Senior Auditor - City of Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

04/04/2025

PAY GRADE:

Grade 23

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham is seeking highly skilled Senior Auditors to conduct complex internal and external audits of financial and operational functions. This role involves examining financial records to verify accuracy and ensure compliance with established accounting standards, federal, state, and local tax laws, as well as auditing and accounting guidelines. Senior Auditors are responsible for analyzing financial and operational data, identifying discrepancies, and preparing detailed reports outlining their findings, assessments, and recommendations. In addition to audit execution, Senior Auditors participate in the appeals process and may be required to provide expert testimony in legal proceedings related to audit findings. This position also includes supervisory responsibilities, such as assigning work, monitoring performance, and providing feedback to auditing and support staff.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

Birmingham $51,729 - $80,225

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Valid Driver's license.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field with at least 18 semester hours in accounting college coursework to include at least one intermediate-level accounting class (i.e., 300 level or above).

• Experience reconciling accounts or with general bookkeeping.

• Experience preparing reports of findings and/or assessments from source documents (e.g., payables, invoices, income tax return).

• Experience reviewing/examining contract and/or source documents (e.g., payables, invoices, income tax returns, financial statements and reports) for compliance and accuracy.

• Experience tracking financial information using spreadsheets (e.g., Microsoft Excel), auditing software, and/or accounting software

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Birmingham. These qualifications may be considered by the city when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection process.

• Certified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

• Master's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience supervising staff to include assigning and reviewing work, completing performance appraisals, and making disciplinary recommendations.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES: 

• Audits businesses by reviewing financial records, interviewing businesses, and verifying tax returns to detect errors and fraud.

• Provides service to internal and/or external customers.

• Coordinates taxpayer’s payments, credits, and/or refunds by reviewing financial statements, adjusting discrepancies, entering refund requests, and applying credit as a result of an audit to ensure compliance.

• Participates in and facilitates legal proceedings by testifying in court, conducting protest hearings, and conducting legal research to ensure audits are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Conducts preliminary audit work by monitoring businesses, researching leads, selecting audit procedures, and sending a notice to initiate the auditing process.

• Concludes audits by calculating fines, creating reports, scheduling on-site visits, and explaining the law to the business to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.

• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting or in the field at internal or external places of business. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

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