EDP Auditor, Sr. jobs in Fort Worth, TX

Pay Range: $68,905 - $76,932 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

The City of Fort Worth is recruiting a full-time, non-remote, 40 hr. per-week-in-office Sr. Auditor position, to perform a variety of audits and activities within the Department of Internal Audit, including reviewing, analyzing, and auditing operations in various city departments.  The Senior Auditor will be responsible for interviewing all levels of personnel; identifying critical procedures or processes; performing comparative studies; evaluating effectiveness of procedures in attaining objectives; developing recommendations for areas of weakness; preparing written findings and summaries of audit results; presenting draft audit reports to appropriate management staff; and recommending areas for future audits.

The selected candidate will receive direction from the City Auditor or other management or supervisory staff.  Perform routine to moderately complex auditing work. Conduct performance, financial, and compliance audits based upon a City-wide risk assessment and conformance with Government Auditing Standards.

The Sr. Auditor job responsibilities include:

• Knowledge of professional standards, such as generally accepted accounting principles, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), also known as the Yellow Book;
• Conducting operational, performance, compliance, and financial audits;
• Compiling and preparing work papers containing relevant evidentiary material used to support all findings, conclusions, and recommendations;
• Conducting fieldwork to accomplish objectives;
• Applying principles of logical thinking to define problems, research topics, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions;
• Drafting audit reports;
• Making appropriate recommendations and following-up in a timely manner on previous recommendations to determine if satisfactory actions have been taken;
• Participating in entrance, progress, and exit conferences related to assigned projects, which frequently include attendance by the City Auditor, Assistant City Managers, and department directors and their assistants; and,
• Performing analytics and data mining, as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelors’ Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Accounting, Financial Analysis, Auditing or a related field.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible auditing, accounting, finance, or business administration experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in reviewing, analyzing, and auditing administrative and financial operations of a government entity. Thorough knowledge of government auditing standards and auditing procedures.
• Possession or ability to obtain related certifications, i.e. CIA, CISA, CFE, CGAP, CGFM or CPA.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access computer software.
• Proficiency in conducting independent research using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Experience in using data analytics software and policy analysis methodologies.
• Capable of using electronic audit work paper system.

Working Conditions

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.  Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position:  Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.