ENTRY LEVEL AUDITOR

Job Summary:

Performs assigned audit tasks with limited supervision and leads limited scope (less complex) audits or reviews with supervision of a Lead Senior or Audit Manager. Reviews audits performance objectives, information systems, and evaluates impact of a variety of economic, financial, and managerial programs in conformance with NEXCOM and MWR policies and procedures, under the application of professional auditing standards, specifically, Government Auditing Standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Oversees, coordinates, and participates in performance auditing on assigned projects; reviews information systems; implements Internal Audit Department policies, and establishes procedures covering the scope of audits; estimates resource needs; schedules and assigns work to meet completion dates.

- Interprets policy and procedure and applies professional accounting and auditing principles and standards to test and evaluate complex financial records and operational systems.

- Identifies and analyzes causes of uneconomic and inefficient practices; assesses alternatives which might yield desired results.

- Develops recommendations for bringing programs and operations into compliance with goals and objectives, and writes reports documenting findings.

- Effectively communicate audit status and findings to Auditee, Audit Manager and Director

- Performs research to locate and summarize laws and ordinances or review legal summaries to determine if the program being evaluated is in compliance.

- Prepares work papers, schedules, and summaries, narratives, flowcharts, planning memorandums, audit programs, and reports.

- Performs audit follow-up.

- Provides guidance to staff assigned to the project responsible for coordinating.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

The incumbent of this position must file a Financial Disclosure Report (OGE) Form 450 as required.

A total of 5 years of experience, consisting of the following:

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Three years of experience in accounting or auditing or successful experience in positions with a variety of highly responsible accounting functions, supplemented with 24 semester hours of accounting courses of appropriate type and quality.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: a four-year bachelor's degree with an accounting major or bachelor's degree supplemented with at least 24 hours in accounting, or possession of a certificate as a certified public accountant or certified internal auditor obtained through written examination.

AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Two years of progressively responsible experience which provided a knowledge of the principles, theories, techniques and methods of accounting and/or auditing; the ability to conduct operational audits; the ability to report on results of review; or similar work which demonstrated the knowledge and abilities to perform the work of the position.