Internal Auditor III; Austin Energy

## Internal Auditor III (Austin Energy)
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Austin Energy Headquarters:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
End Date:
October 15, 2026 (12 days left to apply):
JR105326
** About This Position
** The purpose of this role is to provide senior-level internal audit services for Austin Energy, with a focus on evaluating and testing internal controls, risk management, and governance processes across various business units. Key responsibilities will include identifying relevant criteria and best practices, gathering and analyzing data, conducting interviews, drawing conclusions, making recommendations, finalizing audit reports.
Findings will be communicated to executive management and presented at Audit Committee briefings. This role involves leading projects, coaching auditors, and collaborating with other auditors. Please note that this is not a financial auditing position.##
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** Internal Auditor III**  ##

Purpose:

Under general direction, this position performs auditing work which includes investigating, reviewing, and analyzing financial information, internal controls, operational performance, and management practices to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures and Local, State, and Federal laws, statutes, and guidelines.  ## Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

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.  ## Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
* This position is not responsible for supervising, but may lead multiple projects, assign project tasks to others, review tasks performed by others, and coach others.  ## Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
* 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…