Internal Auditor - Auditor Principal

Job Details

• Job Class: Auditor Principal
• Working Title: Internal Auditor
• Job : 94255
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes, may be eligible for some telework
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day Shift, 08:00 - 16:30
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: Yes, up to 5% of the time
• Salary Range: $33.48 - $49.66 per hour; $69,906 - $103,690 per year

This position will provide independent advice, objective and reasonable assurance and consulting activities on accounting/audit related matters designed to add integrity, accountability, quality assurance, and ethical value to improve the organization’s financial and business operations, governance, internal controls, and compliance.

The incumbent will also evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and compliance, management controls, and organizational governance processes and principles for the divisions, activities, programs, or operations of the department in meeting its organization goals. This position will develop risk-based audit plans, perform all internal audit services, and conduct internal control and compliance risk-based statistical samplings, testing, and audits of key transaction types, financial records, and business processes to identify weaknesses and ensure controls are operating as intended.

This position requires occasional travel based on business needs. This posting may be used to fill multiple positions.

• Three (3) years of experience in auditing with responsibility for planning and developing financial and compliance related assurance audit programs, conducting fieldwork, preparing audit working papers, audit reporting, analyzing financial data, working with internal control structures, and using computerized systems within the last five years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business (with an accounting concentration) or another closely related field as determined by the agency. This may substitute one (1) year of experience; a Master’s degree substitutes for eighteen (18) months of experience; a PhD substitutes for twenty-four (24) months of experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business (with an accounting concentration), or a closely related field as determined by the agency.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and/or Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) certification.
• Knowledge of Statewide Integrated Financial Tools (SWIFT) and Statewide Employee Management (SEMA4) using People Soft.
• Experience in applying auditing concepts, principles that align with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards.
• Experience applying Office of Management (OMB) guidelines, Committee of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), or Government Accountability Office (GAO) Green Book standards for internal control.
• Ability to develop new or modified procedures to meet special audit or review needs.
• Preferred candidates have experience working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

• Job offer contingent upon successful completion of a background check (criminal, employment records, employment reference, conflict of interest, and driver’s license and records).
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; no sponsorship for work visas.

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low‑cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
  • Fertility care, including IVF
  • Diabetes care
  • Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• Six weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income after at least three years of service
• Employer‑paid life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Tax‑free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care
• Resources to promote physical, emotional, social, and financial well‑being

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