Internal Auditor

Salt Lake County • Salt Lake City, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading. At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop. Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. A community is more than a place... it’s our heart and service that brings us together. Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year. Performs a variety of complex audits, including financial, performance, compliance, and operational audits; conducts investigations; performs contract reviews and financial analyses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or other closely related field, plus one (1) year of auditing experience or related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• Must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
• A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah may be required at the time of hire.
• Knowledge of internal auditing standards, procedures, techniques, and internal controls
• Knowledge of governmental accounting principles, methods, and practices
• Knowledge of management principles, methods, and practices
• Knowledge of computer application systems, i.e., accounting, purchasing, etc.
• Knowledge of data extraction and analysis software tools
• Skills and Abilities to use personal computers and common software, i.e., word processing, spreadsheet, and flowcharting
• Skills and Abilities to problem-solve and analyze complex County operations
• Skills and Abilities to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Skills and Abilities to plan work, develop audit methodology, and complete assignments within established deadlines
• Skills and Abilities to work independently within established policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Skills and Abilities to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
• Skills and Abilities to extract and analyze data
• Skills and Abilities to act ethically
• Skills and Abilities to exercise independent judgment in solving problems

Nice To Haves

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Responsibilities

• Examines department programs and activities to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of their operations to prevent waste and safeguard assets.
• Plans the scope of an audit, performs risk assessments, and develops a risk-based fieldwork audit program.
• Examines internal controls in major financial processes to determine adequacy to prevent fraud and waste, and safeguard assets.
• Examines contracts and compliance with contract provisions.
• Conducts investigative audits to review allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Presents oral and written reports to management, communicating findings and recommendations during and at the conclusion of an audit concerning recommendations regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of department control systems.
• Serves as consultant to County management on operating issues.
• Analyzes complex department operations for efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Evaluates department responses to audit reports, and performs assigned follow up audits of department action plans.
• Performs quality control reviews of other staff members’ work papers.

Benefits

• 12 Holidays
• up to 24 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• one personal day every year
• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county-paid premium option
• Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution of up to $1200/year
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Professional Development
• Onsite medical clinic
• childcare
• gym
• hospital insurance
• pet insurance
• auto and home insurance
• discounts at County facilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level