Senior Internal Auditor

Requisition ID# 168213

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Finance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Internal Auditing department is responsible for providing PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (each a Company and, together, the Companies) with independent, objective assurance over the adequacy of processes and controls to manage business risk and provides control advisory services.

Position Summary

The Senior Internal Auditor will report to the Internal Auditing's Manager and will be responsible for performing a variety of audits and control advisory projects across Gas Operations, Electric Operations, and other operations within the enterprise. You should have demonstrated work experience in compliance and operations, while possessing strong knowledge of internal controls. You should have effective analytical and customer service skills, excellent business judgment, and a desire to contribute to a team environment.

The role is classified as hybrid, working primarily from your remote office and in-person in the Oakland General Office once a week based on business needs. Additionally, the position will require occasional travel, when conducting audits, to other PG&E field offices within the service territory.

Job Responsibilities

As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will be responsible for leading assignments with broad scope and complexity in a team environment. The key aspects of the role include:

• Developing and communicating risk-based audit plans with staff auditors.
• Defining expectations for each audit project including objectives, scope, timing, risks, key contacts, and deliverables.
• Working with clients and audit teams to ensure the successful development of risk assessments, design of audit programs, and completion of integrated audits to produce high quality reports. These reports are used by the business to enhance risk management and the Board Audit Committee to ensure strong corporate governance.
• Providing advice to stakeholders on the design of controls into new and existing business processes.
• Identifying and communicating control gaps, assisting management in creating action plans to address risks and ensuring that action plans are completed.
• Influencing process improvements with business owners.
• Participation in creating the annual audit plan.
• Providing feedback to staff auditors on audit performance and mentoring new members of the Internal Auditing Department

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 6 years of internal auditing and/or utility operations experience

Desired:

• Thorough knowledge of analyzing and developing risk assessments and assessing risk within a process or business function
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Organized and able to effectively manage multiple, diverse tasks and adhere to deadlines
• Knowledge of utility gas or electric systems and operations
• One or more of the following certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• Experience in quality assurance/auditing in an electric or gas utility industry
• Ability to apply data analysis/analytics principles
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of industry regulations and business/operational aspects of the industry and PG&E
• Knowledge of SAP
• Ability to communicate effectively, lead client meetings, discuss issues and controls, and report on progress of work product with client manager, director, or project team
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team
• Ability to express control deficiencies in a business context
• Demonstrates judgment, listening skills, and has the ability to analyze complex processes and strategies
• Ability to positively influence business owners on control solutions

Compensation

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. TThis job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

• Bay Area Min: $102,000
• Bay Area Mid: $127,000
• Bay Area Max: $152,000