Director of Internal Audit & Management Advisory Services

Director of Internal Audit & Management Advisory Services

Job ID : 320761

Location : District Support Services Cntr

Full / Part Time : Full Time

Regular / Temporary : Regular

Salary Range

$108,521.00 - $141,077.00 / annually, DOE

Grade

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm; some evenings and weekends may be required

Summer Hours : Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you're teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education : Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives.

Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Benefits & Perks Options :

• 20 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Maricopa Employee Store : Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• Annual professional development growth funding
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program :
• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
• Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more.
• Pre-Retirement Events
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S.

Department of Education after qualifying).

10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Job Summary

The Director of Internal Audit & Management Advisory Services leads and oversees a robust, risk-based internal audit program encompassing complex audits across financial, operational, compliance, and information systems domains.

This role involves directing comprehensive evaluations, consultations, and reporting services to ensure optimal resource allocation, effective program operations, and strong asset stewardship.

The Director of Internal Audit & Management Advisory Services provides strategic guidance, delivering insightful recommendations to MCCCD leadership on long-term strategies to address district-wide, emerging risks, and issues, and upholds the highest standards of independence and objectivity throughout all audit processes.

Essential Functions

30% Oversee, direct, plan, and execute the development and implementation of a multi-year audit plan based on systematic and on-going entity-wide risk assessments to provide MCCCD with reasonable assurance that Governing Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, etc.

are being adhered to and that risks are mitigated.

25% Oversee departmental activities in planning and performing of and conduct complex financial, operational, compliance, internal control, information systems and security audits, etc.

15% Oversee, direct, conduct, and execute investigative audit procedures and communicate results of fraud investigations or sensitive / confidential audits to key internal parties (i.

e., Governing Board members, Chancellor, senior-level executives, General Council, etc.) and external parties (i.e., Attorney General, Maricopa County Attorney, law enforcement, etc.).

15% Oversee, direct, plan, and provide management advisory services by providing objective analyses of emerging / complex financial and non-financial issues faced by leadership and staff that may surface in their daily operations and provide recommendations, financial analyses, and policy interpretations;

perform special projects, reviews, or analyses requested by MCCCD senior-level executives (i.e., Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Presidents).

15% Responsible for annual departmental budget / expenditure review; recruitment and development of staff; oversight of contract audit staff;

serve as support for the Maricopa Concern Line; and participate in organization-wide and department process improvement committees toward accomplishment of established objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in finance, accounting, auditing or directly related field and six (6) full-time equivalent years of progressively responsible professional internal audit experience, which includes two years of management and supervisory experience.

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

Desired Qualifications

A. Master's degree in Accounting or Auditing.

B. Eight (8) years' experience with multiple types of audits such as : internal controls, program compliance, special audits, financial audits, information system and security audits, operational audits, and investigative audits.

C. Knowledge and experience with annual departmental budget and expenditure review.

D. Strong verbal / written communication skills; experience interfacing with and presenting to executive management.

E. Experience working in Higher Education and / or Government.

F. Certification as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CIA (Certified Internal Auditor).

G. Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements; Governmental Auditing Standards (GAS);

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAS), and the Institute of Internal Auditors standards (IIA).

Special Working Conditions

This position requires attendance at evening meetings and responding to emergencies after working hours or on weekends.

Requires a valid Class D Arizona driver's license and successful completion of MCCCD's Defensive Driving training.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications.

All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
• Provide employment history in a month / year format (e.g., 09 / 07 to 10 / 11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and / or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Posting Close Date

Open until filled

First Review November 18, 2024

Applications received after the review date may not be screened

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states : "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination.

Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses.

Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.

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