Streamline the hiring process and strengthen audit team capabilities with KnowledgeLeader's job description samples. These sample job descriptions outline the essential responsibilities and position requirements for key positions within any efficent audit team and can be further customized with specifics relevant to any organization or industry.

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INTERNAL AUDIT JOB DESCRIPTION SAMPLES

Director of Internal Audit Job Description
These two samples outline the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the director of internal audit role. The director of internal audit is responsible for preparing and implementing a risk-based audit plan to assess, report on, and make suggestions for improving the company’s key operational and finance activities and internal controls.

Internal Audit Manager Job Description
This job description serves as a detailed outline for organizations to define the roles and expectations associated with the internal audit manager position. It includes two samples that detail the scope of work, which encompasses managing audit assignments and ensuring they deliver value-added insights to the organization. An internal audit manager is responsible for significant interaction with senior management, and may also coordinate with third-party consulting staff to execute audits.

HUMAN RESOURCES JOB DESCRIPTION SAMPLES

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Job Description
This sample job description notes the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the chief compliance officer. Sample duties include reviewing the organization’s compliance policies and procedures to identify potential areas of risk of illegal or unethical conduct and developing, maintaining and revising compliance policies designed to prevent illegal or unethical conduct in the identified risk areas.

Chief Risk Officer Job Description
This sample Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Job Description provides comprehensive guidelines for the position of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in various organizational contexts. The CRO is a key executive responsible for risk governance and ensuring that the organization complies with all applicable government regulations and guidelines. Their tasks range from risk mitigation to internal auditing, corporate investigations, information security, and development of risk analytics. They may also report directly to the board of directors or chairman, depending on the organizational structure.

INTERNAL AUDIT ADMINISTRATION JOB DESCRIPTION SAMPLES

Senior Internal Auditor Job Description
This job description outlines the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the senior internal auditor. The senior internal auditor is responsible for performing individual internal audit projects, as part of the total internal audit plan. These responsibilities include developing internal audit scope, performing internal audit procedures and preparing internal audit reports reflecting the results of the work performed.

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Coordinator Job Description
This sample job description highlights the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the Sarbanes-Oxley coordinator. Sample responsibilities include serving in the legal department as the primary SOX Section 404 liaison between the legal, finance, IT and human resources departments and the company’s independent auditors and learning to use an internal controls software tool.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOB DESCRIPTION SAMPLES

Project Controls Group Master Scheduler Job Description
This description summarizes the responsibilities and qualifications for the project controls group master scheduler role. This position is responsible for the development and oversight of the master schedule to manage the execution of a company's capacity expansion project. Key responsibilities will include coordination with the company and internal project managers to develop the detailed project master schedule.

Project Controls Manager Job Description
This job description sample summarizes the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the project controls manager. This candidate is primarily responsible for the worldwide oversight of the setup, modification and close tasks with respect to new construction/major modification projects. These projects require the fully competent application of prudent project controls and project management methodologies. 

LEADERSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION SAMPLES

Vice President, Corporate Audit Job Description
This description outlines the responsibilities and qualifications for the vice president, corporate audit role. This position reports to the senior vice president, corporate audit of the company, with additional functional responsibilities to the company group deputy CFO. The vice president, corporate audit is responsible for developing the internal audit department with involvement in the financial, operational and IT areas of all of a company’s operating divisions. 

Chief Credit Officer Job Description
This job description sample outlines the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the chief credit officer. This candidate is responsible for leading the quality and profitability of the loan portfolio, developing risk management and scorecard analytics, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory guidelines.