State of Illinois · 13 hours ago
CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$9,667/mo - $11,667/mo
4+ years expThe State of Illinois is committed to diversity and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. The Chief Internal Auditor will develop and implement a comprehensive internal audit program, ensuring compliance with relevant acts and improving risk management processes while leading a team of audit professionals.
AssociationGovernmentOffice AdministrationReal Estate
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serves as Chief Internal Auditor for the agency
Serves as official Agency spokesperson on behalf of the Director and the agency to all internal and external entities including, the Governor’s Office, the legislature, and the Office of Management and Budget
Determines the scope of audits to be conducted in response to operational changes or new knowledge
Serves as full line supervisor
Maintains accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive and timely communications with management; confers with executive management on policy issues, new/revised program activities and functions
Applies professional audit standards to assure standards of Internal Audits are consistent with current standards of the profession; maintains contact with Illinois State Auditor General and other professional associations to exchange information
Assesses the training needs of staff to accomplish the Agency goals and to ensure compliance with Certified Professional Development (CPD) requirements
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree
Requires certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with at least four (4) years of progressively responsible professional auditing experience; OR
Requires at least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional auditing experience
Preferred
Six (6) years of professional experience directing or managing an internal audit function, including audit planning, risk assessment and reporting at an organizational or enterprise level
Five (5) years of professional experience conducting audits in a public-sector, governmental or regulatory environment
Five (5) years of professional experience leading or managing complex audit projects or multi-year audit plans, involving multiple stakeholders and organizational units
Five (5) years of professional experience designing, implementing, and monitoring corrective action plans in response to audit findings, compliance issues, or performance gaps
Five (5) years of professional experience supervising professional audit staff, including providing training, mentoring and evaluating staff performance
Benefits
Flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits
Top-tier benefits and great retirement packages
Company
State of Illinois
State of Illinois is the state governance platform of Illinois.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
J.B. Pritzker
Governor
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