Early Career Auditor, Financial and Business Applications - Auditor, Hybrid

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Auditor, Financial and Business Applications to join our team. In this role, you will conduct audits to examine and verify accounting, statistical, operational, and procedural records, and practices of internal and external organizations. Your work will help determine the reliability and effectiveness of controls and risk mitigation efforts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agreements, and policies.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Conduct audits by examining and verifying, through review or observation, accounting, statistical, operational, and procedural records and practices of internal and external organizations to determine the reliability and effectiveness of controls and risk mitigation efforts.
• Prepare audit work papers ensuring completeness, accuracy, and logical conclusions to provide effective risk mitigation through the implementation and adherence to recognized auditing standards.
• Examine records to ensure proper recording of transactions and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agreements, and policies.
• Conduct the audit and prepare reports of findings and recommendations to management and other entities.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to business practices, processes, and control procedures.

This position requires the willingness and ability to travel nationwide up to 5% of the year.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

$72,800 - $140,600

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in a business field, plus, minimum of one (1) or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of auditing experience or similar assessment experience as well as the ability to acquire and maintain professional audit certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance.

• Master's degree in business, finance, audit accounting, or related field, with at least (30) semester hours of accounting.
• Active Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certificate, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) license or similar relevant license/certification.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, FAR, DEAR and standard contract terms and conditions.
• Prior experience as a financial analyst and/or in supply chain management.
• Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulation, internal controls, and process improvement.
• Proven experience in leading projects and collaborating effectively within diverse teams to achieve organizational objectives, demonstrating a results-oriented approach.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision while effectively adapting to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

Contract Audit is responsible for the audit and settlement of contracts and subcontracts that support the mission of the Laboratories. We provide Procurement and the line organizations the necessary accounting and financial services needed in the negotiation, administration, and settlement of costs for auditable contracts and subcontracts.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.