DOC Director's Office INTERNAL AUDITOR TRAINEE

Job Requisition ID: 44079 
 Closing Date/Time: 01/28/2025 11:59 P.M.​
Agency: Department of Corrections
Class Title: INTERNAL AUDITOR TRAINEE - 21726 
Skill Option: Accounting & Fiscal Administration 
Bilingual Option: None 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $4,575/month; CBA Applies; Full Range: $4,575- $6,285/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number 44079

 

 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Corrections is looking for a professional Internal Auditor Trainee. The person selected for this position will participate in an agency sponsored internal auditing training program for a period of up to twelve months learning auditing techniques and procedures, conducting formal reviews, analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls, and how to prepare audit reports. Overtime and travel are required as needed to discuss and perform audits. If interested in this opportunity, please apply according to the instructions listed on the job posting. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Essential Functions

• Receives working assignments designed to develop knowledge, understanding and practical skills of auditing.
• Performs preliminary review prior to audit fieldwork.
• Prepares audit reports for supervisory review summarizing the results of the audit work, detailing audit findings and making appropriate recommendations.
• Receives on the job training to learn the skills necessary to perform specialized professional and analytical reviews and audits of systems to determine if policies and programs are being efficiently and economically administered and if program requirements and objectives are being effectively fulfilled.
• Receives on the job training to acquires knowledge to be able to review and audit comments and incorporate them into the final report.
• Attends training classes provided by the agency, reviews available periodicals and publications pertaining to the audit profession.  
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in the field of accounting, fiscal administration, or finance.
• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers at least one (1) year of professional experience utilizing auditing theories and procedures.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of professional experience working with an agency's and/or similar type of organization's programs, policies and regulations.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of professional experience working with current auditing technology software programs such as TeamMate, Autoaudit, or Caseware.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of prof