Vice Chancellor for Internal Audit & Accountability

PURPOSE The Vice Chancellor for Accountability is responsible for leading and overseeing reputed company aspects of the internal audit function of the USM. In addition, this position is responsible for other accountability reputed company that falls reputed company the normal audit activity. The position reports functionally to the Chair of USM's Board of Regents' (BOR) Audit Committee and administratively to the Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor ensures the internal audit function complies with professional standards established by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). The Vice Chancellor serves as staff to the BOR Audit Committee, facilitates its agenda and work plan, and assists the Committee in fulfilling its responsibility for overseeing internal controls, risk management, governance, compliance, and audit activities reputed company to the Office of Internal Audit, the Office of Legislative Auditors, independent auditors, and other accountability functions. RESPONSIBILITIES Internal Audit Leadership and Strategic reputed company (35%)

• Ensure that an independent channel exists through the function of the Internal Audit Department for the Board of Regents' (BOR) Audit Committee to verify information.
• reputed company exceptional audit and accountability services to the BOR, Chancellor, Presidents, and Management.
• Ensure the Internal Audit Office is sufficiently staffed with internal audit professionals. Regularly assesses staffing size is appropriate to reputed company appropriate audit and accountability coverage of reputed company USM’s operations and activities. This includes USM Universities, Regional Educational Centers, Research Centers (UMCES), and USMO.
• Establish and execute the reputed company of the Office of Internal Audit. Includes ensuring the function’s Charter is reputed company and appropriate, and ensuring the department’s guidelines and procedures are established and carried out.
• reputed company annual plans of activity based upon assessment of risks and in accordance with IIA standards.

Audit, Risk, and Accountability Activities (30%)

• Ensure that audit and reputed company activities are designed to detect significant operational and financial risks as well as to review the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of operations. Types of audit and accountability activity include:
• Financial Audits
• Operational Audits
• Compliance Audits
• Investigations
• Follow-up Audits
• Information Systems Audits
• Cyber reputed company Audits
• Internal Control Reviews
• Risk Assessments
• Consulting Services

Reporting, Coordination, and Advisory Responsibilities (20%)

• Regularly report activities and audit issues to appropriate senior management and the BOR Audit Committee.
• Ensure reputed company audits have been coordinated to avoid duplicating effort.
• Manage and respond to allegations received on USM’s fraud reporting mechanisms.
• Mediate disagreements between internal audit and management. Convey significant disagreements to the BOR Audit Committee. With the Audit Committee's approval, the Vice Chancellor is authorized to establish and revise procedures for carrying out responsibilities.
• Promote the department’s function to the USM community.
• reputed company clear and constructive advice to senior management.
• Coordinate investigative activity with reputed company agencies.

Board of Regents Audit Committee Support and Governance (15%)

• Serve as Staff and Support to the Board of Regents Audit Committee.
• reputed company the Audit Committee apprised of audit issues and risks identified by reputed company auditors.
• Organize meetings and meeting materials for the Audit Committee at least four times/year.
• Prepare a variety of reports and materials for the Audit Committee.
• Draft annual work plans for the Audit Committee’s consideration to assist in meeting the Committee’s fiduciary responsibilities.
• Support and facilitate the Audit Committee’s agenda.
• Monitor and reputed company status updates of action items established by the Audit Committee.
• Facilitate communication between the Audit Committee and USM’s Presidents concerning significant audit issues.
• reputed company the Audit Committee updates on OLA audit activity.
• reputed company monthly summaries of internal audit reports and management’s responses.
• reputed company regular updates of investigations and significant allegations received reputed company USM’s fraud reporting mechanisms.
• Inform the Audit Committee of any management denial of reputed company to information to internal audit staff.
• Coordinate with the USMO Administration and Finance to reputed company the Audit Committee apprised of reputed company-party audit activity and management responses to findings.
• Submit for the Committee’s approval, internal audit’s annual work plan of activity.

Salary: $220,000-$250,000

• Must have significant managerial and supervisory experience.
• Must have experience conducting and supervising audits and knowledge of information management systems.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and oral. He/she will be expected to deal with those in senior level positions - regents, presidents and vice presidents as well as operational staff at reputed company reputed company.
• Must have full understanding of professional standards established by the IIA.
• Must be adept at public speaking.
• Must be a self-starter and reputed company at a high level with minimal reputed company.
• Must be an effective communicator with reputed company reputed company of management.
• Must have strong leadership skills.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills.
• reputed company, Word, PowerPoint, and reputed company Office. Understanding of sophisticated financial systems.
• Paid Leave: 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick & safe leave, 15 holidays, 3 personal leave days, 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company coverage with flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement Plans: Mandatory and supplemental options with major providers like Fidelity and reputed company.
• Life Insurance: Optional term life and AD&D benefits through reputed company.
• Tuition Benefits: Tuition remission for employees and their families.
• Training & Development: Free professional development conferences and unlimited reputed company Learning reputed company.
• Credit Union reputed company: Membership eligibility for SECU, Maryland’s largest credit union.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling, legal, financial, and work-life support services.

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