Vice President for Audit

Compensation Grade:

Vice President

Salary Range:

$182,044.00-$297,097.00

Opening Date:

December 17, 2025

Closing Date:

January 14, 2026

Please Note: All job announcements close at 11:59 p.m. of the day before the posted closing date.

Vice President for Audit

As the Vice President for Audit, your work will significantly impact the reliability of the Airports Authority’s financial information and compliance with auditing standards. Directly and through subordinate staff, oversees the implementation of a broad, risk-based audit plan to provide assurance that the Airports Authority has an effective system of internal controls encompassing financial, administrative, and information management (including information technology). Internal Audit has overall responsibility for the Internal Audit function. The position is responsible for ensuring Internal Audit is closely aligned with industry best practices in executing the duties across the Companies business and financial operations. Works to ensure roles, responsibilities, and results are efficiently coordinated and collectively optimizing the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance of the company.

This is an executive position.

Works under the administrative supervision of the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chair of the Board of Directors.

Serves in the Office of Audit at the Headquarters Office.


The requirement for the position is conducted by ODGERS.
To apply:
Please submit a comprehensive CV along with a cover letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. The preferred method of application is by email to: Allison.Zobrist@odgers.com

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops an overall internal annual audit plan, including an annual risk assessment by assessing all audit requirements.

Evaluates controls, recommends improvements, and reports results to the Risk Management Committee of the Board and the President and CEO.

Assists Risk Management Committee in selection of an external audit firm and leads the technical evaluation of proposals.

Serves as Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for auditing service contracts.

Serves as liaison with external auditors, the US Government Accountability Office, and the Federal Transit and Federal Aviation Administrations.

Ensures legal and regulatory compliance and ethical and customer service-oriented operation of all assigned functions, programs, and services.

Reviews and reports on allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse. 

Supervises the audit by examining and testing financial records and fiscal controls to determine if they have been maintained in accordance with regulations and standards. 

Conducts performance audits.   

Issues audit reports. 

Ensures work and information flows in the Office and between the Office and stakeholders are optimized, checks and balances are in place, teamwork is facilitated, and functions and support requests are properly staffed. 

Ensures maintenance of files, control records, and audit databases.

Reviews Airports Authority policies, procedures, and program documents from an auditor’s perspective.

Reviews revenue and expense accounting provisions of audit clauses prior to inclusion in requests for proposal, contracts, or program documents. 

Establishes broad policy guidance for Office of Audit teams, approves strategy and tactics, oversees program and service development, clearly defines expectations and assignments, and monitors operations and services.

Ensures legal/regulatory compliance, an ethical and customer service-oriented operation, and compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and programs concerning internal audit.

Develops and implements internal auditing standards consistent with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

Develops, maintains, and ensures adherence to an Office of Audit charter, quality assurance and improvement program, and policy manual for Office operations. 

Keeps abreast of developments in the fields of accounting and auditing, Airports Authority programs and operations subject to internal audit, and knowledge of government grant and contract requirements and the environments in which grants and contracts operate.

Attends Board meetings, senior staff meetings, and other policy or administrative meetings.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ten years of progressively responsible experience in auditing, with an emphasis on accounting.

Included in the ten years of experience must be three years of managerial level experience.

Eight of the ten years of experience must include preparing or reviewing internal and external financial statements and reports; preparing audit policies and plans, including risk assessments; conducting internal or external audits; assessing fiscal controls, policies, and practices of an organization; and implementing Government Accounting Standards Board standards, IRS regulations, Federal government contracting and reporting requirements, and IIA Standards.

Must have experience as a second level or higher supervisor of auditing professionals.

Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to apply auditing standards and methods (including Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) to routine and non-routine auditing; developing risk assessments and internal audit plans; and conducting and reporting the results of internal audits of financial statements, contracting, and fixed assets accounting.

Ability to perform complex analyses of data and information and make recommendations.

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

Knowledge of Accounting and Finance Principles and Practices Knowledge of a variety of reporting procedures, regulations and law.

Planning and Time Management

Effective Communication and Human Relations skills

Critical Thinking and Analysis

Ability to speak and write effectively.

Skill in using a computer and modern office suite software, with emphasis on accounting and financial systems/software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

A Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience successfully implementing operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

EDUCATION

A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, or related field.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES REQUIRED

A state driver’s license in good standing.

Certified Internal Audit (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required

NECESSARY SPECIAL FACTORS

Work is typically reviewed in progress and upon completion for quantity, quality, timeliness, teamwork, customer service, and other factors.

The requirement for the position is conducted by ODGERS.

To apply:

Please submit a comprehensive CV along with a cover letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. The preferred method of application is by email to: Allison.Zobrist@odgers.com

A background security investigation will be required for all new hires.

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