Auditor

Auditor 1/2/3 Office of the Secretary

Location:

East Baton Rouge Parish

The Office of the Secretary (OS) is responsible for setting the overall vision, mission and long‑term goals of the department. OS provides leadership and management of all departmental programs, communicates departmental direction, ensures the quality of services provided, and fosters better relations with all stakeholders, thereby increasing awareness and use of departmental services.

This position is within the Louisiana Works Audit and Security Division and is under the direct supervision of the Audit Director 2.

The Auditor conducts financial, operational, and compliance audits for the Audit and Security Division of the Louisiana Works. Duties are performed in accordance with accounting and auditing principles, professional standards, established policies, plans, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.

The incumbent must have the ability to examine and verify financial documents and reports, communicate effectively, maintain effective working relationships, learn and apply governmental rules and regulations regarding accounting and auditing practices, and must use data processing information systems, software, and other automated tools to assist in performing audits.

Requirements:

• Three years of experience in accounting or auditing; OR
• Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty‑four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems; OR
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty‑four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, management, economics, information systems, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR
• A bachelor’s degree plus a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation; OR
• An advanced degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, management, economics, information systems, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.

Experience substitution:
Every thirty semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full‑time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

• Performs financial, operational, and compliance audits. Ensures all work papers produced are self‑explanatory, concise and substantiate the audit report.
• Complete audits in accordance with Global Audit Standards issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, and professional standards such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Governmental Accounting Principles, and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Ensures audit programs, narratives and work papers are complete and appropriately referenced and cross referenced. Ensures narratives are organized, contain relevant information, and are documented in a logical manner.
• Ability to discuss areas being audited, audit issues, recommendations to resolve issues, and ability to work with management to develop appropriate corrective action plans.
• Audit findings should identify criteria, condition, cause, effect, recommendation and disposition (e.g. audit report, oral comment or removed from consideration). Findings must be supported in work papers. Process flows are developed using the appropriate conventions and must demonstrate an accurate and logical depiction of a given process. Risk matrices must correctly identify the proper control objectives, can be linked to a related process flow or narrative, and correctly identify internal controls, control gaps, and risk tolerances.
• Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify audit…