Auditor

Position Title: Auditor

Department: Internal Audit

Division: 9

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: 200 NE 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Note: Candidates selected for positions at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be required to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening before beginning employment. Some positions may also require applicants to participate in a Physical Abilities Demonstration and be rated as capable of performing the essential functions of this job family.

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are involved in conducting professional operational reviews, audits, or special investigations to determine compliance with laws and regulations, generally accepted accounting procedures, financial accountability standards or other requirements. This includes scheduling, planning and conducting required audits, reviewing required accounting records or other business documents, evaluating financial controls, identifying deficiencies, advising on compliance with established requirements or standards, and preparing audit reports and supporting documents.

Typical Functions

• Plans, schedules and conducts audits of businesses, agencies, schools, corporations, or others to determine compliance with laws and regulations, generally accepted accounting principles, financial accountability standards or other requirements.
• Conducts operational audits involving policies and procedures or management activities to insure compliance with laws, regulations and standards for financial accountability and internal controls.
• Reviews financial records and other business records; evaluates financial controls; identifies deficiencies; provides advice on requirements for compliance with existing laws, policies and standards.
• Prepares audit reports; makes recommendations concerning changes in policies or operating procedures.
• Performs special investigations as assigned.
  
  

Level Descriptor

This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing advanced level work involving a wide range of audit functions or activities, audits of an unusually complex nature, or other similar work. Responsibilities may include serving as a team leader on some assignments.

Education And Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration plus two years of qualifying experience in professional auditing or accounting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of paraprofessional auditing or accounting experience for each year of the required education.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required to perform duties at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices; of auditing theories and techniques; of public and business administration; of financial statements, ledgers, journals and reports; of analytical principles; and of modern office methods and procedures, including computer technology related to accounting systems. Ability is required to review and analyze accounting records and business practices; to prepare audit reports and recommendations; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to communicate effectively; to complete or participate in various types of audits and complete required reports; to comprehend and carry out complex accounting, auditing and fiscal procedures; to perform a wide range of audit functions; and to perform highly independent work.