AUDIT DIRECTOR 2 - State of Louisiana : Job Details

Audit Director 2

Office of the Secretary

Location: Baton Rouge, La

Announcement: AD2-203111-12-5-24KK

Position Information

This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

This position will be filled using the Fiscal Option.

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

Kedrick Kennedy

[email protected]

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

FISCAL OPTION:

A baccalaureate degree with nine semester hours in accounting and an additional fifteen semester hours in any one or combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems plus five years of professional level experience in accounting, financial auditing, operational auditing, or compliance auditing.

GENERAL OPTION:

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems plus five years of professional-level experience in accounting, financial auditing, operational auditing, or compliance auditing.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours of the required coursework plus one year of the required experience.

A baccalaureate degree plus a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation will substitute for the twenty-four semester hours of required coursework.

A master's degree with a major in accounting, auditing, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, public administration or information systems and decision science will substitute for the twenty-four semester hours of required coursework plus one year of the required experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To direct an audit division to ensure the proper accountability of public funds.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Administrator.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Typically from a higher level executive.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Broad over a substantial professional auditing staff.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from other Audit Directors by the scope and complexity of programs managed along with the size and composition of subordinate staff.

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Develops and enforces audit standards, policies, and procedures for agency.

Serves as chief auditor of agency.

Interprets laws, rules, and regulations which will impact audit programs at agency and ensure agency compliance with all mandated changes.

Meets with audit division staff members and representatives of agency program involved and the audited entity to informally discuss problems with audits and to attempt to resolve discrepancies which otherwise would lead to punitive action being taken up to and including disbarment from the program or to prosecution.

Advises higher-level agency administrators or the Board of Trustees of management problems uncovered by financial, operational, and compliance type audits within the program and makes recommendations for solutions.