Director of Audits; Assistant County Auditor

Director of Audits (Assistant County Auditor)

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Anne Arundel County Government is hiring for a full‑time, permanent Director of Audits (Assistant County Auditor) position. This role requires an advanced professional level of work in governmental auditing and program analysis activities in the Office of the County Auditor.

This position involves responsibility for performing the most complex auditing and program analyses, serving as a principal auditor responsible for planning and conducting audits; special reviews, including compliance reviews; investigations; internal control evaluations; public program analyses, including budget; and analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness and costs of County operations. It extends to assisting in defining the scope of departmental activities and methods to achieve objectives and attending and representing the County Auditor at meetings with the County Council and principal County officials.

Work is performed to the highest professional and technical standards. Employees exercise an extensive degree of independent judgment and professional knowledge in directing departmental operations.

• Plans, supervises, and participates in the most complex assignments; assigns and reviews work of staff members; instructs, counsels, and evaluates staff members; reviews work papers and draft reports; prepares final drafts of reports for the County Auditor and Deputy County Auditor’s review.
• Analyzes or participates in analyzing the most difficult budget requests and related program and operational proposals of agencies subject to the County Council’s appropriation authority.
• Meets with the County Council, County officials, and representatives of agencies subject to the Council’s appropriation authority; prepares and presents findings and recommendations; attends Council meetings and responds to inquiries.
• May act as liaison to the independent CPA firm hired to audit the County’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and review or supervise the review of audit work papers on behalf of the County Auditor; liaison with federal, state, and other local jurisdiction representatives.
• Performs related work as required.

• Extensive knowledge of principles, practices, and professional standards of auditing, accounting, and financial management, including GAAP, GAAS, and GAAS.
• Extensive knowledge of the organization, functions, programs, and policies of the County government and other agencies subject to the Council’s appropriation authority.
• Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and practices of local government administration.
• Extensive knowledge of research and data gathering techniques, methods, and procedures for legislative budget and operating practices.
• Extensive knowledge of the applications of computer technology to the financial and management processes of County government.
• Extensive ability to review the work of staff auditors for compliance with generally accepted auditing standards and the Office’s policies and procedures.
• Extensive ability to apply accepted principles and techniques to auditing and financial and program analysis.
• Ability to analyze financial transactions, statements, and records.
• Ability to analyze operations, practices, policies, and procedures to identify opportunities for improvement and design improvements to financial management systems and practices.
• Ability to plan, organize, review, and supervise the work of subordinates.
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with colleagues, County officials, and the public.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in accounting or finance.
• Experience:
  
  Seven (7) years experience in governmental or public accounting and auditing; certification as a public accountant in the state, or a master’s degree in accounting or a related field…