JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF AUDITS

JOB CODE: 08990

DEFINITION: This is professional managerial work in planning, organizing, and directing the functions of the Bureau of Audits in the Governor’s Office of the Budget, Office of Comptroller Operations.

The employee in this job is responsible for planning and directing the managerial auditing function for the commonwealth following a comprehensive, enterprise-wide risk assessment approach to ensure an independent, objective, and systematic evaluation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of commonwealth operations, programs, and activities. Work involves supervising subordinate managers responsible for the management of the bureau’s divisions. Work involves developing audit policies, standards, procedures, methods, and practices and ensuring their consistent application, implementation, and coordination in auditing programs of the commonwealth; managing the commonwealth’s enterprise-wide audit risk assessments, Comptroller Annual Audit Plan, and related audit programs; directing audit coordination with the Auditor General and other external audit entities for the Commonwealth Annual Financial Report and Single Audit auditing processes; serving as a key policy advisor to the Chief Accounting Officer and the commonwealth’s Budget Secretary; ensuring consistent and comprehensive application of all audit activity; identifying fraudulent accounting practices, cost savings initiatives, cost recoveries, and operational improvements through the development of data analytics and performance measurements; and planning and establishing training programs to improve statewide audit efficiency and effectiveness. An important aspect of the work involves meeting with officials of other governmental and private organizations regarding audit areas of mutual interest including the development of policy, procedures, and standards; and to develop strategies to accommodate current and future audit needs of state government. Work also involves leading the Commonwealth Audit Committee wherein goals and objectives for the audit plan are discussed, established, and reviewed. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed by the Chief Accounting Officer for attainment of objectives and overall effectiveness.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (NOTE: The examples of work are representative of the work, but every position classified to this job may not perform all examples of work listed. Conversely, this is not an all-inclusive list of work examples.):

• Plans, organizes, and directs the work of bureau staff and manages operations.

• Develops and implements a comprehensive strategic plan.

• Directs a program to provide a systematic evaluation of commonwealth operations, programs, and activities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Directs the development, coordination, and implementation of statewide audit policy, standards, procedures, and methods to assure their consistent application; compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations; and conformance to sound audit principles as promulgated by governmental and professional audit organizations.

• Leads the Commonwealth Audit Committee.

• Formulates the commonwealth’s policy for the development of a comprehensive, enterprise-wide, risk assessment-based audit program for all agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction.

• Directs the evaluation of statewide information systems for accuracy and integrity.

• Acts as liaison with the Auditor General and other audit organizations relative to the coordination of state audit policy and practices and audit areas of mutual interest and concern.

• Prepares and delivers presentations to the Audit committee, Advisory Committee, Chief Accounting Officer, and Office of Comptroller Operations’ executive staff on audit issues.

• Meets and confers with senior officials of other state, federal, and local agencies regarding the most sensitive audit issues.

• Directs the planning and coordination for the implementation of applicable federal and state audit requirements.

• Directs the planning and establishment of professional training programs.

• Directs the preparation and issuance of policy, procedures, standards, directives, circulars, manuals, and methods interpretations.

• Performs the full range of supervisory duties.

• The employee in this job may participate in the performance of subordinates' work consistent with operational or organizational requirements.

• Performs related work as required.

ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, concepts, and techniques and their application to private and governmental accounting systems and operations.

• Knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing processes, audit management technologies, data governance, and data analytics.

• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to financial accounting and auditing functions.

• Knowledge of accounting operations, principles, and practices utilized in governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of employee supervision.

• Ability to read and interpret federal and state laws, regulations, guidelines, and administrative procedures.

• Ability to plan, supervise, and coordinate a statewide audit program by developing and issuing comprehensive audit plans, policies, procedures, and standards.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: (NOTE: These are expected of an employee performing the work of this job at the full performance level. These may not be used for merit system evaluation or examination purposes and are not position-specific performance standards.):

• Knowledge of the structure and operations of government including financial services administration, personnel management, procurement, budgetary, and general services administration.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of strategic planning.

• Ability to develop, interpret, and implement policies and procedures, and analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of programs.

• Ability to conceive, identify, and analyze complex fiscal management issues.

• Ability to design and assign audit projects and evaluate recommendations.

• Ability to manage complex projects.

• Ability to coordinate the activities of program areas and resolve conflicts as necessary.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: (NOTE: Based on the Entry Level Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities):

• One year as a division chief in the Bureau of Audits;

or

• Seven years of professional financial auditing experience including four years in a supervisory capacity and a bachelor’s degree including twenty-four credits in accounting;

or

• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes four years of professional supervisory financial auditing experience and twenty-four credits in accounting.