Associate Director Internal Audits ( of Hopkins Internal Audit)

Johns Hopkins University is seeking an Associate Director Internal Audits to whom is responsible for contributing to the overall strategic direction of the department while defining and executing the annual internal audit plan for the Johns Hopkins Institutions related to the higher education and healthcare industries. This role covers the entire Johns Hopkins Institutions, including the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and The Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS)

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Departmental Leadership team, including Chief Audit Officer, Executive Director, and Sr. Director of Information Technology Audits, contribute to the establishment and execution of the strategic plan for the Office of Hopkins Internal Audits and ensure strategic initiatives are effectively carried out.
• Provide crucial leadership to internal audit staff, embraces vision and goals for internal audit, and ensures alignment with those of the university and health system. Effectively communicate vision and goals to staff, develop, lead and mentor a highly cohesive, engaged and inclusive team.
• Oversee and guide a team of Internal Audit Managers in the development of an annual internal audit plan for higher education and healthcare, utilizing an advanced risk assessment model to identify and prioritize risks to those activities and obtain management input and buy-in.
• Oversee a team of managers in the execution of the annual audit plan by measuring and communicating progress, proposing revisions to the plan to reflect new priorities, and ensuring the annual plan is completed taking into consideration unforeseen occurrences (e.g., employee turnover).
• In collaboration with managers, scope projects and assign auditors to ensure timely and adequate execution of individual internal audit projects; provide clearly defined objectives based on key internal control objectives and associated risks.
• In collaboration with managers, assure internal audit projects are performed according to Department policies, procedures, and standards (e.g., audit methodology, project
• management tools), staying within the scope and resource allocation limits (hours and timelines), and holding staff. accountable for meeting stated assigned objectives.
• Provide advanced direction to assigned team members on the performance of internal audit projects related to key internal control practices for operational areas of the Institutions.
• Collaborate with Information Technology Internal Auditors to identify and ensure coverage of information technology risks impacting higher education and/or healthcare operational internal audits.
• Keep customers of OHIA (e.g., Business Process Owners, Principal Business Officer's, Senior Leadership) informed on developing issues on internal audit projects.
• Assist in the negotiation of recommendations regarding defined internal control practices and build consensus with business process owners and/or Institutional management.
• Review, edit and approve draft internal audit reports.
• Oversee follow-up internal audit procedures of Managers and internal audit staff to ensure the agreed upon corrective actions are effectively implemented and consistently carried out by business process owners.
• Independently interact with senior management of the institutions.
• Summarize internal audit results and communicate to Institutional leaders and the Board of Trustees Audit Committees of JHU and JHHS.
• Recruit professional internal audit staff to support the mission of the department.
• Hold managers accountable for providing timely feedback to internal audit staff on performance on internal audit projects and for annual performance evaluation.
• Assess the performance of managers working under their direction.
• Work with assigned internal audit staff and managers to define annual professional development plans and monitor progress throughout the year.
• Develop effective working relationships with leaders of JHU and JHHS.
• Develop internal networks to raise awareness of internal audit issues.
• Develop external professional networks with the relevant professional associations (e.g., Institute of Internal Auditors, Association of College and University Auditors, Association of Health Care Internal Auditors, Health Care Finance Management Association) and peer internal audit departments.
• Participate on committees that impact the processes/operation of the Institutions.
• Keep abreast of developments in organizational business areas and industry business practices.
• Monitor OHIA's customer survey response rate, and trend individual project responses and narrative comments.
• Champion internal control best practices, challenge cultural norms and work strategically to build consensus around practices to enhance the control environment or drive efficiencies in clinically oriented areas.
• Establish a culture that supports employee engagement and diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Partner effectively with external audit and institutional risk functions, including corporate compliance, risk management, and other relevant parties.
• Provide support on high-level institutional investigations and special projects.
• Interact with outsourced professional service firms to scope projects, negotiate fees and hold those third-party firms accountable for high levels of quality in the execution of internal audit projects.
• Supervise a staff of professional Internal Auditors.
• Provides departmental leadership along with the Sr. Director of Information Technology Audits, Executive Director Operational Audits, and Chief Audit Officer, promoting a positive work environment and participating in the continuous improvement initiatives related to Departmental environment and processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business or related field or field related to health care or higher education industry.
• Ten years of accounting or audit experience with at least 5 years of increasing responsible leadership experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation. (If not currently certified/designated as CPA or CIA, must become certified/designated within two years of hire.

• Worked in the Higher Education and/or Healthcare industries.

Technical Qualifications & Specialized Certifications

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and computer assisted auditing tools (e.g., automated workpapers, and SAP and Epic information systems).

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Analytical Skills - Advanced
• Auditing Standards - Advanced
• Internal Auditing - Advanced
• Oral and Written Communications - Advanced
• Process Improvement - Advanced
• Project Management - Advanced
• Regulatory Compliance - Advanced
• Risk Analysis - Advanced
• Risk Control - Advanced
• Workflow Management - Advanced

Classified Title: Associate Director Internal Audits
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PH
Starting Salary Range: $116,600 - $204,000 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30-5
FLSA Status:Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus
Department name: Johns Hopkins Internal Audits
Personnel area: University Administration