AUDITOR - 67013322

Requisition No: 837592 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: AUDITOR - 67013322

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67013322 

Salary:  $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/12/2024 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Senior Management Analyst II - Career Service

WORKING TITLE:  Auditor

POSITION NUMBER:  67013322

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office located in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Annually                       $2,307.69 - $2,500.00 Bi-weekly

The Work You Will Do 

• Perform independent internal audits in accordance with the auditing standards as outlined in section 20.055, Florida Statutes. The types of audits are contract, compliance, performance, financial, and information technology (see below for Information Technology auditing duties and responsibilities). Additionally, perform management reviews. Develop assignment scopes, methodologies, and audit programs. Perform audit fieldwork as described in the audit program. This will normally require the application of a wide range of audit techniques such as sampling, testing, reconciling, interviewing, observing, and confirming, among others. Prepare audit documentation to document work performed. Analyze supporting audit documentation, interview responsible management, drawing logical conclusions, and developing appropriate findings and recommendations. Prepare thorough, complete and accurate documentation of work performed, oral and written briefings, and draft and final reports.
• Perform complex Information Technology (IT) system-related internal audits of various APD departments, programs, and IT systems. This activity involves access to confidential information while carrying out job duties and all internal audits should be conducted in accordance with appropriate standards and policies, where applicable. Participate in enterprise training and meetings related to cyber audits.
• Conduct follow-up reports to identify the progress made in implementing corrective actions in response to reported audit findings and recommendations. These reports will be compiled and submitted for supervisory review and communication to the Agency's Director, Chief Inspector General, and Auditor General.
• Assist in the development of the Office of Inspector General’s risk assessment, analyze data, and participate in the development of the annual and long-term work plan. Assist with preparing the annual report.
• Assist the Director of Audit as liaison with external auditors, provide advice to Agency personnel on the appropriate response to external audit findings, coordinate entrance and exit conferences and audit responses, and track all corrective actions related to external and internal audit findings.
• Provide backup assistance to the Investigations Section in conducting APD employee reference checks on OIG files and answering the OIG complaint hotline. Additionally, may assist the Investigations Section or the Inspector General in the performance of investigations or special assignments.
• Maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills through participation in staff meetings, staff development activities, continuing education training opportunities, professional networking, and review of office literature, reference materials and current periodicals. Specifically, obtaining at least forty hours of continuing professional education every two years directly enhances the incumbent's professional proficiency.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 2 years of related full-time audit experience with local, state, or federal units of government. Professional experience may be substituted for a degree on a year-to-year basis, thus requiring 6 years of professional audit experience.
• Applicants must have good writing skills, verbal communication, listening skills, logical and critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Experience with the following applications is required: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe.
• Preference will be given to applicants who have specialty skills in data analysis and data analytics software, performance review, process analysis and evaluation, possess professional accounting/audit related licenses or certifications, and can provide examples of published audit reports with findings and recommendation.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, United States Government Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards, Institute of Internal Auditors' Professional Practices Framework, The Association of Inspectors' General Principles and Standards for Offices of Inspector General, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s Standards, Guidelines and Procedures.
• Information technology and operational auditing best practices, skills, and techniques.

Ability to:

• Understand, interpret and appropriately apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures including in regard to sensitive and confidential information.
• Confirm whether an entity is following the terms of an agreement, or the rules and regulations applicable to an activity or practice prescribed by an external agency or authority.
• Analyze problems using sound reasoning to identify alternative solutions and distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information.
• Plan, organize and coordinate work assignments based upon objectives, identify problems and opportunities, monitor progress, and accomplish goals.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to express facts and ideas in a succinct and organized manner and make clear and convincing oral presentations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others by listening and facilitating an open exchange of ideas.
• Apply technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of work assignments.
• Manage priorities and meet established deadlines.
• accept and integrate changes in the work environment.
• Travel with or without accommodations.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Review the work of others for compliance with office and professional standards and communicate constructively when providing feedback.
• Effectively use word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphic presentation software and data query computer language.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.