City Services Auditor I

Please note: The announcement has been amended to reflect a new Certification Rule.  The new Certification Rule is Rule of Ten (10) 

The City’s 1996 Charter designates the Controller as the chief accounting officer and auditor for the City and County.  The City and County has a budget of over $9 billion of which two-tenths of one percent is annually legislatively mandated to the City Services Auditor.  To fulfill his role as the City Auditor, the Controller designates his audit authority to the Director of City Services Auditor and together they fulfill these legislative mandates as a condition of his audit authority by:

• Reporting on the level and effectiveness of San Francisco's public services and compare the City to other public agencies;
• Conducting performance and financial audits of City departments, contractors, and functions; and
• Running a whistleblower complaints hotline and website and investigate reports of waste, fraud and abuse of City resources.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Under direct supervision, assists in planning, organizing, and conducting performance audits, qualitative and quantitative data analyses, program evaluations, benchmarking, investigations, information technology audits, compliance audits, and financial and/or forensic audits to analyze, assess and review the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of the management, operations, and activities of governmental agencies, vendors, contractors, and other parties that do business with the City and County of San Francisco, and performs related survey, research and duties as assigned.  Essential duties for this job include, but are not limited to:  

PERFORMING AUDITS

• Audits and investigates a variety of programs, functions, processes, and activities within city departments and contracts to evaluate efficiency, effectiveness, economy, and compliance elements.
• Identifies and evaluates internal controls.
• Conducts fieldwork testing, including collecting, analyzing, and documenting audit evidence as it relates to the audit objectives.
• Performs data reliability testing on data sets provided by audited entities in conformance with industry standards.
• Develops audit findings and recommendations that are fully supported by analysis.
• Conducts audit follow-up activities. Performs all assignments in accordance with the office policies and/or Government Auditing Standards, as appropriate.  

PLANNING AUDITS

• Scopes audit, including researching legal mandates and other background information, determining needs of key stakeholders, and identifying potential sources of evidence.
• Performs risk assessments to determine audit scope and objectives for different projects of all levels of complexity.
• Develops audit scope and objectives with limited or no prior audit information, and prepares detailed audit programs to conduct testing, detailed budgets, and milestones.  

COMMUNICATION, PRESENTATION, & WRITING

• Interviews management and staff of audited entities to obtain key information as it relates to the audit objectives.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts audit entrance and exit conferences and periodic meetings with department management to inform them of audit progress and results.
• Prepares presentations and may present audit results to a variety of audiences including department management and public hearings.
• Prepares written audit reports that effectively and concisely communicate audit results.  

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & TEAMWORK

• Maintains close contact with the audit manager and/or director regarding project progress and problems.
• Prioritizes assignments to meet tight deadlines.
• Performs multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.
• Actively contributes to team effort.
• Maintains constructive working relationships with various city employees, management, and auditee staff.

Performs other duties as needed, including: providing input into the annual audit work plan to identify audit risks and priorities; maintaining the appropriate level of confidentiality and sensitivity; recommending and/or developing operational changes for the City Services Auditor division; maintaining professional proficiency through continuing professional education and participation in professional associations; may assist in receiving, entering and investigating complaints for the whistleblower program; may assist in constructing records and data that may have been destroyed or falsified; may assist in the IT risk assessment and development of the IT audit plan program for the division; and performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Training:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, accounting, finance, statistics, the social sciences, English, or a related field.  

Experience:
No previous experience is necessary for this classification; candidates must be willing to learn auditing principles and practices; receive on-the-job training to acquire practical experience in applying professional standards and developing auditing skills.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: 
All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

Verification:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Specific information regarding this examination process are listed below.

• Application Opening - September 24, 2021
• Application Deadline - October 8, 2021
• Compensation Range for the 1867 Auditor I
• Examination Plan for this recruitment consists of a Supplemental Questionnaire weighted at 100% of the candidates exam score.
• Eligible List duration resulting from this examination process will be six (6) months.
• Certification Rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of Ten (10) Scores.
• Exam Type: Entrance

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Kira Sanchez at [email protected]

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

Carol Isen - Human Resources Director