AUDITOR 3 - 64681

Executive Service

This position is designated as hybrid, with alternative workspaces from home and scheduled time in the field or assigned office.

For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/executive-service/01007878_auditor_3_dia_tdec-job-opp_es.pdf

Who we are and what we do:

The Division of Internal Audit's mission is to enhance and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. The Internal Audit Division assists the Department in accomplishing its strategic objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.

How you make a difference in this role:

TDEC's Division of Internal Audit provides an opportunity to work with a collaborative team in Tennessee State government, protecting our environment, public health, and air and water quality. The Division of Internal Audit has a position open in our Central Office in Nashville, TN. This is an exciting opportunity to join a mission-driven team working with local governmental and non-governmental entities, Tennessee State Parks, and divisions that protect Tennessee's valuable natural resources.

Job Overview:

The position is Executive Service and requires a specific knowledge base to perform reviews for completeness and accuracy to obtain an understanding and reasonable assessment of the audited entity's operations. The position requires an individual with the prudence and comprehension of an experienced auditor, with great attention to detail and skills commensurate to handle high degrees of difficulty. We are seeking someone who thinks critically, communicates effectively and efficiently, and displays the confidence and ability to identify and act in situations indicative of fraud, waste, and abuse. Preferred candidates will require minimal audit procedural training and must meet other minimum qualifications (MQs) for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage select audit engagements. Assist with Bureau of Conservation investigations performed to provide reasonable assurance that non-federal entity's that receive awards and carry out part of a federal or state program in accordance with federal and state rules and regulations, policies, and procedures. Properly plan and schedule audit engagements. Complete audit fieldwork by analyzing financial and technical data through electronic applications. Draft audit reports to management and external stakeholders. Work cooperatively and effectively with internal and external customers.

Required Experience:

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.