AUDITOR 3 - INTERNAL AUDIT - DAVIDSON

Executive Service

AUDITOR 3 - INTERNAL AUDIT - DAVIDSONDepartment of Children's ServicesInternal Audit DivisionNashville, TNSalary: $4,562.00 - $5,694.00 per monthClosing Date: 12/08/2025

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Job Overview:

This is the first supervisory class in the Auditor sub-series. Under general supervision, employees in the class lead or supervise a small team of professional auditors in performing financial, compliance, operational and/or program audits. Assignment to a specialty without supervisory responsibilities is provided for in rare cases such as in acting as special auditor on uniquely difficult and problem audits or serving as the only auditor in a small department.

Distinguishing Features: This class differs from that of Auditor 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is not responsible for supervision of professional staff. This class differs from that of Auditor 4 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for work of greater supervisory responsibility in supervising the work of several teams of auditors in the largest of auditing operations or acting as assistant director of audit in a smaller central departmental auditing operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads assigned subordinates in conducting financial, compliance, or operational audits of State departments, agencies, institutions or schools or private agencies receiving state or federal funds.
• Examines policies and procedures and records to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Examines documentation including but not limited to, financial statements, bank statements, balance sheets, purchase invoices and payroll records to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Reviews departmental risk assessment documentation to ensure compliance with the Financial Integrity Act.
• Analyzes internal controls processes and documentation to determine adequacy of controls.
• Conducts research on federal, state, and department policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Prepares draft audit narrative reports from work paper summaries under general supervision, to document audit results, clearly communicate results, and make recommendations for corrective actions.
• Prepares and reviews work papers and supporting documentation from a review of records and other auditing resources identify legal, financial, compliance, and/or administrative problems or discrepancies under general supervision.
• Determines sampling population, methodology, and attributes to be tested based on assigned audit program.
• Conducts performance evaluations of assigned subordinates. Interprets departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Documents work performed in the course of the audit according to departmental standards, policies, and procedures for review.
• Documents communications with auditees related to the audit. Prioritizes daily task list to ensure timely responses.
• Attends department specific in-service training as required to enhance personal development and attends professional development and continuing education courses as required.
• Operates assigned state vehicles to facilitate travel to audit assignments. Operates basic office equipment including but not limited to computers, copiers, and scanners.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting or a Public Accountant in good standing and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional auditing work.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional auditing work.

OR

A Certified Public Accountant with the State of Tennessee and experience equivalent to two years of full-time increasingly responsible professional auditing work. Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in business administration with a major in accounting may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

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