Internal Staff Auditor

The Kane County Auditor is seeking an Internal Staff Auditor. This is a mid-level role, where you will oversee and perform various specialized and complex auditing work, including accounts payable review, financial analysis, policy compliance and report preparation. You will be responsible for ensuring accuracy and compliance with established policies, as well as providing assistance to various County departments. This is a part‑time, 20 Hours a week, in office position located in Geneva, IL.

• Performs assigned audit project tasks independently.
• Assists with the development of audit scope, objective, and methodology.
• Assists with preliminary planning, individual and group interviews, and program development.
• Conducts internal control interviews and documents business processes and related internal controls.
• Collects and queries financial and operational data from computer‑based record sources.
• Performs audit data analytics with gathered information.
• Handles work paper preparation, indexing and organization, entrance and exit conferences, report and correspondence preparation.
• Reviews reports and verifies data.
• Additional projects as needed.

• Associate’s Degree in Business, or comparable degree, and at least 1-year experience in operational or governmental auditing.
• Knowledge of government auditing standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of policy compliance auditing.
• High‑level skills in Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel.

• Knowledge of Tyler New World ERP system.
• Knowledge of internal control concepts (COSO and/or COBIT).
• Critical thinking and technical skills necessary to distinguish between information that is significant to the project objective and information that is not as relevant.
• Communication skills, both oral and written, to solicit and report client needs and perform assigned project tasks as part of project team.
• Knowledge of statistical sampling procedures as they relate to conducting audits.
• Ability to analyze financial and operational data.
• Ability to form and sustain work relationships requiring a high degree of trust and cooperation.
• Ability to assist with developing and documenting complex recommendations.
• Ability to complete individual assignments in a timely and effective manner.

Reports to:

Kane County Auditor and/or Kane County Deputy Auditor

Directs Work of: N/A

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Lifting, reaching, bending, walking = 25%

Normal office environment where there is no physical discomfort or exposure to hazards due to temperature, dust, noise and the like.

• Computer/printer
• Telephone
• Calculator

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. The principal duties and responsibilities enumerated are all essential job functions except for those that begin with the word “may.”

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