District Internal Auditor

Position Type:
Administration

Date Posted:
11/22/2024

Location:
ADMN BLDG Beaumont Independent School District
Job Description

JOB TITLE:

District Internal Auditor

CLASSIFICATION:

Exempt

REPORTS TO:

Board of Managers

PAY GRADE:

ADM

9

/ 235 Days

LOCATION:

Office of Internal Auditors

DATE REVISED:

2/28/2017

FUNDED BY:

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Oversees advanced-level professional internal auditing work as a key component of the District's governance structure, with emphasis on a risk-based approach designed to assist management in the attainment of their objectives. Work involves directing a comprehensive internal audit program, including performance, operational, financial, and compliance audit projects; providing consulting services to the organization's management and staff; providing direction in the development of the annual internal audit plan; and providing ongoing training, coaching, and supervision of the Office of Internal Audit staff. Maintains organizational and professional ethical standards and ensures all Office of Internal Audit activities comply with professional standards such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Code of Ethics and the Institute of Internal Auditor's International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards). Works independently with extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in business (BBA) is required and must have at least 24 hours in Accounting. CPA or CIA is preferred.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of and skill in applying internal auditing, accounting principles and practices, management principles, and preferred business practices.
• Considerable knowledge of the Standards and Code of Ethics.
• Extensive knowledge of contemporary risk management and control techniques and a working knowledge of contemporary control frameworks.
• Knowledge of management information systems terminology, concepts, and practices.
• Working knowledge of control and risk-assessment facilitation techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of State of Texas public education programs, policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
• Considerable skill in conducting quality control reviews of audit work products.
• Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions.
• Familiarity with the common indicators of fraud.
• Extensive skill in planning and project management, and in maintaining composure under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Considerable skill in conflict resolution, mediation, negotiating issues, and resolving problems.
• Skill in using a computer with word processing, spreadsheet, systems documentation, audit management packages, and other business software to prepare reports, memos, summaries, and analyses.
• Considerable skill in effective verbal and written communications, including active listening skills and skill in presenting findings and recommendations.
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with internal audit clients, co-workers, District staff, and external contacts, and work effectively in a professional team environment.

Experience:

• Minimum of ten years of combined external/internal auditing or Texas school district financial operations experience, including supervisory experience, preferred.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Supervises audit staff in the planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring of internal auditing operations, including assisting in hiring, training, and evaluating staff, and taking effective actions to address performance matters.
2. Coordinates the identification and evaluation of the organization's audit risk areas and assists in the development of the annual audit plan based on identified risks.
3. Directs the overall performance of audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
4. Directs the audit staff in conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers.
5. Directs the audit staff in the identification, development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations for improvement.
6. Communicates the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and/or oral presentations on a timely basis to management, the Board of Managers and/or the District's Audit Committee.
7. Develops and maintains productive team-oriented client, staff, management, and board/Superintendent relationships through individual contacts and group meetings.
8. Pursues professional development opportunities, including internal and external training and professional association memberships, and shares information gained with co-workers.
9. Benchmarks audit work processes and promotes continuous process improvement.
10. Assists in the department's quality assurance activities.
11. Represents the Office of Internal Audit at management and Board of Managers meetings and with external organizations.
12. Performs related work as assigned by the District's Audit Committee.
13. Complies with the District's Code of Conduct, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Code of Ethics and the Institute of Internal Auditors Code of Ethics.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Directly supervises internal audit services personnel within the Office of Internal Audit.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands

• Maintain emotional control under stress
• Work with frequent interruptions

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; communicate verbally and electronically; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; stand and move throughout the building and/or to other facilities; crouch, stoop, kneel, and/or crawl; and drive.
• Routinely required to lift or exert force of up to 10 pounds; frequently required to lift or exert force of from 11 to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Demands

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel to facilities throughout the District is integral to this job.

**The State Board for Educator Certification will require all first-time applicants for an initial credential to be fingerprinted as part of a national criminal background check. A cost of up to $49.00 will be charged for fingerprinting.

The above statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to the job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. The administration has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Approved by Immediate Supervisor:

Date:

Reviewed by HR Director:

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Received by Employee:

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The Beaumont Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex in the educational programs or activities that it operates and is an equal opportunity employer.