AUDITOR 2 - UNDERFILL

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in Carson City seeks an Auditor 2, underfilling an Auditor 3, to serve as the internal auditor for the DMV. You will independently plan, organize, and conduct examinations of accounts and records to ensure compliance with governing laws, rules, and contracts, following governmental auditing standards.

The role requires documenting findings, developing recommendations to improve controls, and presenting results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of professional level auditing or accounting experience; OR graduation from high school and three years of professional experience; OR one year as Auditor I in Nevada State service; OR equivalent combination.

Responsibilities

• Research past audit history of individuals, organizations or agencies and develop/audit steps per approved audit program.
• Review financial and/or tax accounts and records, examine documentation and interview personnel to determine compliance with governing laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, agreements and contracts; investigate past activities.
• Conduct audits in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and standards for internal auditing.
• Document findings and prepare work papers and reports summarizing audit findings and recommendations; improve and modify controls to standardize systems and strengthen integrity.
• Conduct entrance and exit interviews to discuss scope and findings; verify facts and answer questions.
• Monitor progress of implementation and ongoing adherence to procedures established from audit findings.
• Conduct special investigations in areas at risk; investigate fraudulent activity by employees, contractors or vendors as necessary.
• Prepare reports, conduct research, develop case files, maintain evidence; preserve evidence for potential litigation.
• May represent evidence before state bodies or testify in court; may serve legal documents to enforce assessments.
• Perform related duties; assist in training less experienced auditors; this is journey level in the series.
• Work is planned through an annual audit plan and reviewed for technical accuracy against audit standards.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Audit techniques

Fact-finding interviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

High school diploma + 3 years professional experience

Auditor I Nevada State service experience

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

The Director's Office of the Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking an Auditor 2, underfilling an Auditor 3, in Carson City. The incumbent functions as the internal auditor for DMV. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to independently plan, organize, and conduct examinations of accounts, records, and other supporting documentation to ensure compliance with a specific set of governing laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, agreements, and contracts in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. The incumbent must document and summarize audit findings and make recommendations to improve control processes and/or to standardize systems and/or practices. Under the authority of NRS 239B.010.1(b), the DMV utilizes NRS 205.4605-205.810, NRS 293.504, NRS 293.5045, 6 CFR 37.45, 49 CFR 1572.103, and 49 CFR 384.228 as criteria to obtain an FBI fingerprint clearance check on current and prospective employees. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The DMV is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of professional level auditing or accounting experience involving analyzing financial information and making recommendations based upon that analysis; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of professional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an Auditor I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

• Research the past audit history of individuals, organizations or agencies and develop and/or perform audit steps as defined in an approved audit program.
• Review financial and/or tax accounts and records, examine narrative and flowchart documentation and interview personnel involved to determine compliance with a specific set of governing laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, agreements and contracts; investigate past activities and practices of the individual or organization by examining business records which may have to be obtained from a variety of sources.
• Conduct audits in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, generally accepted auditing standard, and/or standards for the professional practice of internal auditing as adopted by the work unit.
• Document all findings and prepare work papers and reports that summarize audit findings and recommendations regarding adequacy of controls, operational procedures and/or determination of financial adjustments/deficiencies; improve and modify controls and procedures in order to standardize systems and/or practices, to strengthen the integrity of the system and to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and policies.
• Conduct entrance and exit interviews with individuals, organization representatives or agency division heads to explain the purpose and scope of the audit, to discuss findings, verify facts and answer questions regarding the audit.
• Monitor the progress of implementation and the ongoing adherence to procedures and policies established as a result of audit findings.
• Conduct special investigations and specific audits in areas determined to be “at risk” by the supervisor; investigate suspected instances of fraudulent activity conducted by either employees, contractors and/or vendors as necessary.
• Prepare reports, conduct research, and develop case files for maintaining evidence in each case; develop final departmental administrative determinations; preserve evidence for future litigation.
• May represent evidence before state governing bodies and/or provide testimony in a court of law in defense of the departmental administrative determinations.
• Effect the collection of delinquent contributions including recommending possible legal action against delinquent entities; prepare and serve legal documents on tax assessments to organizations and individuals; may serve legal documents to execute on judgment liens and may instruct law enforcement to seize assets.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of duties described in the series concept and perform audits of both a routine and complex nature.
• Work is assigned through adherence to an approved annual audit plan coordinated with agency goals and objectives and is reviewed and evaluated for technical accuracy to existing audit standards.
• Incumbents assist in training less experienced or lower level auditors.
• This is the journey level in the series.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:

generally accepted accounting principles and audit techniques and procedures; investigative procedures used to establish facts; report writing to delineate audit techniques utilized, facts discovered, and conclusions reached.

General knowledge of:

federal and State rules, regulations, guidelines and statutes governing particular tax or program of responsibility in order to effectively determine an organization’s compliance.

Skill in:

reading technical documents such as leases, rental agreements, purchase agreements, bids and financial statements; analyzing financial systems and making corrective recommendations.