Audit Analytics Intern - AO

City and County of Denver; United States; Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

The City and County of Denver Auditor's Office seeks a highly motivated Audit Analytics Intern to perform data analytics supporting audit functions. You will work under guidance to learn how data analytics assess risks in city operations, with projects in performance and financial audits, IT audits, and other studies.

Hybrid work is required; on-site in Downtown Denver with remote work days, within Colorado. A stable home internet connection is necessary.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a bachelor's degree or higher program or recent graduate.
• Strong analytical and numerical capabilities.
• Experience using Python to prepare and analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying data requirements for analytics projects.
• Develop Python scripts to merge datasets and identify outliers and trends.
• Automate data collection, analysis, and reporting steps with Python.

Skills

Python

Excel

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree pursuit or higher

Job description

About Our Job

The Auditor's Office, an independent agency of the City and County of Denver, delivers independent, transparent, and professional oversight to safeguard the public’s investments in the City and County of Denver. The Auditor has Charter authority to audit Denver’s agencies in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards (GAGAS). Our audit reports are issued each month to the public through Denver’s Audit Committee. We review the efficiency and effectiveness of the city’s services and programs and provide recommendations for improvement. Our work is performed on behalf of everyone who cares about the city, including its residents, workers, and decision-makers. The Auditor's Office of the City and County of Denver is seeking a highly motivated Audit Analytics Intern to perform data analytics supporting audit functions. Interns perform entry-level data analytics under the guidance of the Audit Analytics Manager. Our assignments enable you to learn about using data analytics to assess risks in city operational or financial performance, while providing analytics support for audit teams doing performance, financial-related, and/or IT audits and other studies of city departments and contract providers. Auditor’s Office employees are currently working a hybrid schedule. This position requires a combination of in-office attendance at our Downtown Denver location and remote work. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their remote work days. We provide a computer with all work related software applications; you must have a stable home internet connection for any remote work.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assist the Audit Analytics Manager and team members with identifying data requirements for analytics team projects.
• Develop Python scripts to merge data sets, clean data, and create analyses to identify outliers, trends, or control failures.
• Use Python to automate data collection, analysis, and reporting steps.
• Use Microsoft Excel to examine data for outliers, trend analysis, or control tests.
• Write internal workpapers that describe your methodology and results.
• Present the results of analytical work to the Audit Analytics Manager and teammates.
• Assist in writing internal and external reports synthesizing analytical tests.
• As needed, present the results of analytical work to Auditor’s Office management, and the public if presenting at the city’s Audit Committee meeting.

About You

Our ideal candidate will surpass our minimum qualifications by possessing:

• Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong interest in working in the public sector after graduation from an advanced degree program.
• Experience using python to prepare and analyze data.
• Enrollment in a bachelor's degree or higher, with experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, or Statistics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement: Current enrollment in an accredited college program leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree, or a recent college graduate (completed college program within 1 year).

Salary and Position Type

Likely hiring pay range: $21.42 – 22.81 per hour dependent on academic grade level or graduation status at the time of placement.

Position Type: Oncall Position

Salary Range: $21.42 - $24.21 Target Pay Likely hiring pay range: $21.42 – 22.81 per hour dependent on academic grade level or graduation status at the time of placement.

Agency Information

Agency Auditor's Office Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies. City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact [e-mail] with three business days’ notice.

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Employer Brand

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. See yourself experiencing growth and balance. See yourself being respected and valued. See yourself belonging here. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.