Description
Manages a staff of professional auditors who perform audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, compliance with institute policies and procedures, and adherence to government contract/grant requirements. Assists the Director in developing and implementing policies, procedures and training programs designed to ensure that the institution complies with all laws, regulations and government contract/grant requirements. Establishes and executes risk-based audit and compliance business plans to assess the adequacy of internal accounting and administrative control systems to ensure the institution's assets are properly safeguarded and accounted for and that the institution's operations are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and contract/grant provisions. Directs audit and staff activities to ensure that audit objectives are met. Performs quality control reviews of audits performed, ensuring that audit reports accurately reflect the audit findings, recommendations and planned corrective actions. Manages staff, makes hiring decisions, provides coaching, training and mentoring, manages performance and determines staffing needs. Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with 7 - 10 years auditing experience, including experience at the supervisory or managerial level. Certified Public Accountant and/or Certified Internal Auditor. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.