Audit Director 1

Audit Director 1

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Audit Director 1

Salary

$5,477.00 – $10,740.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

24-68 AD1 BR SM

Department

Department of Environmental Quality

Division

OSEC / AUDIT SERVICES SECTION

Opening Date

09/16/2024

Closing Date

9/30/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

24-68 AD1 BR SM

Audit Director 1

OSEC / Audit Services

This position is in the Audit Services Section within the Office of the Secretary. The position is domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish.

The General Option will be used to fill this position.

This position may be filled as either a probational appointment, job appointment (a temporary appointment not to exceed four years), or a promotion of permanent classified employees. If the position is filled as a job appointment, it could be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application if possible (PDF format preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application listing complete work experience and education.

You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this announcement.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Sarah McFarland

Human Resources

LA Department of Environmental Quality

P.O. Box 4303Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-219-3856

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

FISCAL OPTION:

A baccalaureate degree with nine semester hours in accounting and an additional fifteen semester hours in any one or combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems plus five years of professional level experience in accounting, financial auditing, operational auditing, or compliance auditing.

GENERAL OPTION:

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems plus five years of professional-level experience in accounting, financial auditing, operational auditing, or compliance auditing.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours of the required coursework plus one year of the required experience.

A baccalaureate degree plus a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation will substitute for the twenty-four semester hours of required coursework.

A masters degree with a major in accounting, auditing, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, public administration or information systems and decision science will substitute for the twenty-four semester hours of required coursework plus one year of the required experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To direct an audit division to ensure the proper accountability of public funds.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Administrator.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Typically from a higher level executive.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Broad over professional auditing staff.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Audit Manager by the presence of administering all activities of an audit division.

Differs from other Audit Directors by the scope and complexity of programs managed along with the size and composition of subordinate staff.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Develops and enforces audit standards, policies, and procedures for agency.

Serves as chief auditor of agency.

Interprets laws, rules, and regulations which will impact audit programs at agency and ensure agency compliance with all mandated changes.

Meets with audit division staff members and representatives of agency program involved and the audited entity to informally discuss problems with audits and to attempt to resolve discrepancies which otherwise would lead to punitive action being taken up to and including disbarment from the program or to prosecution.

Advises higher-level agency administrators or the Board of Trustees of management problems uncovered by financial, operational, and compliance type audits within the program and makes recommendations for solutions.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Years Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veterans Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Do you have twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems?

Yes

No

02

If you answered yes to the previous question, you are required to type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered no, type N/A. Example: ACCT 2001 – Introductory Financial Accounting – 3 hrs – LSU NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete. Responses such as “see transcript” or “I have a Bachelors in Accounting” are NOT acceptable.

Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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