PROPERTY AUDITOR

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Under direction, the Property Auditor performs field and technical tasks involving the inventory, property accounting, and property control of school district-owned property. The position maintains accountability for a wide variety of property and equipment, coordinates records, and reconciles official district property data through a computerized information system. The employee performs related work as directed. The role supports district property and equipment accounting, auditing, and inventory control; conducts on-site audits; maintains location and condition records; tags and tracks property; coordinates loans, transfers, acquisitions, and disposals; and maintains computerized inventory records. It also involves inspecting goods received, managing storage methods, and coordinating surplus property transportation and sales or disposal activities. The work involves operating property-scanning equipment and computer terminals, performing detailed routine tasks under established practices, and communicating with customers, departments, agencies, and department heads. Physical inventories may require moderate physical effort and exposure to varied environmental conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of experience or training demonstrating the ability to maintain detailed and accurate records and data, preferably in a warehouse or similar inventory-tracking environment, with familiarity with automated inventory-tracking systems; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Ability to calculate, compute, sum, and tabulate data and perform related actions.
Ability to exchange information to obtain information or clarify details within established policies, procedures, and standards.
Ability to operate, maneuver, or control property-scanning equipment and computer terminals.
Ability to use a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
Ability to perform addition and subtraction.
Ability to carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions and perform routine work according to clearly prescribed practices, with some independent judgment.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving generally predefined duties and frequent change.
Ability to exert moderate, nonconstant physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and potentially lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 12–20 pounds.
Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination.

Nice To Haves

Experience or training in a warehouse or similar inventory-tracking environment.
Familiarity with automated inventory-tracking systems.

Responsibilities

Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for district property and equipment accounting, auditing, and inventory control systems.
Coordinate daily property accounting activities with agencies and departments, including schedules for periodic property audits.
Conduct on-site audits of property and assets to reconcile records with property accounting systems.
Establish and maintain documentation on the physical location and general condition of property and equipment.
Create records and identification and tracking tags for newly acquired property and equipment.
Inventory and tag property at designated locations in accordance with established regulations, policies, and procedures.
Maintain records of excess property and coordinate or perform auditing and records-management activities.
Coordinate property and equipment loans between departments and maintain records of issuance and receipt.
Assign property numbers, affix tags to accountable equipment, and record property age, condition, and value.
Consult department heads about laws and regulations governing property control, surplus handling and management, and property disposal.
Record transfers, acquisitions, changes, and deletions in property records and related data-processing files.
Assist with public auctions of surplus, obsolete, and scrap property and inventory such property as required.
Transport or coordinate transportation of excess equipment to a designated central location for sale or disposal.
Inspect the quantity and quality of goods received against specifications and accept or reject goods accordingly.
Develop storage methods, including allocating storage space, and ensure delicate or sensitive equipment and supplies are properly stored, handled, and distributed.
Maintain a computerized database of property control, accountability, and inventory received.
Keep current with job-appropriate technology used by OCPS and attend district-supported training as needed.
Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform related duties as directed.