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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in business administration, public administration, or a related field, with major coursework in accounting, auditing, finance, information systems, and/or computer science, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Five years of professional internal auditing experience, including two years of supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• Extensive knowledge of internal audit standards, procedures, techniques, and internal controls.
• Extensive knowledge of information systems, including standards, procedures, techniques, and general and application controls.
• Extensive knowledge of governmental accounting principles, methods, and practices.
• Extensive knowledge of management principles, methods, and practices.
• Ability to apply governmental principles and practices to complex systems.
• Ability to plan, organize, and supervise analyses and reports of financial activities.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, with all levels of personnel, including senior County management.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to use personal computers and common software, including word processing, spreadsheet, and flowcharting applications.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to serve as a knowledgeable and skilled advocate of the County’s leadership philosophy.
• Completion of a criminal background check and credit check to the employer’s satisfaction.
• Work is generally sedentary, with some walking, standing, bending, and carrying items weighing less than 25 pounds; duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Nice To Haves

• Auditing experience and thorough knowledge of internal audit standards, procedures, and techniques; management principles, methods, and practices; and accounting methods, principles, and practices.
• Government auditing experience, including extensive knowledge and experience working within Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.
• Experience working in an audit office that complies with GAO Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) or the IIA International Professional Practices Framework (Red Book).
• Experience performing and/or managing internal investigations.
• Experience and proficiency with electronic work papers, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills and experience preparing and delivering presentations to executive audiences, trainings, reports, official correspondence, and memoranda.
• Strong knowledge of local government operations.
• Bilingual ability in English and another language is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• With the Director, plan and direct reviews of County procedures and records to determine whether they adequately accomplish intended objectives.
• Assist the Director in preparing and updating the Internal Audit Office Strategic Plan.
• Assist the Director in preparing an annual audit work plan that identifies audit areas and schedules staff assignments.
• Conduct formal countywide risk assessments to evaluate organizational risk and focus audit resources on high-risk areas.
• Supervise assigned staff in developing audit programs for major or complex audits and recommendations for changes to complex internal financial, information systems, and operating procedures.
• Direct the preparation of internal audit reports on audit examinations and recommendations for improvement.
• Complete performance evaluations for individual auditors on specific audit assignments.
• Direct all phases of audit examinations in accordance with internal audit standards.
• Appraise County activities for efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, procedures, and good management practices.
• Assist the Director in completing annual performance evaluations.
• Oversee daily audit operations and mentor staff.
• Guide complex operational, IT, compliance, and investigative audits.
• Serve as the department’s HR Manager and Equity Lead.
• Support training related to internal controls, fraud, and ethics.
• Coordinate peer reviews and maintain working relationships with county leadership.