Job Description

Title: Mgr Audit Services
Company: Tampa Electric Company
State and City: Florida - Tampa
Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

POSITION CONCEPT

The mission of the Audit Services department is to provide assurance and advisory services designed to evaluate and facilitate improving the effectiveness of risk management, governance, and internal controls at TECO Energy and its subsidiaries, while adding value by demonstrating how to improve effectiveness in business operations. The Manager Audit Services – Operational helps achieve this mission through management of internal audit engagements. Collaborates with organizational leadership, department leadership, and external entities to better understand industry and organizational risk and carry out the annual engagement plan.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage internal auditing and advisory engagements as part of the annual engagement plan:
  • Utilize a risk-based approach to independently evaluate, plan, perform, summarize and communicate assigned risk assessments and audit activities
  • Interview process owners to identify, categorize, and rank risks in development and maintenance of an audit universe
  • Educate process owners, including non-finance individuals, on the strategy and value of Audit Services
  • Serve as an advisor to standardize operational and financial processes, including major strategic projects
  • Respond to and support management requests regarding internal control assessments, process and procedure evaluations, special investigations and internal control education
  • Utilize data analytics software to evaluate financial and operational risks
  • Prepare and provide written communications and/or presentations to management presenting observations and recommendations for internal control or process improvements
  • Coordinates management action plans including monitoring progress and completion, reporting on status, and escalating issues as necessary
  • Supervise and review the work of team members, ensuring quality, consistency, and adequacy of audit evidence and deliverables.

• Facilitate administration of the department
  • Assign work and track progress through departmental dashboards
  • Facilitate recruiting and hiring
  • Identify training needs
  • Coach team members and conduct motivational/team building events
  • Other miscellaneous activities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related business discipline from a regionally accredited institution
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Accounting or Business from a regionally accredited institution

Licenses/Certifications

• Required: CPA, CIA or another audit designation with relevant work experience

Experience

• Required: 6 years of work experience with internal audits of business processes.

Supervisory Experience

• Required: 3 years of indirect supervisory experience.
• Preferred: 3 years of direct supervisory experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA)

• Required:
  • Ability to navigate through ambiguity, reason logically and draw well-reasoned conclusions
  • Ability to easily adapt between working independently and collaboratively on a team
  • Ability to communicate extremely well in oral and written form
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including collaboration and relationship development
  • Ability to provide direction and oversee work of others
  • Ability to provide direct coaching and developmental feedback
  • Working knowledge of Global Internal Audit Standards

• Preferred:
  • Working knowledge of utility industry technology compliance requirements (e.g., NERC CIP).
  • Working knowledge of the following systems and technologies: SAP ERP, CRM, GRC, ACL, Arbutus, Idea
  • Working knowledge of financial auditing concepts, techniques, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Speaks up on Safety, Health and the Environment
• Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity
• Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
• Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships
• Develops People and Teams
• Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
• Thinks Strategically and Exercises Sound Judgment

WORKING CONDITIONS

Working conditions may include 40+ hour work weeks and occasional (10% - 15%) overnight out-of-town travel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ REQUIREMENTS

Normal working conditions with occasional weekend and overtime requirements, including on-call rotational support

TECO offers a competitive Benefits package!!

Competitive Salary *401k Savings plan w/ company matching * Pension plan * Paid time off* Paid Holiday time * Medical, Prescription Drug, & Dental Coverage *Tuition Assistance Program * Employee Assistance Program * Wellness Programs * On-site Fitness Centers * Bonus Plan and more!

STORM DUTY REQUIREMENTS...Please make sure to read below!!! Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment.

TECO Energy and its companies serve a role in providing critical services to our community during an emergency. Team members are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our TECO Energy customers. Team members are required to work in their normal job duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's rules and procedures.

TECO Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodations.

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities for all individuals, employment decisions at TECO Energy will be based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and abilities.

Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Statement

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

ADA policy

It is the policy of TECO Energy to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified disabled individuals who are employees and applicants for employment, unless it would cause undue hardship. The corporation will adhere to applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1970s.

Application accommodations

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.

Pre-employment physical exams may be required for positions with bona fide job-related physical requirements regardless of disability.