Assistant Auditor (Johnston, RI)

 AIPSO is a management organization and service provider for various insurance industry groups responsible for administering the residual market. We are a national organization that serves local customer needs. Centralization and standardization are key to many AIPSO services because of the inherent economies of scale and other efficiencies.  However, our organization is based on customer focus and recognizes the need for flexibility in serving customer groups with diverse interests.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Complete assignments and projects of simple to moderate difficulty under supervision to evaluate operational, system, financial and compliance risks effecting the internal control environment.
• Apply auditing principles and practices to perform audits of simple to moderate difficulty, and competency to work through all phases under supervision.
• Apply practical understanding of operations pertinent to financial activity and controls, system input/output and controls, and policy and procedural compliance controls.
• Assist with identification of project scope and objectives, and execute the audit program under supervision to achieve those objectives.
• Prepare audit work papers in an organized and neat manner for secondary review and reliance.
• Research and analyze business and system operations, identify control strengths and weaknesses, and propose suitable approaches to test the controls to accomplish the audit objectives.
• Perform a structured analysis of information to identify deficiencies and audit expectations.
• Perform Audit Co-Liaison role for functional area assigned.

Education:
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university majoring in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Management or Computer Information Systems preferred.  Additional appropriate experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience:
This is an entry-level position.  0-1 year of related or transferable business experience or knowledge, such as that may have been gained through an internship or college course-work.  

Skills & Knowledge:
• Ability to work effectively individually or in a team environment to accomplish project goals and promote collaboration of ideas.
• Ability to understand and concisely document business or system operations through development of process narratives and flowcharts.
• Strong analytical skills are required to assess information and processes, and identify areas of risk, while applying good judgment in evaluating the impact of those risks.
• Understanding of cause and effect and consider underlying issues and various perspectives for reliable judgment.
• Requires strong communication skills to effectively express audit results in verbal and written format to auditees, and successfully achieve agreement on action plans.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously and effectively organize assignments and tasks.
• Ability to balance and manage project time lines and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Visio.
AIPSO is an equal opportunity employer.  To this end, all employment related decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis and in full compliance with federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.

This is a non-management position
This is a full time position