DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.
 

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.
 

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Hybrid Role: Must be able to come on-site periodically and reside a commutable distance from the assigned work location.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Performs independent financial and operational audits to ensure that controls are in place and working as intended and that business objectives are being met. Also performs independent substantive audits to ensure that financial statements are fairly stated and consistent with GAAP.

Key Accountabilities

• Plan, develop, conduct, and occasionally lead non-complex financial and operational audits and assesses associated risks of those company systems, operations, processes, functions, and activities.
• Partner with clients to assess client business risks on non-complex subjects.
• Accumulate pertinent data, organize material, use sampling techniques and software analysis tools, performs detailed analysis of existing conditions and prepares appropriate recommendations on non-complex audits. Assist the Auditor-In-Charge on more complex audits or in providing consulting expertise.
• Write and present audit reports describing scope, objectives, conclusions, findings and recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders. Conduct supervised draft review meetings. Ensure workpapers fully support conclusions and conform to departmental and professional standards.
• Perform non-complex special investigations as well as functions requiring the application of specialized auditing principles and practices with limited supervision.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirement. Perform internal controls testing to assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Provide input to audit management in developing the Annual Risk Assessment and Audit Plan.
• Protect confidential client information.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Finance, Business Administration, or Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Bachelors Degree in another discipline acceptable with additional relevant professional experience.
• Professional experience normally acquired in two years of internal and external auditing.

Other Qualifications

• CIA, CPA, CMA or CISA certification required within two years.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to improve processes, minimize risk and add value to a wide variety of noncomplex operations.
• Communication Skills.
• Negotiates and settles conflicts with clients and others under supervisory direction when necessary.
• Working knowledge of the company's regulated and unregulated operational processes, such as Finance, Accounting, Customer Billing, Payroll, etc.  A working knowledge of similar processes from other companies is acceptable.
• PC Proficiency, including experience with MS Office Products.
• Demonstrated ability with Project Management techniques and use of Project Management tools.
• Possesses a valid driver's license, meets company driving standards, and provides own transportation within the service area.
• Availability to travel outside the service area.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.