What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Internal Auditor position at Charlotte County, Clerk of the Circuit Court?
SUMMARY
In support of the Charlotte County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller mission of preserving the public trust, core values including dedication to principled practice, and vision, this position is responsible for assisting Internal Auditors in performing technical work which involves evaluating the financial and operational performance of any and all BOCC and Clerk functions and systems. This work involves assisting in the conduct of financial, compliance, and operational audits of agencies, departments, programs, and/or activities. Assists in providing technical support and assistance to the Internal Audit Division. Reports findings and makes recommendations for correction of unsatisfactory conditions, improvements in operations, and reduction in costs. Work is performed under the direct supervision of the Director of Internal Audit.This specific position will assist in planning and performing guardianship audits to enhance the Probate Court’s oversight process in accordance with responsibilities identified in chapter 744 of the Florida Statutes.
This is an in-office position and is not eligible for remote work.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluates or assists in evaluating guardianship files and records in accordance with all applicable Statutes, Rules of Court, Administrative Orders and other judicial directives.
- Review comprehensive financial accountings in guardianship cases, verifying accuracy and consistency. Ensure all expenditure entries are relevant to the ward’s situation and reasonable. Must be observant to risks of fraud, errors and non-compliance in guardianship records. Notify Director of complex issues requiring administrative action.
- Position requires regular contact with the guardians, attorneys, and the courts to ask and answer questions relative to reports, or to request and review records and documents that reasonably impact guardian assets.
- Review Ordinances and Resolutions approved by the Board of County Commissioners to ensure proper implementation of their requirements.
- Perform regular inventories of assets and related internal controls, while observant to risks of fraud, errors, and internal control weaknesses.
- Assists in the performance of financial, compliance and operational (performance) audits of departments, activities, and programs by performing the following duties:
- Performs detailed evaluations of various business functions and systems of internal control and evaluation of management related programs as assigned.
- Identifies area and process improvements and proposes recommendations.
- Assists in the development of audit programs to determine the scope of the audit and procedures related to problems and processes currently in place and those emerging programs and processes to be performed to accomplish the audit objectives including but not limited to security, efficiency, and effectiveness audits of business systems and procedures in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards (GAGAS).
- Prepares or assists in the preparation of appropriate audit reports to document audit work performed, as well as written reports of tentative findings and recommendations for improvement.
- Conducts audit interview with departmental personnel to obtain audit information and reports managements’ responses to audit findings.
- Evaluates or assists in evaluating the financial and operational performance of business systems/ processes on County/Clerk functions as it relates to internal controls and business related processes and personnel.
- Performs or assists in the performance of pre-implementation and post-implementation reviews of new and existing business systems, using manual and automated techniques.
- Other duties may be assigned.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Ability to plan and organize workload to achieve stated objectives in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow auditors and other employees.
- Ability to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Ability to retrieve data from Information Systems.
- Proficient with word processing and spreadsheet software.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
LANGUAGE SKILLS
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
REASONING ABILITY
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
