INTERNAL AUDITOR PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

This is a position specific recruitment for the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services (DPSCS). The resulting eligible list will be used to fill current and future recruitments for  the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services (DPSCS) Central Region. Applicants certified to this list will remain eligible for one year.

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6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215

The Office of the Inspector General provides a full range of independent and objective audits, inspections, management analyses, and investigations that may include elements of finance and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program results. These assessments help to safeguard and efficiently manage the Department's revenues, operations, and business functions by preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse and the mismanagement of fiscal, material and personnel resources. Reporting to the Deputy Inspector General, this position performs as the Internal Audits Supervisor with responsibility to conduct Department and agency audits or reviews of legislative audit exceptions, fiscal accounting, financial reporting, internal control systems; risk management; capital construction; facilities maintenance; payments, reimbursements and collections required by statute or contract; procurement contracts for goods and services; federal and State grant awards; data quality and security of departmental information systems and other Electronic Data Processing (EDP) systems; Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance audits at the Department's facilities to confirm compliance with federal PREA law; economy and efficiency of budgeted programs and activities; property, human resources, equipment and sensitive inventory; and compliance with Executive Orders, legislation, regulations, court orders, consent decrees, contracts, grants, and administrative policy and procedure. This position performs and supervises work at an advanced level of proficiency, including the full range of financial and operational internal audits/inspection that include finance and compliance, management analysis, economy and efficiency, EDP, program or operational results and administrative investigations, in accordance with an approved annual audit work plan. These specific and unique duties are frequently of a confidential and sensitive nature. This position oversees the date to day operation of the OIG follow up audits of the Office of Legislative Audis, and other complex internal audits, inspections, reviews and studies, as well as monitoring departmental corrective action of the Legislative Audits, with the responsibility of planning and directing all internal audits and, as necessary, external audits In addition, oversees the day to day operations of special investigations and projects directed by the Secretary and/or Deputy Secretary, or approved requests by other agencies. Also supervises a staff of internal auditors. Further, provides technical advice and guidance to departmental executive level management and operating officials and works closely with other Maryland Department officials. In addition, the incumbent is a key team member with Departmental management and the Maryland Department of Budget Management (DBM) Audit Compliance Unit (ACU) auditors regarding agencies with 5 or more repeat audit exceptions, which are required to be monitored by and reporting to the DBM and to the Joint Audit Committee (JAC). Determines Departmental progress toward compliance with Legislative Auditor recommendations, and verifies reports submitted to the DBM and the JAC. The incumbent also conducts administrative investigations related to any substantial and specific danger to health, life and safety, as well as fraud, collusion, corruption, abuse of authority, misappropriation of Department assets, and other alleged activity or conduct resulting in the loss, waste or abuse of personnel and operating resources. In addition, this position reviews and provides input for the Departmental financial operations procedures for compliance to State and Department operations manuals.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

·         Plans and executes audits, inspections, and investigations (often of a complex and confidential nature) to evaluate Department and agency fiscal activities and internal control measures for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, Legislative Auditor recommendations, State and Department Operations Manuals, (e.g. Comptroller of Maryland, Maryland Department of General Services (DGS), DBM Management, Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) etc.) and professionally recognized accounting, auditing, finance and budget administration standards and to prevent, detect and investigate fraud, waste abuse and mismanagement of fiscal, material, and personnel resources. Conducts follow-up audits of legislative audit exceptions, and advises agencies regarding progress in compliance with Legislative Auditor recommendations and their corresponding corrective action plans. Also, conducts PREA compliance audits at the Department's facilities to confirm compliance with federal PREA law.

·         May be required to conduct annual external audits involving political subdivisions.

·         Formulates, implements, and evaluates audit/inspection/investigation procedures and methods. Develops new audit/inspection/investigation techniques and/or procedures as necessary. Designs, implements and evaluates overall and specific auditing programs based on a determination of risks, and a consideration of management needs and automation utility. Reviews and evaluates departmental financial operating procedures for compliance with State or Department operation manuals. May analyze and evaluate Title 9 or other audit results, to identify recurring major findings and trends in weaknesses or deficiencies, make recommendations to improve economy and efficiency and for appropriate corrective action.

·         Works as a key team member with Departmental management and DBM ACU auditors regarding agencies with 5 or more repeat exceptions that are required to be monitored by and reporting to the DBM and to the JAC. Monitors Departmental progress and determines compliances with Legislative Auditor recommendations, advises these agencies, and verifies reports submitted to the DBM and the JAC.

·         Interprets laws, rules and regulations and determines adherence to them.

·         Reviews al audit reports (including sign-off on working papers and supporting documentation) prior to submission, as a quality control measure to determine validity, reliability, adequacy of documentation and adherence to U.S. General Accounting Offices Government Auditing Standards, Annotated Code of Maryland, COMAR, and established DPSCS/OIG policy, procedure and standards. Exercise initiative, imagination and sound judgement in making decisions conforming to laws, rules, regulations and policies.

·         Performs general and specific management and supervisory responsibilities.

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with 30 credit hours in accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in auditing.

 Experience: Five years of experience conducting financial and operational internal audits that include elements for finance and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program results.

 Notes:

 1. Applicants who have met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination prior to July 1, 1974 will be considered to have met the educational requirement referenced above.

 2. Possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor or a master’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

 3. Applicants may substitute one year of professional accounting experience for one year of auditing experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Internal Review classifications or Auditing specialty codes in the Financial or Auditing fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

The following qualification is preferred, not required:

Two years of experience participating in legislative audit follow-up reviews within the state agency environment.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties may be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience as presented on your application and as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

 

Please make sure that you provide complete and accurate information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after the above closing date.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

 

To submit your qualifying documents; the preferred method is to upload them using the "other" tab on the online application. However, if you’re unable to upload your documents, please fax requested information only to 410-585-0570 (providing a cover sheet with your contact information, recruitment name, recruitment number and the number of pages faxed). We will not consider information submitted after the closing date of this announcement.

Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the online or paper application.

Online applications are STRONGLY recommended; if you do not have internet access, please mail your application by the closing date to:

HRSD-Recruitment & Examination

ATTN: K. Metzger

6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 309

Baltimore, MD 21215

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

For more information, please call 410-585-3060.

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As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.