City Services Auditor III (1686) - Citywide Examination

Company Description

Note: This announcement was amended on 4/3/26 to reflect and extension of the filing deadline to 4/13/26

This is a Citywide Examination
The Controller is the chief financial officer and auditor for the City and County of San Francisco (City). The Office of the Controller’s mission is to ensure the City’s financial integrity and promote efficient, effective and accountable government. Its vision is to be a model for good government and to make the City a better place. Our team includes financial, technology, analytical and other professionals. We value the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and lived experiences of our teams and clients in everything we do. We work in a collaborative and inclusive environment, promote equal opportunity, and invest in the professional development and wellbeing of our team members. You can expect to work alongside colleagues who are committed to serving the public with integrity and want to see positive impacts from their work. We are looking for smart, motivated individuals who want to make a difference and use government to play a role in solving our City’s problems, including addressing long-standing and harmful disparities in our communities. For a career with purpose and professional growth, join us in the Controller’s Office.

City Services Auditor (CSA)
CSA was created in the Office of the Controller through an amendment to the Charter of the City that voters approved in 2003. CSA includes two divisions—the Audits Division and the City Performance Division. Charter Appendix F grants CSA broad authority to:

• Report on the level and effectiveness of San Francisco’s public services and benchmark the City to other public agencies and jurisdictions;
• Conduct financial and performance audits of city departments, contractors, and functions to assess efficiency and effectiveness of processes and services;
• Operate a whistleblower hotline and website and investigate reports of waste, fraud, and abuse of city resources; and
• Ensure financial integrity and improve the overall performance and efficiency of city government.

In November 2024, San Francisco voters approved a Charter amendment to create the role of an inspector general within the Office of the Controller. The Inspector General (IG) is granted expanded investigative powers and is integrated into CSA, including as part the Controller’s Whistleblower Program’s referral process with a broad mandate to address public corruption and enhance public integrity.

The Audits Division delivers impactful audit and investigative services that provide actionable recommendations to city leaders, which in turn promote and enhance accountability and improve the overall performance and efficiency of city government. The members of our multidisciplinary staff come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, in areas including government policy, economics, information science, cybersecurity, statistics, law, and finance. Our collective experience allows us to provide expert knowledge on a wide range of issues across the City. We perform our audits in accordance with the generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS) set by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The Inspector General performs investigations in accordance with the Association of Inspectors General Principles and Standards for Offices of Inspector General.

The Audits Division has actively and successfully assisted the Controller in fulfilling its mission by providing best in class audit and investigative services that assist City leadership in making strategic decisions to improve government services.

In recent years, the Audits Division has:

• Passed (without deficiencies) triennial peer reviews, which are required by Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.
• Issued hundreds of audit recommendations, with an average citywide recommendation implementation rate of over 90 percent.
• Developed and successfully implemented mission-critical audit programs, including those related to citywide public integrity, construction and capital programs, IT and cybersecurity auditing, and various citywide key business processes.
• Successfully managed a nationally regarded Whistleblower Program that receives, investigates, and/or refers hundreds of reports per year, and resulted in decision makers taking corrective actions.
• Received national awards from the Association of Local Government Auditors recognizing the quality of the division’s audit reports and the impact the audits have had to improve city programs and services.

CSA, including the Inspector General, is funded through a commitment of two-tenths of one percent of the City’s annual budget. In fiscal year 2025-26, the San Francisco budget allocates approximately $27.5 million fo