Senior Internal Auditor

Overview

The Senior Internal Auditor plans and conducts comprehensive financial, compliance, operational, information technology, and performance audits of City departments, programs, and activities, as well as private companies doing business with the City through contractual agreements. The position may include special investigations, risk analyses, reviewing performance data, and evaluating general and application controls related to IT systems. This role involves determining audit objectives, preparing audit programs, evaluating internal controls, selecting techniques, detecting irregularities, and providing recommendations to improve systems, controls, procedures, and economy/efficiency of operations.

The Senior Internal Auditor supervises Internal Auditors. This class is FLSA exempt administrative.

• Plan and conduct financial, compliance, operational, information technology, and performance audits of City departments, programs, and activities, and of private companies under contractual agreements with the City.
• Perform risk analyses, review performance data, and evaluate general and application controls related to IT systems.
• Determine audit objectives, prepare complex audit programs, evaluate internal controls, apply appropriate audit techniques, detect irregularities, monitor workflow and resources, and formulate recommendations to improve systems, controls, procedures, and efficiency.
• Conduct complex data analyses, interview personnel, and observe operations to meet audit objectives and assess compliance with policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Supervise daily activities of Internal Auditors.
• Perform related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications Required. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related area. Extensive (5+ years) full-time professional experience as an internal auditor or in a closely related field. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification may substitute for one year of experience.

Special Requirement. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver’s License by hire or promotion date.

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. Possession of a CPA, CIA, CISA, and/or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certificate is preferred. Experience in governmental internal auditing is preferred. Some supervisory experience (6 months to 1 year) is desirable.

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