Director of Internal Controls and Accountability

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

As the Director of Internal Controls and Accountability, the incumbent is responsible for the development and maintenance of a system of internal controls, risk management, and accountability for agency-wide activities, and serves as the Department of Human Services' (DHS) key contact with external audit entities, providing expert advice and guidance on audit, internal controls, and compliance related issues encompassing state and federal publicly funded programs administered by the Department.

The incumbent participates in agency-wide domain teams and committees that plan, decide, direct, implement, and create policy around all DHS program areas. They also sponsor projects that lead to improved internal controls and enhanced security of DHS financial transactions, assets, and protected data. Additionally, this position is responsible for providing leadership, coordination, consultation, and technical assistance for the design, implementation, and monitoring of program compliance with regulations and quality assurance and performance improvement activities to ensure that DHS' programs and services comply with federal and state regulations, legislative requirements, and applicable court orders.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

Overall responsibility (plan, organize, direct, and set policy) to manage, assess, and maintain the department's complex and fluid internal control environment covering an approximately $25 billion biennial budget.
Manage the administration of the Agency's internal audit function, including grant audits, so that financial compliance and operating audits are carried out in a coordinated, uniform, professional manner meeting generally accepted government auditing standards, the General Accountability Office's standards of internal controls, and guidance and standards established by the institute of internal auditors.
Manage the administration of the Department's Digital Evidence Lab, including statewide multi-agency special investigative services for both criminal and civil digital investigative work.
Overall responsibility (plan, organize, direct, and set policy) to manage, assess, and maintain the department's public program eligibility review functions designed to assess the department's efforts to meet federal and state program eligibility criteria for medical assistance (MA), children's health insurance program (CHIP), and housing assistance (formally group residential housing).
Establish infrastructure and plan, develop, implement and oversee the administration of the Department's Risk and Internal Controls function.
Assist the Chief Compliance Officer with the administration of the Compliance Office through project management, risk management, quality management, supervision, and other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Managerial Experience AND Three (3) years of risk management and/or internal controls experience managing programs, including strategic planning and directing the work of staff.

Experience must demonstrate:

Risk management and internal control oversight and implementation.
Risk management and internal control policy and training development.
Knowledge and experience in assessing and evaluating functions using internal control frameworks such as the United States Government Accountability Office Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government to internal control work (aka "the Green Book") in practical situations.
Governmental accounting and auditing principles and auditing standards.
Program planning and administration principles.
Negotiation and mediation skills sufficient to resolve differences between competing or different positions and to influence the endorsement, acceptance and priority for risk management positions…

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