Senior Manager, Internal Audit (Manager II)

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) is a $1B annual operation performing highly technical national security work for the government; NNSS is managed and operated by Mission Support and Test Services, LLC, a joint venture of Honeywell, Amentum, and Huntington Ingalls Industries.  NNSS is seeking a highly qualified and experienced audit leader for the position of Internal Audit Senior Manager (Manager II) in Las Vegas, NV. This position is responsible to manage a team of eight, with an annual audit plan comprised of approximately 40 audits. The successful candidate should have a broad understanding of government operations, the audit function (CIA Certified Internal Auditor), and of waste, fraud, and abuse investigations.  This position will be responsible for coordinating, developing, deploying, and executing the annual NNSS Audit Plan .  This requires an ability to interface with people at every level across the company. The Internal Audit Manager reports directly to the MSTS Board of Managers, is managed by the Chief of Staff, and has ready access to the President as necessary.

 Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and maintaining internal audit work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage the optimum performance of its people and other resources in accordance with IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Standards
• Engage with Senior Directors and functional leaders to assess risk areas and to develop annual NNSS Audit Plan. Lead the Internal Audit Team in executing plan.
• Coordinate and lead internal support of external audits (e.g., OIG (Office of Inspector General), GAO(Government Accounting Office).
• Recruit, select, orient, and train employees, by maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment, and developing personal growth opportunities.
• Lead the creation, production, and execution of an annual audit plan and waste, fraud, and abuse investigations. Conducts and/or coordinates audits and/or investigations of a complex nature.
• Organize and facilitate quarterly Board of Managers’ audit committee meetings.
• Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Build relationship with Internal Audit Managers at other sites and government oversight customers.
• Establish strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information; identifying and evaluating trends and options; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes.
• Accomplish financial objectives for the audit department by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage the optimum performance of its people and other resources.
• Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; and implementing system improvements.
• Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues.
• Mentor staff on the quality of service interactions and the quality of deliverables and time management requirements.
• Forecast requirements; aligns resources, prepares budgets; monitors expenditures; analyzes variances; and initiates corrective actions.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by staying current on state-of-the-art practices; and participating in professional societies (such as IIA) as appropriate.
• Delegate audits to employees and verifies progress and validates quality at completion.
• Demonstrate leadership commitment to environment, safety, health, and quality policies and procedures. Assure that appropriate procedures, training, equipment, warnings, and tools are provided to employees to permit work to be performed safely. Take immediate action to correct reported or observed unacceptable behaviors.
• This role requires approximately 10% travel to the NNSS satellite locations, which may involve one trip per month, with an average duration of 2-3 days per trip.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 14 years of related and progressively responsible experience
• Ability to hold a Q-Clearance
  • Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions
• Must have 14 years of related and progressively responsible experience.
• Advanced degree(s) in technical and/or business disciplines.
• Audit experience in a defense or government contracts environment; NNSA experience strongly preferred;
• Alternately, experience in industrial or manufacturing industries.
• Personnel management experience.
• Prior experience with waste, fraud, and abuse investigations.
• Ability to enhance productivity and performance through appropriate mentoring, training, and alignment of incentives.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and have effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make and communicate decisions based upon limited information.
• Current Certified Internal Auditor designation required.
• Demonstrated superior organization, planning, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and track actionable recommendations and initiatives to closure .
• Demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to exercise clarity and directness in all forms of communication.
• The highest standards of conduct and integrity are expected in past work experience.
• Must work on-site and in person, based at the NNSS offices in North Las Vegas.
• This role requires approximately 10% travel to the NNSS satellite locations, which may involve one trip per month, with an average duration of 2-3 days per trip.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, “Personnel Security”. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted.  Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, “Counterintelligence Evaluation Program.”

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $151,881.60 - $243.006.40.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.