Auditor-Controller I: Internal Audit Trainee

SAN-Joaquin-Count; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

San Joaquin County's Auditor-Controller's Office is seeking a Deputy Auditor-Controller I to perform routine professional accounting and auditing tasks and support internal controls. The role requires graduation in accounting and may require a California driver's license.

This recruitment provides an eligible list for future vacancies and emphasizes online applications. Pre-employment drug screening and background checks apply; a salary range is provided, with periodic increases.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with specialization in accounting.
• License: ability to obtain a valid California Driver's License if required by assignment.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine professional accounting and/or auditing work in accordance with prescribed standards and systems, performing the tasks necessary to meet all deadlines and information requirements of the department.
• Learns to perform internal audits of other County departments or related governmental agencies; participates in audits as assigned; learns to define scope and goals of proposed audit; learns to design audit plans; learns to research specific statutes and regulations pertaining to the department being audited; learns to perform detailed analyses of departmental financial operations utilizing standard auditing procedures; learns to identify problems and recommend solutions to appropriate staff and department personnel; may assist in the preparation of audit recommendations and reports.
• Analyzes and/or maintains routine accounts and related ledgers; helps prepare and provide figures and periodic accounting and fiscal reports to federal, state, and local agencies, private auditing firms, other County departments, or as required by governing agencies.
• Analyzes and/or maintains routine records of financial transactions of County funds, proprietary funds, school district funds, special district funds, and active trust and agency funds; ensures that all money received in the County Treasury is credited to the proper fund; details the source of revenue in accordance with predetermined revenue estimates.
• May review financial documents such as vouchers, requisitions, purchase orders, vendor invoices, contracts, and other fiscal documents for accuracy and completeness of information and to ensure that proper cost centers are charged, that expenditures are recorded in the proper classifications, and that purchases and other transactions by the department are proper and in accordance with their approved budget.

Education

Accounting degree

Job description

San Joaquin County's Auditor-Controller's Office is seeking a Deputy Auditor-Controller I to perform routine professional accounting and auditing tasks and support internal controls. The role requires graduation in accounting and may require a California driver's license.

This recruitment provides an eligible list for future vacancies and emphasizes online applications. Pre-employment drug screening and background checks apply; a salary range is provided, with periodic increases.