Auditor (I - IV)

Job Description

Under general supervision, participates with other auditors in performing financial, contract compliance, grant, and performance/operational audits in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards. As required, provides support activities for the City's external financial and single audits, special investigations, and advisory services to Council and their staff. This position requires work schedule flexibility as required to perform audits of City operations that are 24 hour/7 days per week. May provide functional supervision over assigned staff. This position is an "unclassified" position and has no disciplinary appeal rights to the Municipal Civil Service Commission. This position is likewise subject to at-will employment status and can be terminated at any time for any reason. This advertisement will be used to fill the position at one of the following Auditor levels: Auditor I ($52,732.94 - $79,099.54 Annually) Auditor II ($64,097.02 - $96,145.66 Annually) Auditor III ($77,910.30 - $116,865.58 Annually) Auditor IV ($94,700.58 - $144,524.90 Annually) Work Location City Tower, 100 W. Houston St, San Antonio, Texas 78205 Work Schedule 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Monday - Friday
Auditor I Performs assigned audit program procedures with direction to include developing scope, objective, and methodology; preliminary planning; individual and group interviews; program development; qualitative and quantitative data collection, transference, and reproduction; meeting agenda and results documentation; work paper preparation, indexing and organization; entrance and exit conferences; and report and correspondence preparation assistance.
Performs assigned audit quality assurance support duties with direction to include work paper review, verification, and cross- reference checking; and report review and data verification.
Assists in the annual audit planning, budget and risk assessment processes.
Contributes to annual audit plan risk assessment and planning, and related City budget process review.
Performs other related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.
Auditor II in addition to previous level functions
Develops audit project summaries, scope, objectives, and methodology with related resource allocation budget and time schedule.
Participates in or conducts preliminary survey activities for assigned audits; occasionally involves traveling to audit sites and uses a personal cell phone to communicate.
Develops detailed audit programs from project summaries and the survey data, including dates, resource commitments, and milestone reporting to audit management.
Performs audit procedures as assigned; identifies and defines issues; develops criteria; collects, reviews, analyzes, and verifies evidence; and prepares working papers to document audit steps performed, conclusions, and results.
Evaluates basic management controls, identifies control weaknesses, and formulates recommendations to improve the control environment.
Attends and participates in conferences and meetings about the assigned projects.
Participates in the review and assessment of other audit team members' behavior and work, and provides feedback and comments to team members.
Provides limited work direction and guidance to less experienced auditors.
Performs accounting system surveys of agencies due to receive Federal, State, and/or City funds.
Researches and analyzes State and Federal laws, regulations, policies, procedures, grant audit guides, and contract provisions pertaining to programs or activities to be audited.
Analyzes complex documents and reports.
Audit III in addition to previous level functions Determines audit objectives and designs audit programs to satisfy these objectives.
Auditor IV in addition to previous level functions Oversees and conducts preliminary survey activities for assigned audits.
Evaluates complex management controls, identifies control weaknesses, and formulates recommendations to improve the control environment.
Leads conferences and meetings about the assigned projects; occasionally involves traveling to audit sites and using a personal cell phone for communicating.
Reviews and assesses other audit team members' behavior and work for completeness and appropriateness, and provides feedback/comments to team members.
Provides work direction and guidance to less experienced auditors.
Auditor I Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Accounting, or a business field with significant quantitative analysis.
This position requires a valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License OR valid driver's license from another state with the ability to obtain a valid Texas Driver's License within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Use of your own personal vehicle may at times be required and proof of Liability Insurance will be required.
Auditor II in addition to education and license of previous level functions
One (1) year total of auditing, accounting, or related analytical business experience.
Preferred Qualifications (Auditor I & II) Current with audit or accounting Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
Application may require Microsoft Office proficiency testing.
Experience as a government auditor; audit or accounting certification.
Auditor III i n addition to education and license of previous level