Auditor Specialist III - Audit Section

applicants may be educational officers, teachers and other qualified individuals special internal / external type of appointment issued:

this position is excluded from the educational officers' bargaining unit and will be filled as a clear line appointment.

under the general supervision of the internal audit director of the internal audit office, the auditor specialist iii:

• staff leadership and technical supervision
  : direct, supervise, coordinate, and review the technical work of auditor specialist ii subordinates. Evaluates staff performance, identifies work problems, and monitors general work progress.
• strategic program planning and execution
  : plan and organize section operations, prioritize projects, and allocate staff resources to execute annual audit work plans and risk assessments. Determine effective work methods, assign project workloads, and ensure audit deliverables are completed on schedule. Make high-level policy decisions on matters of performance audit planning, risk assessment, and financial reporting.
• executive representation and advisory consultation
  : assist or represent the internal audit office and director in presenting audit findings, reports, and testimony to executive leadership, the superintendent, the board of education, and the legislature. Provide technical guidance and consultative services to state and complex area specialists regarding audit regulations and compliance.
• quality control and standards compliance
  : conduct final quality assurance and technical reviews on work papers, evidence, and written audit reports to verify accuracy and logical rigor. Ensure section activities and final work products comply fully with established professional auditing standards generally accepted government auditing standards or global internal audit standards).
• policy advisory and system improvement
  : analyze audit findings and industry trends to advise the internal audit director on necessary updates to departmental policies and state laws. Recommends ongoing internal process, procedural, and operational enhancements to improve the overall effectiveness of the audit program based on emerging trends and audit outcomes. Develop high-level user policies and process flow guides relative to audit standards and computerized monitoring.
• performs other related duties as assigned.

graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in accounting or any other field which included at least twelve (12) semester hours of credit in accounting or auditing courses.

coursework covering auditing, law, data analytics, programming and writing short data scripts.

seven (7) years of responsible professional work experience in government accounting, auditing, or budgeting of which three (3) years shall have been in an education program, agency or system evaluating programs, financial controls, compliance systems or operational effectiveness and two (2) years shall have involved the supervision of professional personnel.

four (4) years of additional supervisory experience managing professional audit projects.

an equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable, as determined by the department. Substitutions may be considered for the requirement of experience in an education program, agency or system

financial, management, and government accounting and auditing; generally accepted professional accounting and auditing principles, theory and practices; computer-based information systems; laws, rules, regulations and administrative procedures pertinent to the areas of assignment; and principles and practices of supervision.

generally accepted government auditing standards (gagas)

plan, organize, and oversee a department-wide performance audit program; provide leadership and planning in professional audit functions and consultation to state, complex area,…