Internal Audit Coordinator - County Auditor - J04100

Position: Internal Audit Coordinator - County Auditor - J04100 - 12500
## Internal Audit Coordinator - County Auditor - J04100 - 12500

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Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
JR101381

Base Pay: $63,460.80 Annual.
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* SUMMARY:

** Hands on lead internal auditor that also guides and coordinates the other internal audit staff in performance of the daily operations of the internal audit division of the County Auditor’s office. Performs audits, coordinates and reviews the work of other internal audit staff and issues reports in accordance with state statutes and relevant auditing standards to provide management with the information needed to evaluate the adequacy of the county's internal controls.

Assists the County Auditor with developing and periodic updating of the County's internal audit plan, objectives, and audit programs.

The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the Department Head.
** ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
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* Reports to:

*** County Auditor
*** Leads:
*** Internal Auditors and occasionally clerical employees
*** Other:
*** Works closely with other internal auditors, County department heads and section supervisors, the County Attorney's office, state agencies, programmers and outside county auditors.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** include the following:

Confers with the County Auditor on the formulation of the County's internal audit plan, organizational procedures and policies, audit strategies and programs.

Advises the County Auditor on and makes recommendations on the departments and County wide financial and internal control procedures.

Provides leadership and mentoring of the daily operations of the internal audit division consistent with department procedures, policies and goals as approved by the County Auditor.
Responsible for intimately knowing the internal operations of every County department and the laws under which they function in order to produce professional audits. Keeps informed of legislative, County wide and interdepartmental changes. Ability to document transaction cycles and internal control systems.

Performs reviews of internal audit reports that include evaluating, and making recommendations on the effectiveness and efficiency of the county's internal control systems concerned with safeguarding of assets, reliability of financial records and compliance with regulations, policies and procedures; produces the final internal audit reports for approval by the County Auditor to provide management with reliable information on the adequacy of the County's system of internal controls.

Conducts, prepares and maintains written vulnerability assessments to rank the susceptibility of County offices to the occurrence of waste, fraud, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation; noncompliance with applicable law; and inadequate record keeping for the purpose of setting priorities for internal auditing.

Performs internal audits of financial and non-financial records. Leads, coordinates, and oversees the work of other internal auditors and ensures that the work is effectively done in accordance with auditing standards and ensuring that independence, integrity, and objectivity of the Internal Audit division is maintained at all times.

Ensures the audit manual is updated periodically and makes recommendations as necessary.

Regularly meets with County Auditor to discuss audits in progress, system changes, new software Implementations, and other matters of note.

Informs County Auditor immediately of unaccounted for variances, losses, shortages, irregularities, and/or thefts of funds or property. Recommends courses of action and/or takes appropriate action as necessary.

Maintains certain master records as deemed necessary by the County Auditor.

Resolves problem transactions or situations from daily operations or routine matters of the internal audit division, and from those presented by the outside auditor.

Meets with department heads or chief assistants and department employees as necessary as part of the preliminary review on every audit.

Consults with and advises departmental management on what internal controls and activity…