Manager, Advisory Services in City of Westminster

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of Manager, Advisory Services. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education.

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $152,208 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Flexibility to telecommute two days a week, with three days on-site at the main headquarters in Long Beach, California.

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Generous vacation plan
• 15 paid holidays a year
• Tuition waiver education program (also applies to eligible family members)
• Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Manager, Advisory Services to be responsible for both conducting and managing advisory services reviews. The position plans, develops, and executes customized reviews in response to requests from university and systemwide management, ensuring projects are completed within budgeted hours and in conformance with departmental standards. The manager identifies solutions to business issues, improves operational efficiency and internal controls, and maintains effective relationships with university management. The position stays current on business practices, consulting trends, and regulations affecting higher education and the CSU.

• Conducts and manages advisory reviews to evaluate management concerns related to internal controls, governance, risk management, or other operational areas of interest.
• Performs special reviews and consulting engagements at the request of the Vice Chancellor and Chief Audit Officer.
• Identifies areas of risk and advises management on appropriate control and risk mitigation strategies.
• Recommends opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen business processes, and improve internal controls.
• Documents business processes and procedures, identifying key control points and evaluating their adequacy and effectiveness.
• Conducts interviews, testing, and analysis to obtain, interpret, and evaluate evidence in support of conclusions regarding operational efficiency and control effectiveness.
• Prepares complete and accurate documentation of work performed in accordance with departmental workpaper and reporting standards.
• Develops and presents reports that summarize observations, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective action to management.
• Communicates findings through clear and concise oral and written presentations to management, ensuring recommendations are actionable and aligned with organizational goals.

• Conducts preliminary surveys to collect information necessary for defining project objectives, scope, and services to be performed.
• Develops detailed project plans outlining objectives, agreed-upon procedures, testing scope, background, key processes, advisory strategies, key contacts, timelines, and budgets.
• Prepares project review programs detailing procedures for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and documenting information during project execution.

• Supervises assigned staff to ensure professional standards are maintained in planning, execution, and documentation of advisory services projects.
• Provides guidance and feedback to staff to ensure project objectives and procedures are met.
• Reviews workpapers for clarity, accuracy, completeness, and adequacy of work performed to support conclusions.
• Reviews and edits advisory reports for content, clarity, and compliance with departmental reporting standards.

• Collaborates with campus and systemwide management to identify and develop advisory services opportunities.
• Assists senior management with scoping and planning new engagements.
• Promotes advisory services through presentations, conferences, and direct communication with CSU stakeholders.
• Conducts research on advisory topics and communicates findings to systemwide management.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in internal auditing.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and direct the work of others.
• CPA, CIA and/or CISA certification required.
• Thorough knowledge of management principles and professional practices of auditing and consulting.
• Fund accounting and general accounting theory.
• Principles and concepts of internal control.
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Internal Audit Standards.

• Business systems and operations, including financial and procurement functions.
• Sound business practices and risk assessment methodologies.
• Information technology systems, concepts, and practices.

• Research complex topics, design comprehensive and practical project plans, and determine appropriate review and testing procedures.
• Analyze policy issues, CSU policies and operating procedures, administrative directives, and applicable state and federal laws to formulate sound recommendations.
• Plan, organize, and direct a wide variety of complex projects; assign, supervise, and evaluate the work of professional staff; and establish priorities consistent with departmental goals and timelines.
• Train, develop, and assess professional staff performance.
• Apply sound reasoning, analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills to integrate information from multiple sources and apply conclusions to the area under review.
• Effectively utilize computer systems and business software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, and data analysis tools, to perform research and prepare audit programs, workpapers, reports, memoranda, and analyses.
• Communicate effectively in writing to prepare clear, concise, and grammatically correct analytical and narrative reports, and skillfully edit and format professional documents.
• Communicate effectively in oral presentations, expressing ideas clearly, persuasively, and with professionalism, tact, and diplomacy.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Chancellor’s Office and campus administrators and interact professionally with all levels of management while handling sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Work independently with limited supervision and travel throughout the State of California.

Priority consideration will be given to candidates who apply by February 20, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the job posting is removed.

Please click "Apply Now" to complete the California State University, Chancellor's Office online employment application.

Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, the CSU provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.