2025 National Salary Guide
Job Descriptions
Internal/External Audit
INTERNAL AUDIT
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Internal Audit Staff
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Conducts primarily financial (including tests of internal controls)
and compliance audits. Typically requires Bachelors or Masters
degree in Accounting or Finance with 1-3 years experience.
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Internal Audit Senior
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Conducts financial (including tests of internal controls), operational,
and compliance audits. Typically requires Bachelors or Masters
degree in Accounting with 3+ years experience.
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Internal Audit Manager
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Directs staff responsible for performing financial and operational audits and selects areas to be audited. Typically requires
Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting, 7+ years experience,
and CPA/CIA.
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Internal Audit Director
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Designs, develops, and implements internal auditing policy and
procedures. Typically requires Bachelors or Masters degree in
Accounting, 10+ years experience, and CPA/CIA.
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IT Audit Staff
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Conducts audits of accounting information system controls.
Typically requires Bachelors or Masters degree in Information
Systems with 2-3 years experience.
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IT Audit Senior
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Supervises audits of accounting information system controls.
Typically requires Bachelors or Masters degree in Information
Systems, 4+ years experience, and CISA.
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IT Audit Manager
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Directs staff responsible for performing audits of accounting information systems and selects areas to be audited. Typically requires
Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Systems, 7+ years
experience, and CISA.
EXTERNAL AUDIT / PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
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Audit Staff
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Performs the detail work of a financial audit. Typically requires
Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting.
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Audit Senior
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Directs audit field work and supervises staff. Typically requires
Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting and 2+ years experience and CPA (or pursuing).
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Audit Manager
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Responsible for audit program approval, personnel scheduling, and
supervision of staff and seniors. Typically requires Bachelors or
Masters degree in Accounting, 5+ years experience, and CPA.
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Audit Senior Manager
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Develops, directs, and administers audit programs, and measures and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of business
practices and operations. Also assists in business development
for the firm. Typically requires Bachelors or Masters degree in
Accounting, 8+ years experience, and CPA.