Professional Auditor - 61081330

Full Job Description

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 of the Office of Resilience's Audit Manager, job duties include but are not limited to the following:

Performs tests of controls and analyzes internal controls; evaluates the utilization and control of property, equipment, personnel, and supplies; Assesses the effectiveness of program policies and procedures; tests samples of transactions for accuracy, completeness, original documentation and proper authorizations; examines the accuracy of financial transactions by recomputing figures; tests program applicant files for accuracy, completeness and adherence to program policies and procedures.

All testing to be completed within appropriate time limits.

Assists in the creation of work papers, work summaries, and portions of the audit program in conformance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards and Office of Resilience's Internal Audit's procedures to document results of the above tests of controls.

Reviews documents for quality, grammar, and spelling. All work papers to be completed within appropriate time limits set by the Audit Manager.

Prepares audit finding sheets in conformance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards and the Office of Resilience's Internal Audit's procedures.

Communicates and confers with Audit Management concerning findings, discrepancies, recommendations, and solutions because of auditactivities, compliance investigations, reviews, and/or special projects.

Reviews documents for quality, grammar, and spelling.

Assists the Audit team in the preparation of full scope audit reports which include findings and recommendations. All reporting to be completed within appropriate time limits.

Assists the Audit Manager in updating Audit's Continuity Book and establishing policies and procedures for the department to follow to ensure compliance with Professional Standards.

Performs related duties as required by the Audit Manager.

Requirements

An associate degree and at least two (2) years of experience in accounting, auditing, finance, insurance, or tax preparation/analysis. A bachelor's degree with multiple accounting courses may be substituted for the work experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to gather, organize, and present oral and written information in a clear, concise, and accurate manner and write audit reports detailing conclusions drawn from audit testing and any related findings/recommendations.
• Ability to use personal computer and related Microsoft software is necessary to summarize results of testing and reviews. Applicant must have general working knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and auditing.
• Ability to communicate, orally and in writing to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, supervisors, and auditees.

Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations related to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR).

Also, knowledge of construction and other infrastructure material costs and expenses, as well as subcontractor rates are helpful to aid in the review of invoices submitted.


Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if required by the hiring department or if desired by the applicant. Please note that some areas of the Agency may require an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area, after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree is preferred. Certifications such as a CPA, CIA, and/or CFE are preferred, but not required.

Additional Information

The Office of Resilience is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment.

Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.