Job description

INTERNAL AUDITOR - 1075

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GENERAL DEFINITION AND CONDITIONS OF WORK:

Performs complex professional and administrative work auditing the County's accounting and financial records and systems; does related work as required. Work is performed under the general supervision of the County Administrator. Supervision is exercised over subordinate personnel.

This is sedentary work requiring the exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects; work requires reaching, fingering, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/TYPICAL TASKS:

Planning, staffing, directing, overseeing and conducting operational and financial audits; preparing and maintaining detailed records and files.

Prepares audit schedules; answers questions and assists external auditors as needed;

Serves as liaison between the external auditors and department heads; keeps auditors informed of departmental changes; ensures that audit recommendations are carried out within the departments;

Prepares, mails and receives annual collateral confirmations; ensures that departmental bank accounts remain adequately collateralized in compliance with state law.

Provides support for department heads in implementing new procedures and computer systems, troubleshooting issues;

Oversees the performance of internal audits; plans, assigns, instructs and reviews audits performed on cash receipts, payroll/personnel, cash disbursements/accounts payable, cycle inventory counts, petty cash counts and cash on hand counts;

Evaluates and implements internal controls over cash and accounting procedures; assists department heads with implementation of new procedures; performs follow-up audits for compliance;

Develops and distributes internal audit reports;

Plans and schedules audits; determines audit frequency; implements operational audits and develops internal audit plan;

Prepares property tax confirmations for external auditors; provides information on property tax assessments, levy rates, anticipated taxes, current and delinquent tax collections;

Performs investigation of cases of misappropriation of funds in County departments; works closely with State Law Enforcement Division by providing records, reports and support in their investigations;

Performs limited audits of outside agencies that receive County funding;

Hires, counsel, discharges, disciplines and evaluates employees;

Prepares departmental budget and monitors expenditures;

Coordinates the annual filing of South Carolina Abandoned Property Tax Returns for County departments;

Manages Spartanburg County Fraud and Ethics Hotline; receives incident and other hotline reports; ensures that investigations are performed on a timely basis; provides investigative responses to Hotline;

Performs special projects as needed at the request of County Administration;

Performs related tasks as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Comprehensive knowledge of municipal operations and accounting principles and procedures; comprehensive knowledge of State and Federal laws and local ordinances governing the receipt, custody and expenditure of County funds; comprehensive knowledge of the standard office procedures, practices and equipment as applied to the maintenance of accounting systems; ability to prepare, interpret and present complex financial information; ability to analyze complex financial systems; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting or related field and extensive experience with municipal accounting systems including considerable audit experience, and supervisory experience. CPA (or other applicable) certification preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $74,839.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Auditing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Supervising: 1 year (Preferred)
• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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