Audits Manager

Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? The South Carolina Office of Resilience is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.

Under general supervision, performs professional auditing duties testing the accuracy and documentation of the accounting records, statistical reports, financial statements and transactions of the agency. This position will require Federal Grant Accounting Knowledge as much of our funding is Grant based. Ascertains administrative compliance with laws and regulations of the State of South Carolina and the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) Policy and Procedures.

Evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of management control systems. This position will also assist in the supervision and development of new auditors ensuring they understand the importance of auditing, preparing work papers and how to access the systems to assist in their testing. Communicate with the Audit Director as to project status, potential findings, staffing issues, and potential training that may be needed.

The job duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervises staff to include preparing performance planning and evaluation documents and related personnel paperwork. Coaches, counsels and trains employees. Establishes and monitors work processes. Implements management policies and initiatives and promotes teamwork.
• Manage assigned audits and any other type projects assigned. This includes ensuring the work is adequately planned and supervised, objectives are clearly stated, internal controls are effectively evaluated, adequate testing is performed, and sufficient evidence is obtained. Plan work to achieve efficient use of audit resources. Assist in interviews conducted by staff assigned to an audit, until such time you are comfortable with the staff's interviewing skills.
• Assists Audit Director with development of annual internal audit plan, staff development needs, training presentations and ensuring Audit Policies and Procedures are up to date. These training presentations may be for internal staff to ensure they are developing good audit skills and/or trainings could be for agency staff. Helps write audit programs for new areas that need to be reviewed. Assist the Mitigation Department in ensuring their policies and procedures are up to date in referencing the latest Federal and State Guidance.
• Conducts complex audit assignments as assigned. This includes planning the assignment, building a work plan, conducting appropriate tests to achieve planned objectives, documenting test results, presenting findings to line management, and documenting the results of the review for Executive Management. Also, develop follow up tests to ensure any recommendations were addressed.
• Develop and maintain a report of open findings. Design appropriate follow up procedures to ensure any recommendations were addressed. Document findings as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Audit Director. Enhance knowledge, skills and other competencies through continuing professional development.

A bachelor’s degree with multiple accounting and/or finance courses and professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, insurance or tax preparation and/or analysis.

• Knowledge of principles, practices, and theories of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and financial management.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex accounting, auditing, budgetary, and financial data.
• Knowledge of Professional internal Audit Standards…