Financial Services Senior Auditor

Overview

For more than 50 years, the LLA has helped the state of Louisiana foster accountability and transparency within Louisiana’s government by providing the Legislature and others with audit services, fiscal advice, and other useful information.

Sr. Auditor  1 has a minimum annual salary of $76,000.

Sr. Auditor  2 has a minimum annual salary of $83,000.

The LLA is seeking individuals in our Financial Audit Section. This individual should have a working knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing standards. In addition, a Financial Auditor should possess effective verbal and written communication skills and work effectively with the audit supervisor, auditee and team members.

As part of our career progression framework, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Staff or Senior Auditor depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.

Responsibilities

Examples listed below include brief samples of common duties associated with financial audits. Please note that not all tasks are included.

Communication (written and verbal)

Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, co-workers, and auditee personnel.

Demonstrates the ability to follow instructions and accept constructive feedback from supervisors.

Exhibits self-confidence in interviews with clients.

Shows persistence in obtaining sensitive information.

Effectively conducts formal meetings with LLA management and with clients.

For in charge assignments, consistently updates Audit Manager on the status of the audit(s), including budget hours and/or staffing issues.

Job Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrates appropriate attention to detail.

Prepares well-organized, logical, and clear audit documentation that can be easily followed by supervisors and other members of the audit team.

Analyzes time budgets and makes recommendations for changes to the supervisor, as applicable, to include potential elimination of unnecessary procedures or more efficient methods of testing.

Organizes work flow to ensure meeting established time budgets and required deadlines, including the timely submission of completed audit documentation for supervisor review.

Obtains relevant audit evidence and makes an evaluation of that evidence to reach logical conclusions.

Works independently, making appropriate decisions on audit issues.

Obtains and documents an understanding of internal controls and procedures.

Identifies, assesses, and documents risks – demonstrates the ability to identify risks of material misstatement and risks of material noncompliance and/or indications of errors and irregularities or fraud and illegal acts during the conduct of the audit.

Links identified risks of material misstatement and risks of material noncompliance to established key controls and design further audit procedures.

Completes and documents sample selection process for attribute tests.

Performs and documents analytical review of account balances.

Adapts audit procedures in response to new information gathered during the audit.

Distinguishes between essential and non-essential audit documentation from the previous year’s engagement.

Identifies areas of potential risk during engagements and makes recommendations for possible additional procedures and/or special projects.

Identifies the potential for more efficient audit procedures, and with supervisory approval, applies the procedures.

Maintains knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing standards, commensurate with experience.

Maintains knowledge and understanding of the audit process commensurate with experience.

Maintains knowledge of agency-specific procedures.

Uses audit computer hardware and software proficiently.

Performs research related to assignments and uses research assist tools, such as Checkpoint, proficiently.

Prepares and/or reviews planning documentation to ensure adherence to standards, including linkage of risk assessments to further audit procedures.

Ensures that reports are ready for final Audit Manager review

Project Management and Administration

Plans the audit to maximize efficiency.

Delegates tasks to maximize team efficiency.

Establishes reasonable deadlines and budgets and actively works with the team to ensure they are met.

Properly handles supervisory administrative tasks, such as approving timesheets, leave requests, and professional development plans.

Supervision

Maintains a positive supervisory relationship with staff.

Supervises and assists staff with assignments and provides constructive feedback to staff.

Reviews audit documentation proficiently and evidences that review through the use of review notes or other documentation.

Assists the auditor-in-charge with supervising staff auditors in efforts to ensure that time budgets are not exceeded and established deadlines are met.

Prepares evaluations and discusses job performance with supervised employees.

Qualifications

• Possess certification as a Certified Public Accountant, plus one year of relevant work experience, OR
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with sufficient hours to take the Certified Public Accountant examination in Louisiana, plus one year of professional level experience in auditing at a level equivalent to a Financial Staff Auditor II, and is actively pursuing primary certification (Certified Public Accountant).

NOTE:  Preference will be shown for those applicants that have attained their CPA or are making significant progress toward attaining their CPA, as evidenced by successful completion of two or more parts of the CPA exam.

Please visit our career site at www.llajobs.com or apply directly for this position by creating a profile and uploading the following information to https://careers-llajobs.icims.com/jobs/intro:

• Resume
• Cover letter 
• Official or Unofficial College transcripts