CHIEF AUDITOR

 

                           

 

     

POSITION GOAL

To design, implement and coordinate the District's internal auditing function to assure conformance with School District policies, state and federal regulations, and established auditing principles and procedures. Special emphasis to be placed on the auditing of the District's ongoing facilities construction and maintenance program.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Chief Auditor shall carry out the essential performance responsibilities listed below:

 

• Supervise staff as assigned in the performance of job duties.
• Manifest professional code of ethics and values.
• Design and administer an internal audit program, including procedures, practices and schedules for review and control of internal accounting and financial records, and develop a system for reporting to the Superintendent auditing activities and findings, and (through the Superintendent) report to other members of management as applicable.
• Design, coordinate and implement an audit function for the District facilities construction and maintenance program. This shall include, but not be limited to, reviews to establish compliance with procedures for selecting professional services, reviewing bid documents for general contractors, review of procedure used in site acquisition, construction contracts including adherence to all specifications, etc. Other responsibilities shall include:
  • a. Review compliance with engineering and architectural specifications and state regulations. Assure compliance with all building  regulations including OSHA standards.
  • b.  Review contracts for the purchase and building of portable classrooms.
  • c.  Audit new property leaseholds.
  • d. Review of District construction and maintenance projects for compliance with established quality, time, and budget standards.
  • e. Provide staff assistance with procedures and systems. 
  • f. Review formal communication systems (written and electronic) between the facilities and capital budgeting departments to ensure appropriate sharing of information.  
• Direct the supporting organization, develop, and establish the duties of subordinate auditors; schedule their assignments, special studies and analyses, and field trips; initiate and supervise the preparation of reports that set forth the internal controls reviewed, the basic records examined, and the documents and transactions tested.
• Establish the purpose and the scope of each audit, i.e., if it is a review of a single function or action, or if the audit should include the review of an entire area of responsibility such as a department and the functions it performs.
• Examine for validity and accuracy the accounting and financial records and FTE reporting in connection with mathematical accuracy and authenticity of actual values compared with the data; for example, this may include physical inventory checks of material in terms of number or value, direct confirmation of values or amounts from independent outside interests, etc. 

 

To review the complete job description for this position access the following website: https://www.browardschools.com/Page/36072 and do a search by Job Code. The Job Code for this position is: A-013

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• An earned bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively more responsible experience and/or training in the field related to the title of the position, such as in one or more of the following: auditing, budgeting, and/or accounting.
• Certified in one or more of the following: Certified Inspector General (CIG), Certified Inspector General Investigator (CIGI), Certified Inspector General Auditor (CIGA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
• Computer skills are required for the position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• An earned bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or Business Administration from an accredited institution.
• Experience in school district and/or government auditing.
• Bilingual skills. 

SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS-frequency, contact, purpose

On a continuous basis, communicates and collaborates with Board members, Superintendent of Schools, all levels of school and District employees, and with local, regional, state, and national institutions, organizations, and agencies to ensure the effective design, construction, maintenance, and operation for all facilities of The School Board of Broward County, Florida.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as nee