Auditor III chez City of Detroit, MI

About the Department

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is seeking an Internal Auditor (Auditor 3), reporting directly to the Director, Internal Audit within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). This department has been recently established and reports directly to the CFO of the City of Detroit. The Internal Audit department is responsible for performing; internal audits (related to the various functions performed throughout the OCFO), assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls, creation and monitoring of internal audit plans, and ad hoc reports. 

The Auditor class covers positions that apply professional accounting and auditing knowledge, standards, and principles when performing the following duties: advising on, supervising, or performing work consisting of a systematic examination and appraisal of financial records, corporate and individual tax returns, receipts and bookkeeping practices, financial and management reports, management controls, policies and practices affecting or reflecting the financial condition and operating results of an activity; analyzing work related to developing and executing audit policies and programs; conducting performance audits; or conducting activities related to the detection of fraud, waste, and abuse. This class also covers positions that apply pertinent laws, regulations, and rulings pertaining to taxes, and/or as required duties and tariffs to determine, educate and advise on the federal, state, or city tax liability of individual and business taxpayers.

Position Duties

• Performs audits to ensure compliance with current policies and procedures through the review of accounting, financial, control, and operating records and other data to determine level of compliance with established policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to a specific activity 
• Documents audit findings and prepares a detailed reports on audit findings  
• Provide information on program operations and identifies causes of deficiencies or problems.
• Recommends corrective actions such as modifying management systems, financial and accounting systems, workflow, lines of authority, and other corrective actions. 
• Provides guidance and clarifies rules, regulations, policies, and procedures as they relate to the various departments under the guidance of the OCFO
• Examines and evaluates financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity 
• Assist in the development of the annual audit plans  
• Assist and/or develops audit approaches to evaluate a variety of programs and accounting systems. Audit approaches vary widely because of the variability of subject programs and systems due to differences in organization or mission, technological advances, or changes in regulations. 
• Collects and analyzes data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies 
• Supervises auditing of establishments/possesses, and determines scope of investigation required 
• Inspects account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions 
• Examines records and interviews associates to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations 
• Confers with company officials about financial and regulatory matters 
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Entrance Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, statistics, or a closely related field.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience, preferably with large scale complex audits in governmental or public sector audits.

Preferred Qualifications
Advanced coursework of governmental accounting or a related field strongly preferred.

Other Qualifications

Evaluation Plan

• Interview: 70%
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 30%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%

• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit:   15 points