Senior Internal Auditor

Senior Internal Auditor Salary $100,000.00 - $135,000.00 Annually

Location Main Campus (Liberty Heights)

Job Type Full-Time Staff

Job Number 202500166

Department Office of Internal Audit

Opening Date 03/13/2026

FLSA Exempt

Bargaining Unit N/A

Description

About Baltimore City Community College

Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is a comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland.

BCCC serves over 7,500 students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body. Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.

Description/Job Summary

Reporting to the President, the Senior Internal Auditor conducts operational and compliance audits across the College to identify risks and control deficiencies that may impact the integrity of reported information and the achievement of business objectives. This role will perform a wide variety of routine and non-routine accounting and auditing functions in accordance with standard auditing procedures.

The Senior Internal Auditor will design, scope, test, document, analyze, deliver recommended actions, and report on a variety of financial, operational, compliance, and investigative audits of the College's operations and systems. The individual should expect to assume a lead role in managing the completion of audit and confidential assignments and work in collaboration with the Finance area.

Provide advisory insights to senior leadership on risk management, governance, and control effectiveness. Experience in presenting and discussing information in a logical, professional, and objective manner; manage discussions to effectively build consensus and drive forward-looking actions. Possesses a strong knowledge of technical auditing concepts, business processes, and internal control systems. Brings a sound understanding of core regulatory/best practice control models for a higher education environment.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Develop and maintain an annual risk-based internal audit plan based on an enterprise-wide risk assessment of financial, operational, compliance, and strategic risks.
• Perform audit assignments, plan or assist in planning a variety of financial, operational, compliance, and investigative audits of College operations and systems.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive audit program to include planning and performance of financial, compliance, irregularity, and special projects within the College.
• Provide regular audit reports or activities to the President and Board of Trustees.
• Serve as a point of contact, in conjunction with the College's finance office, on internal and external audits.
• Applies knowledge of auditing, financial, risk management and business systems while designing and performing audit test procedures, as appropriate, to accomplish audit objectives and test key controls.
• Build, develop, and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders in the development of data analytics and execution of audit planning and testing.
• Document and analyze business processes and risks to identify control strengths and weaknesses.
• Obtain, analyze, and appraise audit evidence as a basis for conclusions, exercising professional discretion and judgment.
• Adequately documents all audit work performed to support conclusions.
• Identify business issues and develop recommendations for College management.
• Review management and risk mitigation plans and strategies and work with management to ensure that risks are properly addressed.
• Communicate and discuss recommendations on matters of significance with College management.
• Recommend changes in policies and control procedures to improve the effectiveness of the control system.
• Educate management on ways to identify and respond to risks including how to improve the effectiveness of the control systems within their areas.
• Provide follow-up with management to determine that adequate corrective action has been implemented.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field is required.
• At least seven years' qualified experience as an auditor, with at least three years of which must have been at a senior level.
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, applicable industry guides, generally accepted auditing and government auditing standards, fund accounting, and statistical sampling techniques.
• Working knowledge of technology and software tools.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, executive leadership, and regulatory authorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Ten or more years of qualified experience as an auditor, with at least five years of which must have been at a senior level.
• Certification as a CIA, CISA, or CPA.
• Experience in a higher education or non-profit environment preferred.

BCCC is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the BCCC community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve. Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome.

BCCC is the only community college in Baltimore City, one of 16 community colleges in Maryland, and both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency. As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition remission. New College PIN employees will be invited to discuss benefit options with a personnel officers.

Benefits extended to all full-time PIN employees are as follows. (Click on medical and retirement plans for more detailed information)

State of Maryland health plans: (PPO, EPO, and/or HMO medical plans), vision and dental plans (PPO or DHMO)

Retirement Plans: include the State Employees' Pension, Teachers Pension Systems, Optional Retirement Programs (ORP) and the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System.

Supplemental Retirement Plans - 401(k), 403(b) and 457

Leave: 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, Leave Bank membership opportunities, 9 Holidays and a Winter Holiday break (5 days) observed between the Christmas and New Years Day holidays

Tuition Remission to institutions within the University System of Maryland (USM)

Professional Development opportunities

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Employer Baltimore City Community College (MD)

Address 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore, Maryland, 21215

Website https://www.bccc.edu/