Staff Management Auditor Specialist

The Office of the State Controller (SCO) is the destination employer within the State of California. As California’s chief fiscal officer, the Controller’s Office ensures accountability and transparency of California’s financial practices while promoting fairness and opportunity for all. 

The Division of Audits (AUD) at the California State Controller’s Office is dedicated to promoting transparency, accountability, and integrity in the use of public funds. This division conducts financial and compliance audits of state and local government agencies, ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent appropriately and effectively. As part of this team, you’ll play a key role in identifying areas for improvement, detecting fraud, and helping government programs operate more efficiently. 

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Associate Management Auditor 

Under general direction provided by the Audit Manager (Senior Management Auditor), you will perform at the advanced journey level in leading, working with a group of audit teams, or performing complex, difficult, and sensitive engagements (audits, attestations, and/or reviews) in an independent and proficient manner.

A Staff Management Auditor (Specialist) may be assisted by Associate Management Auditors and/or Staff Services Management Auditors in the performance of engagements in a single agency or a small group of related agencies. You may also be assigned to other projects within the division that require an advanced journey level auditor skill set.

Duties performed:

• Perform audits in an independent and proficient manner in order to fulfill contractual agreements; and statutory and constitutional responsibilities, using software such as Microsoft Office and TeamMate.
• Ensure that the audit work is properly supported and sufficient to support audit findings, and that it meets the requirements of SCO’s Engagement Manual and professional auditing standards.
• Evaluate auditee’s system of internal control significant to the audit objectives, and make recommendations, where appropriate, as required by the audit scope in accordance with the SCO’s Engagement Manual and professional auditing standards.
• Conduct research of complex audit issues utilizing various resources such as state and federal law, state administrative procedures, codes, legislation, etc.
• Recommend changes or updates to audit programs or procedures to the auditor-in-charge or Senior Management Auditor.
• Inform the Senior Management Auditor of the audit progress, audit problems, new audit areas, and other factors affecting audit operation and timeliness of reports.
• Provide the field audit supervisor with information for evaluating staff performance.
• Coordinate and assign audit tasks to each team member, train and assist auditors in developing audit findings and recommendations, conduct meetings and discuss audit issues and findings.
  
  

Requirements to be eligible to apply:

Take the required examination here: Staff Management Auditor (Specialist) Examination

Make sure you meet the Minimum Qualifications  (Applicants must possess the equivalent to graduation from college, with a minimum of 6 units of accounting coursework completed AND Two years of increasingly responsible auditing and/or accounting experience or management consultant experience which shall have involved preparation of reports and presentations of audit findings, at least one year must have included duties at a level equivalent to that of an Associate Management Auditor in State service.)

How to apply:

To apply for this position, you must do so through CalCareers, the official designation for all of State of California jobs. 

Need help? Email our SCO Recruitment team to learn more and get insight on navigating the state application process! SCORecruiter@sco.ca.gov