Administrator IV

State of Maryland•Anne Arundel, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be responsible for establishing and leading the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA)'s internal controls, audit, and enterprise risk management functions. This position will assess current operations, identify risks and gaps, and develop a strategic framework to guide the implementation of internal controls and audit processes across the agency. As the function matures, this position will oversee the expansion of internal audit and quality assurance activities, including the development of staff, processes, and systems to support a sustainable and scalable program. In addition, this position will ensure MCA's preparedness for, as well as responsiveness to, external audits, including those conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits (OLA). This position will also ensure that audit findings are addressed through coordinated, agency-wide corrective actions. This position will operate independently of regulatory enforcement, investigations, and adjudication functions, all of which will remain under the authority of MCA's Office of Compliance and Regulation (OCR) and other designated units.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Six years of administrative staff or professional work experience.
Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year, up to four years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university for five years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a Commissioned Officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures, and processes; or overseeing or coordinating unit operations; or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking Commissioned Officer, on a year-for-year basis, for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, implementing and/or significantly improving an internal audit, internal controls, quality assurance, compliance monitoring, and/or enterprise risk management program.
Experience conducting risk-based operational and/or program audits, including developing audit scopes and methodologies; reviewing records and processes; testing internal controls; documenting findings; and developing recommendations.
Experience assessing an organization and/or program, including developing a risk-based audit and/or quality assurance work plan based on identified operational, financial, regulatory, and/or organizational risks.
Experience coordinating and/or facilitating audits conducted by an external governmental audit and/or oversight entity, including responding to document requests; coordinating agency responses; participating in entrance and exit conferences; and monitoring corrective actions.
Experience developing and/or implementing policies, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); internal control procedures; process maps; and/or other organizational standards.
Experience designing and/or maintaining systems for tracking audit activities, findings, corrective action plans, internal controls, and/or organizational performance, including advanced usage of Microsoft Excel and/or experience implementing automated workflow, audit management, and/or reporting systems.
Experience analyzing complex organizational processes, identifying control weaknesses and/or inconsistencies, and/or developing practical recommendations for process improvement and standardization.
Experience preparing written audit reports, risk assessments, executive briefings, dashboards, and/or other reports for senior and/or executive leadership.
Experience working independently to establish a new program, function and/or organizational framework where policies, procedures, systems, and/or work processes were not previously established.
Experience working in a government, regulatory, public-sector, and/or similarly complex organization.
Professional certification, such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP); Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM); Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC); Project Management Professional (PMP); Lean Six Sigma; and/or another relevant audit, risk, compliance, quality, and/or process-improvement credential.

Responsibilities

Establishing and leading the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA)'s internal controls, audit, and enterprise risk management functions.
Assessing current operations, identifying risks and gaps, and developing a strategic framework to guide the implementation of internal controls and audit processes across the agency.
Overseeing the expansion of internal audit and quality assurance activities, including the development of staff, processes, and systems to support a sustainable and scalable program.
Ensuring MCA's preparedness for, as well as responsiveness to, external audits, including those conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits (OLA).
Ensuring that audit findings are addressed through coordinated, agency-wide corrective actions.