
• Interview personnel responsible for specific processes under review.
• Research projects; formulate audit plans, test procedures, and supporting schedules.
• Compile, analyze and test data for audits and projects.
• Prepare required documents to support results and recommendations.
• Deliver verbal performance assessments to engagement staff at the completion of each assignment.
• Participate in recruiting activities for undergraduate and experienced staff.
• Prepare and/or reviews engagement planning including determining budgets, scopes and required schedules.
• Supervise engagement work plan (planning, fieldwork, report issuance and wrap-up).
• Train department staff in the successful application of engagement procedures, assessments, development of conclusions/recommendations, and communications to management.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations.  If accountable for the work of others, responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.
• Must maintain satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Mentor project team members and prepares the review and evaluation of personnel on a project basis.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or acceptable equivalent from four-year college or university, plus 5 to 8 years of Internal Audit, Public Accounting or other applicable business experience, MBA/Master's degree preferred; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Professional certification in one or more of the following is strongly encouraged:  CPA, CIA, CFE, and/or CMA.

SKILLS
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Computer skills requirements include:  Basic MS Access; Intermediate MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint; ability to type 35-40 wpm.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.  Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to work with all levels and functions within the Company.
• Ability to works effectively individually or in a team environment and lead by example.
• Ability to perform assignments that are broad in nature, usually requiring originality and ingenuity.  Has appreciable latitude for unreviewed action or decision.
• Ability to assist in creating project work plans.
• Ability to work on projects that have strategic impact and improve the process efficiency of the Company.

• Must be proficient in the use of work processing, spreadsheet, database and flow charting tools and techniques.
• Must possess strong facilitation, project management, communication and presentation skills.
• Must possess effective planning, organizational and supervisory skills.
• Must possess strong analytical, problem solving, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to help drive the resolution of business issues in a team environment.
• Ability to simultaneously work on and complete multiple assignments on a timely basis.
• Ability to effectively summarize audit/project results to management.
• Knows internal controls, audit/project procedures, documentation standards and risk assessments.
• Ability to travel 35 percent annually.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Equal Employment Opportunity EEO/AA  M/F/V/D