Auditor JO#6768 (Auditor)

Job Description and Duties RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs work on assigned audit engagements of superior courts and other judicial branch entities. • Conducts audit or non-audit consultative work, as part of a team, of all sizes, complexities, or sensitivities relating to the operations, financial, and compliance activities of the judicial branch. • Participates in entrance and exit conferences. • Participates in planning the scope and approach of the audit or non-audit consultative review for assigned areas, organizes assigned work, and prepares work plan for review and approval by Senior Auditor and/or Audit Supervisor. • Communicates unusual and technically challenging findings to Audit Services management identified during the course of the audit or non-audit consultative review, including technical, controversial, or sensitive results. • Gathers information to determine the extent to which the auditee is complying with applicable policies and procedures, statutes, rules of court, and the terms and provisions of contracts and agreements. • Gathers all types of information to determine the extent to which the branch is complying with policies and procedures, statutes, rules of court, and the terms and provisions of contracts and/or grant agreements. • Prepares working papers to document the audit work performed and conclusions reached. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field, and three (3) years of professional experience in auditing, government public policy, or court finance or accounting. An additional four (4) years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. OR Master’s degree in a directly related field, such as accountancy, public policy, or business. OR Two (2) years as an Associate Analyst with the Judicial Council of California performing audit related duties or two (2) years of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an Associate Analyst in a California superior court or California state level government entity Desirable Qualifications: • Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). OTHER Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.