Audit Analyst - Kiewit Business Services

Position Overview

As an Audit Analyst for our Kiewit Business Services organization, you will provide oversight and guidance to ensure team initiatives and critical tasks related to risk identification, assessment, and mitigation are being completed timely and accurately while maintaining an attitude of customer service, collaboration, and accountability. You’ll also provide analytic support and expertise related to risk and controls to KBS functional areas and work with members of KBS leadership on special projects that align procedures and practices with company policy, regulatory controls and contractual agreements. You’ll report to the KBS Operations Manager and work closely with other members of KBS leadership. So, if you’re looking to take ownership in a strategic role, where only your ambition, curiosity, and passion for learning will limit your advancement opportunities…look no further. 

District Overview

Kiewit Business Services (KBS) is a cross-functional shared service organization that provides the business units with customer-specific services focused on cost and business value.   Our services include non-core, yet essential, functions of our businesses including accounts payable, accounts receivable, change control, human capital management, payroll, project initiation, compliance and continuous improvement.

Location

This position is based out of our La Vista Campus (LV2) at 7700 Eastport Parkway, La Vista, NE 68128. This is a shared service center in a professional office setting. 

Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates risk, internal control, and compliance initiatives within KBS 
• Establish and maintain relationships with key business and functional stakeholders 
• Identify, encourage, and develop strategies for the implementation of best practices surrounding risk assessment, controls testing, and adherence to relevant compliance activities 
• Promote a culture of control, continuous monitoring, and risk awareness amongst KBS teams 
• Develop and deliver training related to controls, fraud, and compliance items
• Encourage collaboration within other KBS departments and other Kiewit functions 
• Provide timely updates to director on status of initiatives and activities
• Develop risk management strategies and work with teams to employ 
• Collect fraud attempt details and report summarized information to stakeholders
• Monitor and communicate regulatory changes and assess impact to KBS and internal customers 
• High exposure position with frequent interaction with members of KBS leadership, Internal Audit, and Compliance functions
• Proactively support Kiewit and KBS’s goals and strategies  
• Perform other related activities as directed by director and KBS leadership
   

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business/finance field and/or 2+ years business experience in audit or accounting  
• Knowledge of COSO framework, Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, and GAAP principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, includes effective, timely, and appropriate communication
• Strong project management skills for working with stakeholders
• Vigorous understanding of the interrelationship among processes, risks and controls 
• Must be self-motivated to develop specific goals for prioritizing, organizing, and accomplishing work 
• Model excellent organizational and time management skills 
• Maintain a high level of awareness & knowledge of business needs and risks, KBS service excellence, and balancing the cost of implementing and performing effective internal controls vs. assessed impact of related risks and compliance related items 
• Expertise in analyzing, managing, and directing the application of quantitative data 
• Acute attention to detail with appropriate use of judgement in analyzing problems and finding solutions 
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals 
• Ability to travel as needed 
• Experience working in external and/or internal audit preferred
• Knowledge of tax, garnishments, union benefits, 1099’s, non-resident withholding, internal controls, etc. preferred
• Knowledge of federal, state and local tax reporting and withholding rules preferred 
• Ability to draft policy, DTP, flowchart, and other business standardization and compliance documents preferred