Internal Audit External Quality Assessment Reviewer

Overview

The organization provides public-sector consulting for cities, counties, school systems, special districts, utilities, and related agencies, including work across classification and compensation, organizational and operational studies, research and program evaluation, economic and workforce analysis, surveys and community research, and applied data and infrastructure research.

This role involves engaging as an Internal Audit External Quality Assessment Reviewer for current state work. A state court system requires an external quality assurance review of its division of internal audit.

Engagements are remote-first with occasional client travel. Scope, schedule, and fee are confirmed with the reviewer before any engagement begins.

Responsibilities

• Conduct external quality assessments against IIA Global Internal Audit Standards (and GAGAS where applicable)
• Review audit charters, methodology, workpapers, and QAIP
• Interview stakeholders and benchmark practices
• Issue the conformance opinion and recommendations
• When authorized, contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative for proposals that align with the reviewer’s expertise

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience in internal audit, including leading or serving on external quality assessments
• CIA certification
• Comfortable working as a 1099 project-based consultant

Preferred Qualifications

• IIA QA certification / QAR training
• Government or judiciary audit experience
• CPA or CGAP

Location

Remote-first with occasional client travel.