Law Enforcement Auditor

Position: LAW ENFORCEMENT AUDITOR
First day of filing

November 27, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. (pt)

The filing period may be suspended at any time without prior notice.  This examination may reopen as the needs of the service require.

No applications will be accepted outside of the official application filing period, no exceptions.

Exam number

J1652e

Type of recruitment

Open competitive job opportunity

Reasons to join our team:

Check out our outstanding benefits!

Los angeles county offers one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the nation.

* flexible benefit plans - the county provides each employee with a monthly "benefit allowance" they can use to pay for benefits, allowing employees to choose among a variety of pre-tax and after-tax benefits that include medical and dental coverage, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, health care spending accounts, long-term disability health insurance, subsidized dependent care spending accounts.

* robust retirement packages - contributory-defined benefit plan; optional tax-deferred income plans that may include a county matching contribution up to 4% of employee's salary.

* generous maternity and family leave benefits

* thirteen (13) paid holidays per year.

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No out-of-class experience will be accepted.

Definition

Conducts highly complex professional audits of law enforcement operations which includes investigations, programs, procedures, records, and other related areas, and prepares comprehensive reports on audit findings.

Classification standards

Positions allocable to this class are located in the sheriff department and are responsible for managing and conducting highly complex performance audits relating to law enforcement operations. This classification acts as a project manager and is distinguished by its role in providing technical guidance to assigned investigative teams comprised of sworn personnel. Positions are responsible for providing independent and objective reviews and assessments of the organization's law enforcement investigative operations, practices, policies and procedures, focusing on high-risk areas and its compliance to policies and procedures;

determining whether internal controls are adequate to address inherent risks within administrative and operational processes to comply with applicable laws, policies, procedures, and professional standards.

Incumbents must have extensive knowledge of performance audit standards, including generally accepted auditing standards and have familiarity with public sector benchmarking and performance measurement concepts.

Evaluates risks within assigned audit areas and recommends revisions and/or expansions to audit programs.

Plans, administers, and conducts audit field work for assigned projects, ensuring the audit objectives are accomplished according to the established audit work plan.

Develops audit work plans that include preliminary surveys, risk assessments, approach and methodology for gathering and testing work product. Derives statistical samples from populations to adequately represent findings and recommendations of results.

Identifies areas with deficiencies in internal controls, conflicting policies, and best practices.

Plans, conducts, and reports results of performance audits according to recognized generally accepted government auditing standards.

Conducts comprehensive audits and develops objectives to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and/or compliance of the sheriff department's programs, operations, and records for adherence to applicable laws, regulations and policy and procedures.

Ensures each audit considers the department's strategic and performance goals and objectives, mission, creed, and core values.

Works with sworn personnel to collect, analyze, and interpret data to measure performance while safeguarding confidential data and information obtained during the audit process.

Interviews department personnel and gathers evidence to support and ensure audit results are appropriate and sufficient.

Recommends improvements for compliance to increase the overall effectiveness of department procedures,…