About Sempra Enegry

Sempra Energy is the largest Fortune 500 company headquartered in San Diego. The company has delivered outstanding financial results since it was founded in 1998. In 2006, Sempra Energy produced revenues of nearly $12 billion. With 14,000 employees worldwide, the Sempra Energy companies develop energy infrastructure, operate utilities, and provide related products and services to more than 29 million consumers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and Asia.

We serve the largest customer base of any energy utility in the United States through our California utilities: San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. Our other businesses operating under the Sempra Global umbrella build and operate infrastructure, sell energy commodities and provide asset risk management. These diversified assets and competencies are the cornerstone of our success.

Senior Auditor - Finance and Operations (Los Angeles)

Primary Purpose:

To assist in identifying audit objectives, planning scope and executing all phases of assigned team audits. Produce high quality audits for all Sempra Energy regulated and non-regulated businesses.



Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Determine audit objectives and scope of assigned audits, as directed by Project Manager.
  
  
• Conduct audits of Company operations and practices to ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws and regulations, the safeguarding of assets, the economical and efficient use of resources, and the reliability and integrity of operating and financial information.
  
  
• Effectively assess the process under audit by performing and documenting walkthroughs of business processes. Analyze processes to determine risks, missing controls, non-compliance and potential segregation of duties conflicts.
  
  
• Finalize effectiveness testing audit programs based on the walkthroughs and risk assessment.
  
  
• Document the audit testing, including objectives, scope, sample sizes, work performed and conclusion.
  
  
• Ensure that conclusion, findings and recommendations are properly supported and reported.
  
  
• Prepare audit report and communicate audit results to management.
  
  
• Help achieve the department's annual performance goals, which include completing a specified number of company audits in a timely manner and within budget.
  
  
• Represent the department as a business partner, while ensuring independence and objectivity is exercised at all times.
  
  
• Set a tone to encourage company management to call upon Audit Services for assistance.
  
  
• Assist with special audit projects as assigned.
  
  
• Assist in the development and training of junior auditors, including daily review of junior staff's work.

Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  
  
• Able to develop a high quality audit program and execute the audit program.
  
  
• Able to be tactful and diplomatic in presenting audit findings and recommendations to management and in negotiating solutions or corrective action.
  
  
• Exhibit strong analytical ability from a business prospective within financial, operating, technical and other related fields.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of financial, operational and management practices and related auditing techniques.
  
  
• Able to exercise sound audit judgment and work effectively and efficiently on multiple projects.
  
  
• Act as a positive, contributing team player, with strong professional commitment. To lead, motivate, train, evaluate, give feedback and provide constructive coaching to junior auditors.
  
  
• Exhibit conflict resolution and negotiating skills.
  
  
• Strong professional commitment with the ability to effectively function within a team structure.
  
  
• Demonstrate a strong initiative and sense of urgency