Auditor

POSITION TITLE Auditor

WORKING TITLE Internal Auditor and Accounting Assistant

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT Finance Department

LOCATION Pender County Schools Board of Education Office

PAY GRADE PG 69 FLSA STATUS Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO Finance Officer

WORK WEEK SCHEDULE Monday - Friday

WORK HOURS 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MONTHS/YR 12

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to communicate well with school personnel and other school system staff
• Demonstrate functional knowledge of computers
• Comply with confidentiality requirements and ethical guidelines for local, federal and state laws, policies and statutes
• Ability to coordinate, plan, and meet deadlines, accomplish specific tasks and meet specific standards
• Ability to work under pressure, to meet deadlines and to work independently.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in accounting, finance or business preferred
• Associate degree with concentration in accounting, finance or business required
• Two or more years of work experience involving finance operation in a business or school system

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow all rules, policies and procedures of Pender County Schools, along with state and federal regulations
• The Internal Auditor has the authority to initiate and review any individual school financial functions or activity under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer. All reports should be submitted to the CFO
• Develop, implement, and administer a broad and comprehensive internal auditing program to ensure that the fiscal management of the individual schools is effective and efficient
• Ensure that adequate controls exist and are being applied
• Ensure that applicable laws, regulations, and policies are being adhered to consistently with the individual schools
• Work with Child Nutrition Department for the smooth transfer of data from Meals Plus to General Ledger
• Monthly review of school financial reports, phone support for School Treasurers regarding school accounting systems and provide assistance in training School Treasurers
• Input vendors for School Treasurers
• Provide support with vendor file maintenance for ISIS software
• Research budget and General Ledger issues as needed with emphasis on Child Nutrition
• Assist CFO and Assistant Finance Officer in monitoring budgets, expenses and allotments
• Reconciles various financial reports with emphasis on Child Nutrition
• Acts as backup to Assistant Finance Officer, and any other finance office personnel as needed
• Other duties as assigned by the CFO

WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Possess a high level of stress tolerance
• Possess strong planning organization skills
• Possess a tolerance for ambiguity
• Able to establish and maintain effective work relationships
• Possess strong public relations skills
• Able to read and interpret documents, operation and procedural manuals
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Possess operational knowledge of basic microcomputer word-processing, database, and spreadsheets application program
• Must possess basic computer literacy skills
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Possess operational knowledge of common office equipment (reproduction, fax, calculator, etc.)
• Able to work in a high stress environment
• Able to use correct grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and business English
• Able to type with speed and accuracy
• Able to understand and follow directions accurately
• Ability to stand 50% of the time without fatigue or discomfort
• Ability to sit 50% of the time without fatigue or discomfort
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to carry up to 15 pounds
• Ability to push up to 50 pounds
• Ability to pull up to 50 pounds
• Ability to hear, see, and speak
• Possess appropriate stress management techniques
• Ability to work in air conditioned buildings

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to work in office and public school environments and come into direct contact with staff and students
• Travel is required to schools and Central Services offices

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.

VERSIONDATE(S) 1/12/2015