Senior Auditor

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Job Summary

Conducts and leads performance, investigative, financial, and compliance audits, and other special projects, in accordance with applicable City, State, and Federal standards to identify areas for improvement in City operations.

Job Description  

Overview

The Senior Auditor conducts and leads performance, investigative, financial, and compliance audits, reviews, and other special projects, in accordance with applicable City, State, and Federal standards.

Essential Functions

• Researches, finds, and gains an understanding of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to auditing and practices.
• Conducts interviews, gathers preliminary information on auditees, and prepares working papers and documents for review; communicates weekly status updates with management; conducts risk assessments to identify risk areas to define audit scope and methodologies; designs fieldwork steps and tests to determine if current conditions meet that of the criteria, and if not, the associated cause and effects.
• Gathers, compiles, and organizes evidence from interviews and other data gathering methods; analyzes and presents data; documents working papers and audit results to include audit observations and results; uses professional judgment in quantitative and qualitative tools to analyze actual conditions; assesses internal controls and program effectiveness and efficiency; communicates with auditees to request information, documentation, and provide audit updates.
• Drafts, reviews, and submits audit reports for review; attends meetings with auditees and audit management; assists in the quality control process and makes required changes; develops and communicates recommendations based on audit observations to management; facilitates agreement on recommendations with auditee; collects Management's Representation Letters and management's responses to recommendations.
• Assists in preparation of annual audit plan; provides expertise on special projects; executes administrative projects as assigned; attends and arranges professional development trainings and staff meetings.
• Participates in project initiation, planning, briefing to management, and other meetings related to assigned projects, which frequently include attendance by the City Auditor, Assistant City Managers, department directors, and their assistants. Prepares and updates draft audit reports and participates in report briefing meetings with the City Auditor, department directors, and their assistants.