Program Auditor

About the role

Under general direction of the City Internal Auditor, the Program Auditor performs independent evaluations of government programs, agencies, or departments in accordance with professional auditing standards. This includes assisting with planning, organizing, and conducting routine financial, compliance, investigative, and performance audits, program evaluations, and analytical activities to study, analyze, and review policies, management, and operations of governmental processes, vendors, contractors, and other parties that conduct business with the City of College Station.

Principal Duties

• Conduct independent evaluations of government programs, agencies, or departments to identify and assess risk and evaluate internal controls for compliance with city policy, including:
  • Developing appropriate project objectives, scopes, and methodologies ensuring the timely completion of program evaluations;
  • Evaluating internal control systems and procedures; and
  • Developing and recommending required modifications or enhancements.
• Investigate a wide variety of programs, functions, processes, and activities of city departments and contracts to evaluate their efficiency, effectiveness, economy, and legal compliance.
• Perform fieldwork, including:
  • Collecting, analyzing, and documenting audit evidence as it relates to the project objectives;
  • Conducting interviews with city employees, stakeholders, and external clients to gather useful, reliable, and relevant information.
• Analyze and assess complex results, prepare detailed work papers, provide reports to support findings, and make recommendations for change and/or improvements that are fully supported by analysis.
• Make oral or written presentations during and at the conclusion of examinations and may be required to deliver informative presentations to the Audit Committee, City Management, and City Council.
• Perform all assignments in accordance with office policies and/or the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, as appropriate; and assist with reviewing and updating policies and procedures to ensure conformance.
• Examine and reconcile working funds; verify cash balances and reconcile bank/budgetary accounts.
• Assist with the development of the annual audit work plan to identify audit risks and priorities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Public Policy, Business Administration or other related field and two (2) years of experience in public accounting or internal auditing; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Valid Class Texas Driver’s License.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and statistics software.
  • Possess Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification or the ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire date.
  • A Master’s degree may be substituted for up to one (1) year of professional experience.
  • A CIA or CPA certification may be substituted for up to an additional one (1) year of professional experience.
• Preferred:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in Accountancy, Public or Business Administration.
  • Three (3) years of experience in internal auditing, preferably in a local government setting.
  • CIA or CPA, CISA, CGAP, CFE or other applicable professional certification.
  • Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, auditing principles and practices, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and IIA Auditing standards.