Audit Manager

AUDIT MANAGER (Fiscal Manager)

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

This recruitment will establish an open eligible list that will be used to fill current and future Fiscal Manager positions. The eligible list established may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the County of Orange.

This recruitment will be open for a minimum of five (5) business days and will close on Wednesday, January 14, 2025 at 11:59PM (PST).

Internal Audit is seeking an experienced, innovative, and results oriented audit professional to join its team. The Fiscal Manager has auditing duties and responsibilities in various technical and administrative functions, including but not limited to the following: supervising internal control audits (audit program development, work paper review, budget monitoring), ensuring adherence to professional standards, oversight reporting, risk assessment, and recruiting. The position will supervise a team of auditing professionals for engagements within Internal Audit.

The Audit Manager will perform but is not limited to the following duties:

• Leading internal control, information technology, performance, and/or compliance audits.
• Developing innovative internal audit techniques to better evaluate high-risk areas and their vulnerabilities within internal audit.
• Coordinating and leading interviews with department management to evaluate risks, correct deficiencies, and improve operations.
• Performing data analytics using tools, such as Team Mate Analytics, to support internal audit testing resulting in strong audit conclusions.
• Providing advisory services on internal controls in County operations, including information technology and financial processes.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or closely related field and three (3) years of experience performing professional-level auditing services such as engagement planning/supervision, risk assessment, fieldwork performance/monitoring, issue identification, recommendation development, report preparation, client relations.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license issued from the State of California, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certifications are desirable but not required.
• Experience with professional Internal Auditing standards and procedures and ability to conduct and supervise internal control, information technology, performance, and/or compliance audits including engagement planning, risk assessment, fieldwork supervision, use of data analytics, electronic audit workpaper preparation/review techniques, internal control deficiency identification, corresponding recommendation development, and report preparation.
• A thorough understanding of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework and risk assessment.
• Ability to prepare, present, and communicate audit findings and complex audit reports in an appropriate format to various levels of staff including management and executives.
• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and terminology as they apply to the governmental accounting cycle, accounting records, classification of accounts, cost accounting, fund accounting, budget process, appropriation and encumbrance control, accounting for inventory, preparation of financial statements and bank reconciliations.
• Accounting and auditing techniques including application to controlling and subsidiary accounts, reconciliation of accounts, financial internal controls, accruals, deferrals and estimated items, sales and collection transactions, the closing process, receivables, payables, correction of errors, and/or compliance audit.

• Skill and ability to quickly assess and analyze complex and challenging issues associated with changes to accounting or…