Internal Auditor III - Austin Financial Services

Location: Northern

* Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
* 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 audits program.
* Collects, reviews, and analyzes various types of information and data that are 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, accomplishment 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.
* Knowledge of the concepts for review and evaluation of internal control systems and auditing procedures.
* Knowledge of enterprise risk management methodologies.
* Knowledge of and ability to adhere to appropriate professional standards, including the Yellow Book and Red Book.
* Knowledge of statistical analysis and principles.
* Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of investigation as well as the ability to apply such knowledge to fraud investigations involving government activities and resources.
* Knowledge of performance measurement principles.
* Knowledge of audit project management.
* Knowledge of City of Austin and departmental auditing policies and procedures (preferred qualification).
* Knowledge of departmental business operations with regards to management practices, internal controls (preferred qualification).
* Knowledge of governmental and/or utility accounting principles (preferred qualification).
* Skilled in effective oral and/or written communication.
* Skilled in completing assigned duties and functions in a timely and effective manner.
* Skilled in resolving problems or situations requiring the exercise of good judgment.
* Skilled in examining financial and operational information systems.
* Skilled in identifying, obtaining, and analyzing information from a variety of sources, evaluating facts, and employing sound deductive reasoning to draw appropriate conclusions and make improvement recommendations.
* Skilled in compiling information and creating and delivering clear, concise, deductive, and fact-based project reports.
* Skilled in the development of the audit scope, objectives and methodology to identify and address risks and meet client needs.
* Skilled in developing and executing effective procedures for accomplishing an audit.
* Skilled in planning, leading, and coordinating fraud investigation, detection, and control projects.
* Skilled in identifying and conceptualizing complex issues, anticipate obstacles and propose solutions to overcome potential problems.
* Skilled in establishing and maintaining good working relations with other City employees and the public.
* Skilled in flexibility, versatility and effective team building to achieve project goals and objectives.
* Ability to maintain integrity, objectivity, and independence and implement appropriate standards of care in all scopes of work.
* Ability to consider alternative ideas or points of view.
* Ability to maintain high ethical standards in difficult situations.
* Ability to manage project tasks, resources, and timelines in an effective manner for multiple projects at a time.
* Ability to recognize the risks inherent to…