The purpose of the position is to plan and conduct complex financial, compliance, operational, program, and or computer application system audits in order to assure accuracy and adequacy of financial and accounting systems, adherence to legislative requirements and administrative policies, operational efficiency, and program effectiveness. Serves as auditor-in-charge of audits, leading other auditors assigned to the audit. Conducts special fraud investigations. The primary product for this position is comprehensive workpapers and draft reports. To perform professional audits by planning, supervising, and conducting several audits, to include potential financial (i.e. examination of the accuracy and adequacy of financial and accounting systems); compliance (i.e. examination of the adherence to legislative requirements and administrative policies); operational (i.e. examination of the efficiency of operational policies, procedures, practices, and controls); IT (i.e. examination of internal controls within the systems environment, computer operating systems, and applications); and special projects and fraud investigations. To perform professional internal audits by planning, supervising and conducting audits that encompass financial, compliance and operational processes.
How you will contribute:
Administrative Duties: Perform assigned administrative tasks in general areas such as audit policy and procedure development; audit plan and budget development, staff auditor evaluations and office administration. Ensure compliance with ARMICS, CAPP, DHRM, P and P and VDOT's timekeeping policies. Ensure compliance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and VDOT FOIA policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with DHRM and VDOT human resources policies and procedures on hiring. Initiate, obtain prior approval for, process, and approve employee travel requests.
Audit Communications: Serve as point-of-contact for VDOT management for audit project issues, recommendation implementation issues and general internal control issues.
Audit Coordination: Plan, supervise, and control audit activities of scheduled audits and special projects.
Audit Plan: Plan, supervise, and control audit activities of scheduled audits and special projects.
Audit Procedures: Performs audit procedures as outlined in the audit program.
Audit Reporting: Prepared audit reports of quality in accordance with divisional standards prior to the approval by the senior manager.
Audits: Perform audits, special projects, hotline investigations of unusual difficulty or extremely sensitive in nature. Serve as point of contact to VDOT management on audits, projects, recommendations, implementation procedures and internal control issues. Plan, supervise, and control activities related to scheduled audits and special projects.
Corrective Action Plans: Monitors corrective action, of quality in accordance with divisional standards prior to the approval by the senior manager.
Negotiate Audit Report Findings: Negotiate and resolve audit findings with contractors, project managers, agency leaders and others to acceptable resolutions.
Performs Complex Audits: Performs audits, special projects, and hotline investigations of unusual difficulty or an extremely sensitive nature.
Quality Surveys: Conduct surveys and develop audit programs in accordance with divisional standards prior to the approval by the senior manager.
Review Audit Work Papers and Reports: Examine audit work papers and review reports. Verify integrity of any audit findings and related conclusions. Analyze reports from any number of entities doing work with VDOT.
Supervise Auditors: Provide guidance during audits, special projects and hotline investigations. Review working papers and provide coaching notes. Develop and monitor priorities, schedules, objectives, timeframes, and scope to ensure adequate audit coverage and confirmation with audit standards, as well as effective and efficient utilization of resources. Coordinate staff utilization on different audits in conjunction with regional and central office managers.
Technical Guidance: Provide guidance to auditors during audits, special projects, and hotline investigations. Review working papers and provide coaching notes. Develop and monitor priorities, schedules, objectives, timeframes, and scopes to endure adequate audit coverage and conformance with standards. Coordinate staff utilization of different audits in conjunction with regional and central office audit managers.
What will make you successful:
Ability to analyze financial and other business data to propose resolutions to issues.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to prepare technical reports.
Ability to coordinate audit planning as well as coordinate several concurrent audits involving assigning, scheduling, and supervising the work team.
Ability to coordinate audit planning.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with VDOT officials and employees.
Ability to establish the scope of audit engagements and to plan and budget for audits.
Ability to gather and analyze data and drive logical conclusions and recommendations for improvement.
Ability to gather and analyze data and prepare technical reports.
Ability to interpret and apply GAAP, GAAS, FAR and IIA Standards.
Ability to interpret complex laws and regulations.
Ability to listen to management and others and guide inquiries to resolve problems.
Ability to objectively appraise the performance of subordinates.
Ability to perform management analysis and evaluate the performance or compliance of organizational units.
Ability to proactively interpret and apply relevant VDOT, federal and state regulations related to various types of audits and reviews.
Ability to promote development of innovative audit processes, programs, etc. to meet changing needs.
Ability to review a function, area, or situation and formulate applicable audit procedures.
Ability to review a function, area, or situation and formulate applicable audit procedures
Ability to supervise staff, programs, and budgets.
Ability to work independently and on a team, and provide assistance in the training of other audit staff.
Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to establish the scope of audit engagements and to plan and budget for audits.
Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to perform management analysis and evaluate the performance or compliance of organizational units.
Extensive knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, FHWA and FAR.
Knowledge of IIA Standards, GAAP, and GAAS.
Knowledge of state government organizations and functions, transportation systems, and auditing construction and maintenance projects.
Knowledge of state government organizations and functions, transportation systems, and auditing of government functions.
Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include performance management and discipline.
Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include MS Office.
Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ability to effectively communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
Ability to exercise judgment in decision-making and interpretation of rules and regulations and to resolve simple to complex problems and policy issues.
Ability to plan, organize and assign work assignments.
Ability to promote development of innovative audit processes, programs, etc. to meet changing needs.
Experience interpreting and applying regulations to various types of audits and reviews.
Experience related to planning and preparation of complex reports with management recommendations.
Managerial experience overseeing an audit staff and developing and implementing auditing policies and procedures.
Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
Additional Considerations:
A combination of training, experience, or education in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology or related field desired.
CPA, CIA, CISA or other applicable professional certification.
Progressively responsible auditing experience including supervision, instruction, or oversight of professional auditors.
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