Internal Auditor III

Job Overview

Internal Auditor III – Austin Water, City of Austin

Under general direction, this position performs auditing work to investigate, review, and analyze financial information, internal controls, operational performance, and management practices ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures and local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

• Manages complex audits, large projects, or fraud investigations.
• Prepares risk assessments of the department or specific processes to be audited.
• Plans audits, including objectives, scope, methodologies, and audit program.
• Collects, reviews, and analyzes various types of information and data significant to the project.
• Performs interviews of personnel in the course of performing projects.
• Performs tests of internal controls to ensure safeguarding of assets, compliance with laws and policies, achievement of objectives, reliability of information, and efficiency of operations.
• Prepares and reviews work papers and draft audit reports.
• Develops conclusions, recommends improvements, and communicates audit results to auditees.
• presents audit results to audit committee and/or executive management.
• Develops audit policies, procedures, and templates.
• Coordinates with other agencies and auditors.
• Coaches others on audit skills.

Although not a supervising position, this role may lead multiple projects, assign tasks, review tasks performed by others, and coach others.

• Knowledge of internal control systems, auditing procedures, enterprise risk management methodologies, professional standards (Yellow Book and Red Book).
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, investigation principles, fraud investigation, performance measurement, audit project management.
• Knowledge of City of Austin and departmental auditing policies and procedures (preferred).
• Knowledge of governmental and/or utility accounting principles (preferred).
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to complete duties in a timely and effective manner, solve problems using good judgment.
• Ability to examine financial and operational information systems.
• Analytical skills: obtain and analyze information, evaluate facts, draw conclusions, make recommendations.
• Strong report writing and presentation skills.
• Leadership in coordinating investigation projects, planning and executing audits.
• Integrity, objectivity, independence, and ethical standards.
• Project management: maintain timelines for multiple projects.
• Coaching and training of other auditors.
• Continuous learning and professional development.

• Four (4) year degree in accounting, business, social sciences, public administration, or related field.
• Four (4) years of relevant experience, including two (2) years of lead or supervisory experience.
• Master’s in a related field can substitute for one (1) year of experience.

Required:

CIA, CGAP, CPA, CISA, CFE, or other relevant certification.

• Professional Auditing Certification (e.g., CIA, CGAP, CISA, CFE) or equivalent (e.g., Lean Six Sigma).
• Experience leading complex internal audits for a municipal utility.
• Familiarity with global internal auditing standards.
• Experience performing data analyses to complete audit objectives.
• Experience writing reports for a professional audience.
• Experience leading organization-wide ethics projects.
• Experience presenting audit results to an executive audience.
• Advanced degree in related field.

$71,630.00 – $90,980.00.

Waller Creek Center (625E.10thSt., Austin, TX). Monday through Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM (potential hybrid schedule pending manager approval).

Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, paid leave, retirement plan, training opportunities, and more.

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