AUDITOR 4 - 04082026-76717

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position will work in the Internal Audit Division.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting or a Public Accountant in good standing and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible professional auditing work.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible auditing work.

OR

A Certified Public Accountant with the State of Tennessee and experience equivalent to four years of full-time increasingly responsible auditing work.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in business administration with a major in accounting may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years.

Necessary Special Qualifications:

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Overview

Under general supervision, employees in the class are responsible for supervising several teams of professional and sub-professional personnel in accomplishing financial, compliance, operational and/or program audits or acting as an assistant director of audit. This class differs from that of Auditor 3 in that an incumbent of the latter leads a small team of subordinate professional auditors. This class differs from that of Audit Director in that an incumbent of the latter has responsibility for directing the audit function for a department with many complex and diverse programs and a large fiscal operation and managing subordinate auditing staff.

Responsibilities

1. Assigns, trains, supervises and evaluates several teams of subordinate professional auditors engaged in conducting financial, compliance, operational and/or program audits. Makes recommendations on staff employment, retention, promotion, dismissal and other human resources actions.

2. Supervises the financial audit of State departments, agencies, institutions or schools or private agencies receiving governmental funding to verify the completeness and accuracy of financial documentation and ensure conformance with accepted accounting principles, practices, and compliance.

3. Supervises the operational or program audit of state or private agencies to evaluate program efficiency and effectiveness. Supervises the examination of organizational structure, managerial policies and practices and record-keeping procedures.

4. Supervises the preparation of audit narrative reports, work papers and other supporting financial documentation in order to identify legal, financial and/or administrative problems or discrepancies and recommend methods for improvement. Supervises and reviews audit reports submitted by subordinate auditors for completeness, mathematical accuracy, consistency and conformance to established audit procedures and practices.

5. Establishes and maintains a variety of personal contacts with departmental officials, agency representatives, attorneys, accountants, associates and supervisory staff in resolving and correcting major problems uncovered in audits and explaining, interpreting and enforcing pertinent laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

8. Through subordinate supervisory personnel, provides technical assistance to auditors in conducting audits in accordance with accepted audit procedures and practices, correctly and consistently interpreting and applying pertinent laws and regulations and correctly preparing audit reports; advises staff on methods of handling complex or potentially controversial audits.

9. May supervise special studies and investigations at the request of department heads.

Competencies (KSA's)

1. Communicates Effectively
2. Instills Trust
3. Manages Conflict
4. Decision Quality
5. Plans and Aligns

1. Economics and Accounting
2. Customer and Personal Service
3. Administration and Management
4. Personnel and Human Resources
5. Clerical

1. Quality Control Analysis
2. Systems Analysis
3. Judgment and Decision Making
4. Monitoring
5. Reading Comprehension

1. Written Comprehension
2. Deductive Reasoning
3. Speech Clarity
4. Speech Recognition
5. Perceptual Speed

Tools & Equipment

1. Computer
2. Telephone
3. Fax Machine
4. Printer
5. Copy Machine/Scanner

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.